Welcome to the International Chapter of the Junior Society, dedicated to the proliferation and advancement of better than average kiddie culture and design!
My name’s Robert Mahar, self-appointed Grand Poobah of the clubhouse. It’s a title I’ve bestowed upon myself mainly ‘cause it makes me sound like a big shot and somehow justifies my desire to wear a tasseled fez and develop secret handshakes. I run an online shop called Mahar Drygoods which specializes in vintage and artisan crafted curiosities for kids. A large portion of my work week is spent fishing the world wide web for great new products and I’m thrilled whenever I’m able to reel in an amazing item for my store. But often my catch includes unusual, clever and intelligent products, services and activities for children that don’t fit into the specialized parameters of MDG. So Junior Society was created to showcase this bounty of better than average kiddie culture and design.
All Junior Society content is strictly editorial and posted at the discretion of the Grand Poobah. I receive no remuneration for any featured product or service. I am always happy to consider appropriate, kid-friendly products and services - images and complete descriptions can be emailed to GrandPoobah@JuniorSociety.com However, please note your submission does not guarantee that your product or service will be featured on the Junior Society.
Grand Poobah listening to the wind whistle through his head
Junior Society has been illustrated by our pal S.britt whose studio walls are covered in nicely framed certificates of achievement and meritorious citations in the field of arts and crafts. Although he confesses, “the truth behind my success is Edsel, my morbidly obese cat and trusty companion for the past 10 years. I feed him, he draws pictures, I sign my name, we split the profits 86-14.” (10/06/05 interview with Sacramento News & Review)
S.britt’s self-portrait with Edsel
I’ve had Swiss Family Robinson fantasies of living amongst the tree tops since my first visit to Disneyland in the third grade. The construction of our clubhouse headquarters was hammered together pixel by pixel under the watchful eye of our web foreman Arianne Foulks at Aeolidia. Her professionalism, timeliness and mad computer skills make certain that our roof doesn’t leak and the electricity stays on. We were also tickled to recently learn that Aeolidia is the Latin name of the shaggy mouse nudibranch, Arianne’s favorite sea slug.
Our high tech, nocturnal guru sipping Red Bull and espresso
