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Missing Link describes its office, which includes a tattoo parlor, fire pole, and shooting range, as "a riot of color and carefully orchestrated chaos." Here's one way to explain Missing Link's office: "A riot of color and carefully orchestrated chaos." The Johannesburg-based company, which designs corporate presentations, had just six weeks to take the space from design concept to reality, but used the limited timeframe to dig up salvaged finds to create a truly eclectic look. And if Tribal DDB focused on minimalism, Missing Link went the opposite route entirely: a mashup of bathtubs, graffiti, and even a tree house to achieve an overwhelming—yet cohesive—design experiment.

Miles Hall barely knew how to shoot when he and his wife, Jayne, opened a shooting range in Oklahoma City in 1981. Now, H&H Gun Range accounts for 5 percent of the state's gun sales. Revenue hit $15.3 million in 2009, and the company landed at No.