Author’s Bio
Lisa S. Roberts began her career as an architect. After six years, she left the field to pursue her professional interests in product and graphic design. Over a 30-year career, she has worked for more than 50 manufacturers and retailers in the home and gift areas. Her designs have been sold in major department stores, specialty stores, and museum stores nationwide.
Lisa began collecting contemporary product designs in the early 1980's, and over the years, amassed more than 400 objects. She has written two previous design books, Antiques of the Future (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) and DesignPOP (Rizzoli). Additionally she was featured on a TV series that sold internationally called “My Design Life.”
Mr. Waffles Bio
Mr. Waffles is a shelter cat of Burmese heritage. He lives with his ‘grand-parents’ because his ‘dad’ traveled too much for work and could not care for him. His grandparents collect contemporary design and their house is filled with all kinds of cool stuff. At a very early age, Mr. Waffles showed great interest in these things. Jumping, scratching, rubbing, hiding and sleeping were his interactions. Of course, his owners started snapping photos. Surprisingly, Mr. Waffles loved having his photo taken and began posing. He positioned himself appropriately and waited patiently while the pictures were being shot. He became the ideal model. His owners then bought him his own Director’s Chair, and it became clear Mr. Waffles was becoming a star.