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Vancouver 2010 Olympics on design
February 12, 2010 – 10:49 am | No Comment
Vancouver 2010 Olympics on design

Last week was the Superbowl, an exciting game to watch with some not so exciting commercials. This evening starts the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, BC. The 2008 Summer Games in Beijing provided a …

The Santa catcher lighting installation
December 21, 2009 – 2:36 pm | 2 Comments
The Santa catcher lighting installation

Our friend Chris of Moulder Inc. from Atlanta is down in Jacksonville for Christmas and brought a lighting installation for his Mom’s front yard.  7500 Christmas lights and about 400 ft. lbs. of pulley torque …

Friday Video……Woooot!
October 23, 2009 – 3:18 pm | No Comment
Friday Video……Woooot!

Burkhard Schmitz, Claudia Plikat, and Carola Zwick began their partnership in 1992. They were looking for the freedom to work on projects that interested them. And for the freedom to do so without bosses and …

The Friday Video……..
September 4, 2009 – 1:22 pm | No Comment
The Friday Video……..

It is always fun to find interesting videos online that have to do with things you enjoy.  We have decided to try to a weekly post on Fridays that will contain a video that we …

the urban facelift project fan page on facebook
September 2, 2009 – 8:52 am | No Comment
the urban facelift project fan page on facebook

If you’re reading this post, then there is a pretty good chance you’re already following our Urban Facelift Project.  We’re always looking for way to have more interaction with fans, proponents, and contributors of UFP, …

The design genius of Charles + Ray Eames
July 11, 2009 – 12:48 pm | No Comment
The design genius of Charles + Ray Eames

Just in case you just found your way out from under a rock………..

Thanks to TED
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Who is Dieter Rams?
March 12, 2009 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Who is Dieter Rams?

Dieter Rams (born May 20, 1932 in Wiesbaden) is a German industrial designer closely associated with the consumer products company Braun and the Functionalist school of industrial design.
Rams studied architecture at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden as …

A prototype table from Nicola Enrico Stäubli
February 28, 2009 – 9:00 am | One Comment
A prototype table from Nicola Enrico Stäubli

designer -Nicola Enrico Stäubli
firm – Nicola From Bern
projects – Trestle
Metal frames are put over the edges of a tabletop and contracted with lashing straps creating a highly solid linkage. Other than conventional trestles it causes …

We’re going to need a bigger spoon….
February 3, 2009 – 11:21 am | No Comment
We’re going to need a bigger spoon….

Love this playful soup bowl, “a Shark in my Soup” by Greek designer Apostolos Porsanidis.  The bowl, along with many other nicely designed items, is available at Industreal.
ps, I apologize for the post title, and …

New Signage. Yay.
January 15, 2009 – 3:59 pm | No Comment
New Signage.  Yay.

The long journey is over.  Our new sign has finally been been hoisted.  One New Year’s Resolutions down, many to go.

Thanks, Stripeman.
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