You see them almost everywhere. At games, carnivals, parties, parades, and many other events. You know there's a human inside, but have you ever met the people BEHIND the mascot?

Meet Joyce Banda and Karsten Luettge of Maydwell Mascots. Her background is in fashion design, his is in industrial design. For the last 10 years, they've been bringing to life a company's logo or character design as an eye-catching, fun and long-lasting mascot. Starting in a basement and now working out of a 7,000 sq.ft. warehouse, the Maydwell team has designed mascots for clients around the globe, and close to home.

That large garlic and onion walking around the Taste of the Danforth this past summer?

(photo courtesy of Melissa Shaw)

Made by Maydwell Mascots.

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Visit their website at www.maydwell.com