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Reports on our work, thoughts about design, art, and the industry, and more. Updated from time to time, in between projects or whenever we have time.

Quality crafstsmanship vs “green” gimmickry

Posted Jul 17 08 | No comments

OK… I am thoroughly convinced that humanity has lost their minds…

So its the year 2008. The world is warming up, the planet is in extreme peril, and everybody wants to do their part.

So the kitchen and bath industry is coming up with ‘green’ designs like… a shower head with LED lights in it??

The Good Die Young

Posted May 14 08 | No comments

On May 12th, 2008 Robert Rauschenberg died in his home in Captiva, Florida. I was informed of his death about an hour after it happened. I can’t say I was surprised… he was 82 years old, and he’d had several strokes over the past few years. I will say that there is a special sadness […]

Some thoughts on art and design

Posted May 8 08 | No comments

“Because life should be more than lived… I don’t just want to make things pretty, I want to make your house explode with meaning, like a great painting”. This is a short video interview with Christopher Lee Plummer discussing some thoughts on art and design.

In other news, we were mentioned in Yale Appliance and […]

Jesus Built My Hot Rod

Posted May 7 08 | One response

What do you do with the leftover pieces after you chop up a classic car to build a range hood? When we were faced with that problem, Chris decided to build an art piece. Using sheet metal from the fenders of a ‘57 Chevy, patterned stamped metal, oil and acrylic paints, various hardware, […]

Big Things are Afoot - KBIS’08

Posted May 1 08 | 3 responses

Our custom range hoods stole the show at K/BIS’08!
Moving forward for 2008, we’re proud to announce big things in the works. Our display at this years Kitchen and Bath Industry show showed how far we’ve come in this industry. When we introduced the concept of artistic patterned metal hoods with decorative finishes last […]