My favorite presentation at the 35th annual DMI conference in Providence, RI., without any disrespect to the many bright folks on stage, came from Joshua Handy. He’s the vice president of design at ...

The cleaning-products company Method is updating its range, aiming to keep every corner of the home spotless — and equipped with sculptural bottles. The new line of dishwashing soap ($3) is notable.

Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan, high school pals from suburban Detroit, are not exactly the kind of folks you would expect to launch a cleaning products business. They are, for lack of a better word, slobs.