This month on MOVA, we are celebrating the work and contributions of museums nationwide. More than just tourist attractions, museums are valuable centers of discovery – spaces that bring people together to learn something new about the world. Museums thrive on our quest for knowledge and our patronage and support of their vision. Thus our next reseller spotlight […]
A Family Heirloom: Q&A with A Longtime MOVA Globe Owner
When the MOVA Globe was first launched, we were very anxious about how it would be received. Fast forward to today, more and more people are joining the MOVA movement and helping us share our peaceful Earth-inspired creations with the world. One of these people, Thelma Gunter, was an early adopter – she took […]
Reseller Spotlight: David Shuttle
Based in the United Kingdom (UK), retailer David Shuttle began in 1978 as a small hardware store. Fast forward to 2016 and David Shuttle has grown into multiple store locations, a large staff, and a growing and unique ecommerce presence. Yet, throughout the years of growth, it has remained a family-run business, proving that a […]
MOVA Globes: An Oral History
MOVA Globes were dreamed up by physicist Bill French in the 1990s. He brought in a former colleague, now MOVA International CEO, Shaw Lin, and a company was formed to bring the solar-powered motion technology to life in a home décor product. We sat down with Bill and Shaw to learn more about the early […]
Reseller Spotlight: Debby’s Hallmark
Chances are you’ve given a Hallmark card to someone at least once in your lifetime. Hallmark is the world’s best-known greeting card brand with a diverse selection of cards, stationery, gifts, and home decor products to help people celebrate their special moments. Although Hallmark is a widely recognized brand with over 2,000 stores across the country, […]
Reseller Spotlight: Fiora Fine Crafts Gallery
Old Town Spring, an historic settlement turned unique shopping town and festival destination, lies just 20 miles from Houston, Texas. Nestled in the center of this charming small town is Fiora Fine Crafts Gallery, a boutique featuring the most intriguing “fine crafts,” from jewelry and stones to accessories and our MOVA Creations. Even in a […]
More Than Maps: A Geographical Q&A with Stacie Townsend
What does getting a degree in geography actually entail? According to Stacie Townsend, a PhD candidate in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, it’s a lot more varied and diverse than most people think. Stacie discusses how geography can be used to explain everything from trends in public transportation to the fictional town […]
Cartography Crusades & A New Breed of Maps: Denis Wood Q&A
Chances are you know someone who dislikes reading maps. Scales, grids, directions, legends, and all those details make it overwhelming to decipher information. Even mapmaker Denis Wood doesn’t use these things; in fact he challenges them. Maker of unconventional maps and author of several books denouncing the old rigid rules of cartography, Denis seeks instead to map things […]
Reseller Spotlight: McNally Robinson Booksellers
For the first time in our Reseller Spotlight series, we travel north of the border to Canada’s largest independent bookstore, McNally Robinson Booksellers. Open since 1980, this establishment has transformed into two massive locations, each providing a unique experience unlike any traditional bookstore. A retailer of MOVA Globes for over a year, McNally Robinson Bookstores […]
Reseller Spotlight: Crystal Magic
There are the stores that briefly sidetrack you and then there are the stores that draw you in and make you lose track of time. Crystal Magic is the epitome of the latter. With two locations in the Arizona cities of Flagstaff and Sedona, this raved about gift shop provides a “magical” shopping experience for […]
Titan: Exploring Saturn’s Moon
Back in 2013, Alexander Hayes, a scientist on the Cassini Mission to Saturn, reached out to us about making a MOVA Globe version on one of Saturn’s moons, Titan, as a gift to his graduate school advisors. What started as a unique gift turned into one of our most intriguing and different MOVA Globe designs. […]
Reseller Spotlight: Postal Annex Longmont
For over 30 years, Postal Annex has been a mainstay in the shipping and business-service industry, quickly growing to over 400 locations in the United States. Its vast array of services lends itself to a wide customer base, from large businesses to homemakers and individual consumers. Yet, unknown to many, Postal Annex stores carry a […]