Paul Budnitz (born September 14, 1967) is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder of retailer
Kidrobot, and the social network
Ello. He also owns Budnitz Bicycles in
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...
.
Biography
Early life and education
Paul Budnitz grew up in
Berkeley, California in a Jewish family. His father was a nuclear physicist, and his mother was a social worker. He graduated from
Berkeley High School and eventually transferred to
Yale University in Connecticut.
Career
Budnitz is also a film director, and in 1996 he directed the film ''93 Million Miles from the Sun''. In 2001, he directed ''Ultraviolet'', a 13-minute short film.
Budnitz is the founder of
Kidrobot,
Ello, Budnitz Bicycles, and Superplastic.
Personal life
Budnitz has lived in
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th most populous city in Color ...
;
New York City;
Montana; and
Shelburne, Vermont
Shelburne is a New England town, town in Chittenden County, Vermont, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Located along the shores of Lake Champlain, Shelburne's town center lies approximately south of the city center of Burlington, Vermont, ...
. He is married to Sabine "Sa Budnitz" and the couple split their time between Vermont and New York City.
References
External links
PaulBudnitz.com*
Paul Budnitz from Kidrobot interviewed by Steven Heller,
Core77
''Core77'' is an online design magazine dedicated to the practice and produce of the field of industrial design. It serves as a resource for students, practitioners and fans of the field, as well as a venue for essays and reports on the topic of ...
, 27 August 2007.
*Steven Heller,
Toy story (review of ''I am Plastic''), ''
The New York Times'', 28 January 2007.
Paul Budnitz: Kidrobot,
''Nylon'', 27 September 2007.
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1967 births
Living people
American designers
Jewish American artists
Yale University alumni
Businesspeople from Boulder, Colorado
Businesspeople from Berkeley, California
People from Shelburne, Vermont
Businesspeople from Vermont
American toy industry businesspeople
21st-century American Jews