The creative roots of Rock Scissor Paper run deep. Sisters and life-long creative partners, Susie and Heidi Bauer, named their future company at ages 9 and 7. When tasked by their parents to create an invitation for the family's 4th of July party, they branded the back of the card as a Rock Scissor Paper creation. Entrepreneurship was not something foreign to these sisters. Their father owned a knit fabric mill in Downtown Los Angeles, supporting his family on the design and manufacturing of polyester double knit, 80's knit stripes and later the very first performance fabrics. As children, Saturdays and summers were spent in the office of the family business "helping" but also absorbing what it meant to own a business.
Raised in sunny Southern California by their immigrant parents, Nicky and Jack, their parents can be credited with a childhood filled with adventure, creativity and laughter, no matter how hard times could get - an approach to life and work that they continue to embrace. For more than two decades, RSP has created products imbued with their signature sense of color and optimism that stay true to their joyful outlook in life.
Before officially starting Rock Scissor Paper in 1993, Susie worked in retail for 10 years managing stores for legendary brand ESPRIT and Heidi worked for the estate of Roy Orbison archiving his career. With the Northridge Earthquake in 1994 as a figural and physical sign of change, they decided to take the plunge and make Rock Scissor Paper a full time endeavor.
