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David Stravitz Recognized nationally as one of America's leading designers, David Stravitz has been awarded numerous mechanical and design patents, copyrights and trademarks. Mr. Stravitz has designed, invented and developed a wide variety of consumer products -- audio, video and photographic accessories, crafting devices, hardware, stationary storage, waste management, and the list goes on… His client list over the past thirty years reads like a "Who's Who" in American business. Mr. Stravitz’ long record of successful entrepreneurial ventures include his earliest independent business; at twenty-four years old, he was the force behind the opening of the first of several automated car washes on the Island of Puerto Rico. In January, 1999, Mr. Stravitz sold a division of one of his companies to a Fortune Five Hundred Company Newell/Rubbermaid), Later that year he sold another of his companies to a Midwestern conglomerate. He continues to operate his company Great Notions Corporation (formed in the late seventies). This still thriving business has been a great vehicle for Mr. Stravitz’s unique creative capabilities. While Mr. Stravitz’s is devoted to his latest venture SaniQUEST Industries Corp. whose mission is to revolutionize the disposal of waste materials, he still makes the time for his a consuming passion for Photography. He often photographs in and about New York; subjects include candid shots of the homeless, graphic individuals, and architectural elements. His first book on construction of the Chrysler Building, a compilation of 1920’s and 1930’s images that he acquired over twenty years ago was published in 2002 by Princeton Architectural Press.. His second book, New York, The Empire City 1920-1940 was published in 2004 by Harry N. Abrams. You can visit Mr. Stravitz’ at his website www.edavidgallery.com David Stravitz lives in New York City with his daughter, Alison, and his wife, Amy. |