Posted by Pedro
in For Customers,
Maker Spotlight on August 23, 2012
CustomMade artisan Gail Bartlett can make you the bee’s knees with vintage-style custom hats that are simply the cat’s pajamas. (That’s OOAK, millennials). Gail’s Custom Hats specializes in making connections between the fashions of the past and today. Gail’s custom hat styles range from the Victorian and Edwardian eras to the Roaring Twenties to World [...]
Posted by Pedro
in For Customers,
Founder's Blog on February 18, 2012
What’s in a name? How does wormy chestnut strike you? CustomMade CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero discusses the distinctive appearance and rich history of this reclaimed wood in his Stylelist Home blog from 2/12/12. Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he continues to spread the custom word!
Despite a growing awareness of the [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on December 24, 2011
How are you spending Christmas Eve? I started my morning by wheeling out a broken grill to the alley for bulk trash pick up day. Later, I thought of that clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous junk (for we did share some wonderful times) and was reminded that many amazing custom projects have incorporated recycled [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on October 23, 2011
This stainless steel violin and sonata by Metal Expressions, Ltd., “wrapped in the first line of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 2,” has reached a pause.
In the following video, metal artist Ronald Stinson shares his background, demonstrates his techniques, and explains the final step in his creative process.
Another aspect of my [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on September 23, 2011
When the Scottish architect, designer, and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) was commissioned to design and build Hill House, before “creating an elevation drawing or even a floor plan,” he spent a few days with the family of his client, Walter Blackie, in their then current home and observed their everyday life so he could [...]
The “Made for You” section of Cigar Aficionado magazine showcases the best hand made and custom items from around the world, and CustomMade is proud to be featured in the upcoming October 2011 issue.
Take a sneak peek at the feature below.
Made For You
In a world of fast food and one-size-fits-all sensibilities, how [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on July 22, 2011
It’s easier to identify furniture made from live edge wood than to understand what live edge means. When you look at custom live edge furniture, you probably can imagine if not see the profile of the tree that yielded the wood for the piece. If you examine the edges of the wood slabs, the rough, [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in CustomMade Connections,
For Customers,
For Makers on July 12, 2011
Sometimes a piece of art just speaks to you. It’s a rare and special connection when an artist is able to capture the spirit of the intended owner in her work, and that is indeed the case with artist Gini Foley of Just Gini Jewellery and now-collector Joan German.
Joan lives in British Columbia, Canada. You’ll [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on March 2, 2011
Custom eclectic: If you’re the type of person who goes for the everything bagel or always orders a funky assortment of toppings on your pizza, chances are you have an eclectic spirit.
Custom eclectic style can bring disparate elements and styles together and create something unique and harmonious without stifling the character of the individual [...]
Posted by Seth
in For Customers,
Maker Spotlight on October 7, 2010
CustomMade member Susan Goldstick shares a great publication with us about custom furniture taking its cue from fabric swatches and paint samples and becoming bold colorful and coordinated pieces of furniture. The original article was posted 04/30/2010 on Susans blog. Also check out Susan’s website here. Enjoy!
So what’s all the fuss [...]
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