[click for link to original post] The Rise of the Backyard Office – Design Milk. After a weekend spent turning our garage into a functioning wood shop and work space, I am excited to get making things. I came across these cute little morsels of backyard office space and it made me smile. We are always [...] Continue Reading »
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0Mokulock Wooden Bricks
0Mokulock Wooden Bricks – Design Milk. I think these are so radical!! Wood is so good for little people to play with, not plastic, not plastic (head shake).
Life in Black and White
0Today I have been thinking a lot about color, specifically black and white. We are getting ready to host some friends for the weekend and that always makes you reconsider your house. I grew up in a contemporary concrete home with black carpet, white walls and stainless steel, everywhere. As it turns out I am [...] Continue Reading »
Amy Friend: a little light goes a long way
0This Artist Amy Friend creates magical pieces by combining vintage photographs and light by selecting moments to punch through the paper. It reminded me of a project I did my Junior year of college. I had a dream dictionary that I cherished. A professor asked us to redesign the covers of our favorite books. [...] Continue Reading »
Arnold Goron’s spring mobiles.
0Last summer while Annie and I were in NYC, we happened upon the windows of this talented artist. His work is very clean and very bare, often keeping all of the pieces the raw material and color. I have been known to be a pretty serious Calder mobile fan and [...] Continue Reading »
Bright Young Things Windows 2012 | We Heart; Lifestyle & Design Magazine
0[Selfridges Bright Young Things Windows 2012 | We Heart; Lifestyle & Design Magazine.] After a month long creative back and forth, I finally put up my window display at the Tiffany & Co. grand opening in City Creek Center in Salt Lake City (I am looking forward to the post about the project when [...] Continue Reading »
MATERIALECOLOGY: Neri Oxman
03 left images: Monocoque (French for *single shell*) stands for a construction technique that supports structural load using an object’s external skin Far right image: Wind Wall model Neri Oxman heads up this group at MIT that is worth looking at…often. They are designing and making work that synthesis nature in a way that I have [...] Continue Reading »
Tiffany Chou – Ocean Inspired Jewelry
0As some of you already now, I am working on a window display for Tiffany and Company. It is one of the most exciting projects I have worked on to date. But since I have to keep it a secret, I want to highlight another tiffany making waves in the jewelry world. Her name is [...] Continue Reading »
Water Sculpture by Shinichi Maruyama
0I came across this work while doing some research for a project. It never ceases to amaze how people find their niche. This gentlemen has been a professional in liquid art for over a decade. His work is seen in countless advertisements where the perfect splash is what makes the product come alive. Everything [...] Continue Reading »
Annie’s Got Her Gun (her creative gun)
0This is Annie Hawkins. She is one of my best friends and mentors. Her story is riddled with golden nuggets, so much so that I can’t even summarize for you. I can tell you this, her life revolves around being a creative queen pin. Whether it is designing awesome shirts to push awareness and [...] Continue Reading »