Ted Vadakan

Ted Vadakan is CEO and co-founder of Poketo, a retail and design brand that has grown from a small startup into a creative hub and destination for lifestyle goods designed to provide art for your everyday. Ted studied film and video production and has a professional background in education, which solidified his love for sharing with people. He and his wife, Angie Myung, launched Poketo and their lifestyle products in 2003 with a wallet. In 2004, they relocated from the Bay Area to Los Angeles and opened their first retail location in 2012. Ted and Angie’s first book Creative Spaces is available through Chronicle Books in August 2019.