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• 02.28.09
  typographer Matthew Carter craft, design | (0)

  The most important typography designer of our time, MATTHEW CARTER (1937-) is one of the few designers whose work is used by millions of people every day. Having devoted the first half of his career to typefaces for use in print, such as Miller and Bell Centennial, he then pioneered the design of fonts for use on screen, notably Verdana for Microsoft. After leaving school, Matthew Carter spent what was intended to be his gap year at the Enschedé type foundry at Haarlem in the Netherlands learning how to make type by hand; that is, carving the steel characters that ...
• 02.27.09
  DIY Toys craft, design, technology | (0)

  Stumbled upon a very interesting site that offers FREE PDF's of flatpack toy templates that you can print on standard letter size paper. Many creative and colorful selections. Visit site.
• 02.18.09
  The photography of sylvie blum craft, design, photography | (2)

  Former model Sylvie Blum is a European photographer who currently resides in L.A. An imposing woman and uncompromising perfectionist, she excels at capturing the human form in exquisite detail. Her passion is telling stories with her camera, and she does this well. The photo above is from her "Big Cats" project shot in the California Desert last summer. She has published four books with another in the works. See more of Sylvie's work.
• 02.18.09
  Dove Lewis event fashion | (0)

  What do you get when you mix celebrities, animals, local boutiques and hosted food & cocktails? A fun and hilarious evening celebrating Portland’s unique take on high fashion! Don’t miss your chance to see these unlikely models strut their stuff on the runway! Boutiques Unleashed: Fashion for Both Ends of the Leash Friday, March 13 Wonder Ballroom – 128 NE Russell, Portland Doors open at 6:30PM. Fashion show starts at 8:00PM. Local band Another Cynthia will begin at 9:30PM. More information and to register.
• 02.17.09
  FuseFour launches Feb. 28th craft, design | (0)

  FuseFour is debuting their new line of contemporary area rugs. Thick and plush underfoot, the rugs add a foundation of interest and personal expression to your home or office. Designed in Portland and produced in small quantities in India, the products complement and enhance any stylish, modern interior. Rumor has it that one of the designers gained inspiration in Nepal, while on top of an elephant, listening to Morris Day's Jungle Love. Details: When: Saturday, February 28th from 5-8pm Where: Relish, 1715 NW Lovejoy St.
• 02.16.09
  takeshi miyakawa design craft, design | (0)

  In the spirit of minimalism, I'll make this post brief. View this incredible designers site.
• 02.14.09
  master craftsman robert chambers craft, design | (0)

  Robert W. Chambers is the world-recognized authority for handcrafted log home construction. He has been building log homes since 1983 and teaching log construction since 1988. He has written numerous magazine articles and is author of the best-selling log home construction textbook, the Log Construction Manual. He is also the inventor of log construction methods, products, and machinery, and holds US and foreign patents for his log construction inventions.
• 02.14.09
  Architect Jennifer Siegal architecture | (0)

  Jennifer Siegal is known for her work in creating the Prefab home of the 21st century. She is founder and principal of the Los Angeles-based firm Office of Mobile Design (OMD), which is dedicated to the design and construction of responsible, sustainable, and precision built structures. Ms. Siegal earned a master’s degree from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in 1994, and was a 2003 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s School of Design where she explored the use of intelligent, kinetic, and lightweight materials. More information.
• 02.12.09
  belgium designers Claire Bataille and Paul ibens art, craft, design | (1)

  Even though Claire Bataille and Paul ibens are not architects but interior architects, their projects take place between architecture and design, between exterior and interior, between the perfect plan and the compromise of “living”, between arts and crafts. In their training they were told the assignment for an interior architect is to create space, not to decorate space! In a world abundant with images, Bataille & ibens plead for returning to an approach in which silence and modesty take their place. To describe their work as minimalistic would be an understatement to the essence of their oeuvre. It is expected more ...

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• 02.12.09
  A different conceptional approach to $tarbucks? architecture, design, ideas, technology | (0)

  The July issue of Architect magazine asked five architects, including James Biber, to redesign Starbucks in light of the company’s recent downturn. Starbucks created, or rather emulated, a mode of social/food service based on the Italian model: a place to go that is neither home nor work, a seriousness about the product and a relationship with the professional server. This worked quite well until the company’s growth demanded a level of efficiency and a range of offerings that contradicted with its casual atmosphere and original intent. At least that is what the company would say. Another critical perspective might emphasize the company’s ...

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