Curious was formed in 1993 when four colleagues established a small entertainment company that would provide a home base for talented creators from all over the world. Specializing in animation, design, and graphics, the company opened with a philosophy based on a tripod: “great work - make money - have fun.”

Having worked together for several years, the team of four partners – Susan Holden, Steve Oakes, David Starr, and Richard Winkler- started out producing TV commercials, with the intention of expanding to television programming, toy production, and other ventures. Expand they did: in 1994 the Curious team set up shop in their current studio on Lafayette Street in lower Manhattan's NoHo district. Gradually, five directors became a dozen and by 1995 Curious was producing upwards of 100 commercial projects annually. The production of Mo Willems’ “The Offbeats” in 1995 for Nickelodeon, marked Curious’ expansion into the TV Show business and in 1998 “A Little Curious” for HBO became the company’s first half-hour series, followed soon after by the next Mo Willems creation, “Sheep in the Big City” for Cartoon Network.

From 1995-1999, an office was maintained in San Francisco to support the company’s diversification into cel animation. In 1997 Curious established its toy company, Curious Toys, with Bonz as its first line. Curious Toys began to expand with several additions to the Bonz line in 1998, all of which have earned awards of recognition within the toy industry. In 2000 Curious launched DCODE, a small hybrid production company/creative services company.

Curious has come a long way from its first spot for Midas Muffler in 1993; today with hundreds of brand-name clients, almost 1000 commercials, and an extensive record of relationships with leading advertising agencies and broadcasters worldwide, this growing entertainment company is proof that a little curiosity goes a long way.

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