After earning her college degree, Dana Muskat moved to Paris. She had majored in fashion design, and what better place to go for work? It didn’t take long for her to build a successful career working for prestigious fashion houses. But there was another career in store for Dana, a business of her own that grew from gifts she made for children.
Dana is from Israel. Her family is there. When her brother’s daughter was born, Dana made a stuffed octopus for the baby. It was soft and white, and over three feet long from head to tentacle. Octi crossed the sea to Israel and promptly embraced the entire household, as well as everyone who visited.
Soon after Octi, Dana sent another octopus to wrap its arms around a friend’s newborn son. As before, everyone loved the soft sea creature. She began to make others; a humpback whale, a sardine, starfish, stingrays, and a sperm whale. It wasn’t long before Dana Muskat’s sea creations were in high demand.
It began with Octi.
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