Paul Budnitz is the founder of Kidrobot, the world's premiere creator of art toys, apparel and accessories. He also owns and runs Budnitz Bicycles, two technology companies, is the author of several books for adults and children, exhibits and a photographer and filmmaker, and speaks extensively on creativity worldwide. Budnitz has founded over a dozen companies.

Budnitz designed or art directed virtually every product created by Kidrobot from the company's inception through 2011. Budnitz's original designs include Dunny with Tristan Eaton, Munnyworld, the Kidrobot series, and many others.

In December 2008 over a dozen toys created by Budnitz & artist Tristan Eaton were accepted into the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Kidrobot has retail stores in New York City, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, & Miami. Its wide range of products can be found in hundreds of stores worldwide.

In 2010 Budnitz launched Budnitz Bicycles, following his lifelong passion for urban bicycling. Budnitz Bicycles creates titanium bicycles that have been described by the media as media the fastest, lightest, and most beautiful city bicycles ever made. In 2012 Phaidon named Budnitz, "The man who made bicycles beautiful again.”

Paul Budnitz splits his time between New York City and Vermont and wears size 13 sneakers.

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