from ID Magazine. January 2005

fiberglass chairs from the 1960s, new Calder-esque mobiles, and building blocks developed by Maria Montessori. The gallery and its rigorously edited collection of modernist wares for the junior set is just phase one for the fledgling Kid O company, according to founder Lisa Mahar, an architect and mother. This is a showplace, Mahar explained on a recent afternoon in the minimalist shop, where displays put merchandise at a preschoolers eye level. But her ultimate goal is the development of product lines that can be whosaled to other retailers. Im interested in things that not only look good but that stimulate children and make their lives better, she says...(cont'd)