Loftie "makes lovely things for your nightstand, so your phone can sleep somewhere else": an alarm clock and lamp that wake you gently with sunrise light and soothing sounds, plus the Loftie Card, a one-tap app blocker. Founder Matthew Hassett started it during a residency at design firm IDEO.
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