Taking a break from the design firm for the holiday, I might need to find some design inspiration elsewhere. I have always loved parades, and I try to watch at least some of the Macy’s Day Parade each Thanksgiving. What used to be “Ooooooh! Look! It’s Garfield!” has, in later years become, “How much did [...]

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MUJI SOHO opens at 12:00 noon on November 16, 2007. If you didn’t know about this its not too late to get in line. I think I speak for all my Gamil family when I say, I have a love/conflicted relationship with creating products. The conflict resides in a pursuit of the authentic. While [...]

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Backyard farming for the digital age. Which came first? The Omlet or the iMac. iMac of course, if your talking about the eglu. Some assembly required, in 5 brilliant colors and comes with chickens…plug and play. If you live near me in Raleigh you will be in good company and possibly the toast of the [...]

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Thomas O’Brien designed some beautiful barware for Reed and Barton. A lot o fit is very bar-classic…kind of a silver screen look where the men are always in suits in the office and the first words out of their mouths after the handshake are “Care for a drink?” This particular decanter, although it has a [...]

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The First Friday Gallery show at Designbox was a special one for us. We are partnering with the awesome all-sorts-of-cases brand, Pacific Design, out of Austin Texas to create an “Indie Artists Collection” for iPod cases and PSP gaming cases. The Indie Artists Collection is launched under the Pacific Design brand and features 2 local [...]

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