Wombi Rose and John Wise

Company

Lovepop

Job Title

Co-Founders

Accomplishments

Rose and Wise met while studying naval architecture and marine engineering at Webb Institute. On a Harvard Business School trip to Vietnam, the duo discovered the incredible paper art form of kirigami. They combined the ancient art form with the sliceform structure used in ship design, and Lovepop was born. Lovepop is on a mission to create one billion magical moments with an imagination meets engineering approach to designing unforgettable pop-up cards.




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