Nature is featured in Dwell's April issue

While grabbing a bite to eat and glossing through magazines, we realized we were holding the latest issue of Dwell. We then excitedly flipped through to see if our Nature planter was featured and...YES indeed!

Such good news! Thank you, Dwell!

Hooray for Nature!

We got some amazing news this morning from Spark Awards, an international design competition based out of the Bay Area—we won Bronze for the planter design! Woohoo! Design Night was recognized along with many heavyweights including IDEO, fuseproject and Smart Design. Not bad for a side project. Great job, Dominic!

Fall in Portland

There are beautiful hues in the hills and streets of Portland right now. During a walk in Forest Park with Ruby, we shot some photos using Shake It Photo, an app that makes photos look like Polaroids. It even shakes to "develop" the pictures!

Man Shops Globe

Last night, Dominic and I caught the first episode of Man Shops Globe on iTunes. I passionately love Anthropologie and loved how the show gave a little insight on the stores brand. You know what was my favorite component of the show? The gorgeous video promo that Stefanie Augustine and Adam Gault put together (Googled it). I love the cut out texures, hand drawn/cut illustrations and rough animation. Simply beautiful! I have my eyes set on one of those rich-colored, felt throws that is in the second frame.

About to take the plunge

We’re getting our ducks in order for Monday’s premiere when we contact blogs and publications to promote our ceramic planter. Here are some design concept...I’m having a hard time committing to a look.

Branding for a new product

So we are a month or so away from unveiling a new product that Dominic designed (very exciting). In the meantime, I’m brainstorming on some looks to promote the product (press release, photography, web graphics, etc.). Here’s a visual hint.

Focal Length Designs

An email with this etsy item was sent around our studio today and I had to share it! A local photographer/designer creates these beautiful bracelets from broken camera lenses. I LOVE it—such a simple and great idea!