Home and kitchen gear made in Utah

Lauren Tyson, a former geophysicist, has walked the Redmond mine her soap's salt comes out of, and she has said it was laid down in the time of the dinosaurs. Todd Duke learned leatherwork from YouTube videos while he still owned a trucking company. He and Lucy Duke now make everything they sell in Ivins, down to the skillet handle covers. Drifter Blades makes its knives by hand in Park City. Sprout's toddler tower puts a small child at counter height, which is either help or the opposite, depending on the day.

Rose Anvil's founder got famous on YouTube for cutting other companies' shoes in half. His shop makes its own leather goods in Utah, coasters included. The Dukes' valet tray snaps into a 6 inch square and unsnaps flat. Zu Audio designs and builds its speakers in Ogden and sells the Method one at a time, so remember to order two.

Much of Sprout's furniture holds together without screws. The parts are cut so they press into each other, and the tension keeps them there. Clark Davis, who started Sprout in Provo, has said most flat pack furniture goes together "with some screws, and when you move you throw it away."

A cell booster sounds like an odd thing to find in a home guide until you live in a canyon. weBoost designs and assembles its boosters in St. George. The Home Studio covers a room or an apartment, and the MultiRoom covers up to 5,000 square feet.