Cork man, lamps

Here are a portion of the prototype lamps we have created... It's been a long process but the first production lamps are ready and I'm getting ready to formally introduce them.

What excites me about this product is that it's a concept that can be developed into an entire line over time. So all the hard work of figuring out the details will pay off for years to come.

Also, I feel the best design work is an exploration of a form concept rather than a 'product'.

Felt Art in Australia

See this article in the Sydney Morning Herald. Features a few local felt artist and includes our UM bags (and my breadbasket design for Teroforma) in the examples of felt design. It's winter in Australia, isn't it?

Model Citizens NYC

I am in NYC and will be showing the new Stola Lamp, the Shumai bowl, and of course the UM bags at Model Citizens, a satellite show to ICFF. The show runs Saturday-Monday and I'm pleased to join a number of talented designers. During setup I got a chance to talk to some of the other exhibitors and I think it's a really good group. I know this is absurdly short notice (as in no notice at all), but if you are in NYC please do stop by!

Eggflat press

The eggflat recently made an appearance on Apartment Therapy. Too bad we will not be making it anymore, at least for the time being! It's too hard to sew with the new thicker felt we are using.

First real photos

After MUCH hard work the new lamp is finally done! (Well, almost. Still needs a name and packaging/labeling.) I'm very happy with the way it turned out, really looking forward to getting it out there. Here are some photos I took today. We should have the lamp up on the new website in a week!

Yes!!!

I am now the proud owner of a used Etch-A-Sketch that I found today at the Depot for Creative Reuse!

The perfect coffee table item. I might start using this instead of CAD.

Status Report

Bringing new products to the market is hard. Designing something really good is only half the task: you also have to tackle labeling, packaging, writing copy, photography, pricing, and putting everything up on the website.

These extraneous yet important tasks have kept me busy the last few weeks. Lucy and I are working on a new website/shopping cart that looks great and works much better. And I've decided to go with a heat stamp label for now. Might actually be ready to bring out some new stuff in a few weeks!