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APRIL 2015
nshoremag.com
By 2005, Leslie Novak had been
selling portable chairs for 15
years. Her wood and canvas
HowdaSeat had been well re-
ceived, and featured in catalogs
and high-end retail stores. But
the Newburyport–based com-
pany couldn't sustain its growth
and Novak had to downsize.
"We hit some hard times," she
says. Then, she got a phone call
from a mother looking for a small
seat for her son. Occupational
therapist Gloria Sanford-Breton
photographs by Brad Mintz
BY SARAH SHEMKUS
Artist and inventor
Leslie Novak has
created a chair with
therapeutic qualities.
Prime
Seat
FACES
Leslie Novak's HowdaSeat Page 40 // Stephanie Musial of Creative Bridges in Amesbury Page 44
The Bohlen Collection at PEM
Page 48 // Dyan Eagles of DharmaCrafts Page 52
IN THIS ISSUE
Artist
Leslie
Novak
