Lilipad Studio is a small company nestled in the gorgeous mountain community of Hailey, a small hip town just outside the famous skier’s paradise of Sun Valley, Idaho.

The company was founded by artist Laura Higdon in 2006. Laura’s vision to create Lilipad Studio evolved from a combination of her divine path of motherhood and her artistic experiences working as a graphic designer, custom mural and furniture artist, and interior designer.

While combing design centers and furniture stores across the country as a designer, Laura recognized that the very few pieces of really imaginative, high quality, hand-made furniture she could find for children existed primarily in antique stores – usually crafted by a loving family member from a past generation.

As an interior design consultant, Laura missed the hands-on creativity of being a painter. She also knew that she and other like-minded parents and individuals were looking for furniture options made from ecological and ethical sources.

Laura combined her significant artistic talent with her new awareness of the need for soulful and healthy children’s furniture to create Lilipad Studio: the only line of eco-friendly, hand-crafted, hand-painted furniture for kids.

As the demands of growing a business increased, Laura found a business partner in Ben Sinnamon. A commitment to the environment is the thread that runs through Ben’s professional life: raft guide, snowboard instructor, recycler, alternative energy installer, environmental attorney, energy policy think-tanker, and non-profit executive director. Ben and his wife Hilary have a young daughter, Julia Jane, who inspires his work with Lilipad Studio.

Laura and Ben’s shared commitment to sustainability and their complementary skills and abilities make them a good team. As Laura’s left-brain/right-hand man, Ben brings his borderline obsessive/compulsive tendency to organize and analyze to bear on Lilipad Studio’s business matters.

In a large studio adjacent to her home, Laura works with local artists and artisans to create essential pieces of furniture for small children: table and chair sets and stepstools. Laura plans to adding new designs to the Lilipad line each season and to creating heirlooms for all of our children and grandchildren’s generations.

Generation Orange is very excited to carry the entire Lilipad Studio Collection!