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    Silas Conyne

    A turn-of-the-century kite experimenter, Conyne won the gold medal at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair with his triangular-box, winged, kite. The New York Times …

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    Sim Sarak and Tcheang Yarin

    This husband and wife team has worked tirelessly to revitalize the Cambodian kite tradition and bring its lore to the rest of the kite world. …

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    Stan Swanson

    Kite builder behind the Condor Kite Company of the 1980s and 90s, Swanson built a reputation as a premier craftsman. His condor kites were in …

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    Steffi Rauchwarter

    Austrian interior designer Steffi has brought her puckish sense of humor to kite designs made with printed cotton sails. Using her printing expertise she brings …

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    Steve and Tony Ferrel

    A father-and-son-team, the Ferrels have been instrumental in providing the American kite making public with quality fabric, spars, and fittings, for over twenty years at …

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    Steve Brockett

    From Wales, Steve arrived on the kite scene in the late 1980s and created his own visual mythology. His unusual visual images and creative kite …

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    Stuart Allen

    A visual artist whose work deals with fundamental elements of perception such as light, time, gravity and space. His photographs, sculpture and installation have been …

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    Susan Robb

    Seattle artist Susan Robb collaborated with Scott Skinner to produce a series of cyanotype-based kites. This work, done on the Hawaiian island of Maui, featured …

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    Suzanne Sadow and Ken Conrad

    Long time kite store owners in Seattle, Washington, and volunteers at the Fort Worden Kite Retreat, Ken and Suzanne continue to promote kites in education …

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    Takeshi Nishibayashi

    Nishibayashi traveled extensively around the world in the 1980s and was an exceptional ambassador of Japanese kites. His creations were made of plastic, fiberglass, and …

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