Lara Hedberg Deam

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Lara Hedberg Deam (b. 1967) is the founder of architecture and design magazine Dwell and current chair of the Dwell, LLC board. Hedberg was raised in Janesville, Wisconsin and is the daughter of Don and Gerry Hedberg[1], founders of the company, Lab Safety Supply. After her family sold the company, Hedberg involved herself in various philanthropies.[2]

When she moved to Mill Valley, California in 1994, her experience in renovating her house is what inspired her to found the magazine.[3]

She is married to Christopher Deam, and has two twins born in 2003.[4]

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  1. ^ http://www.labsafety.com/aboutus/history.htm
  2. ^ http://www.sanfran.com/archives/view_story/770
  3. ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/14/BU127513.DTL&type=business
  4. ^ http://www.baycrossings.com/news_archive_view_next.asp?id=1573&mon=7&yea=2006