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For No Other Purpose Than to Enjoy: Custom Glassworks by Rakshasa Glass Studios

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on February 23, 2012

Creatio Ex Nihilo: “Creation from nothing.”

For custom makers, there are no pre-existing plans or designs to follow, no patterns that must be emulated, no products that must be built per schedule and then sit on shelves, real or virtual, waiting to be purchased by consumers.

For custom consumers, their projects begin with a single [...]

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More Than Meets the Eye: Transform Your Ideas about Adjustable Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 17, 2012

Why invest in custom adjustable furniture? You can use space more efficiently in a small home or room, and your pieces can be constructed to dismantle and transport easily when you relocate.  We’ve previously discussed some of the advantages of adjustable furniture, and a term like “efficiency” sounds objective enough not to merit too much [...]

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Not Just for the Cement Pond: Custom Concrete Can Bring Oceans, Glaciers, and Colors into Your Home

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on February 10, 2012

Looking for a versatile, durable, sustainable, cost effective material for a custom furniture or remodeling project? Something trendy that can fit into a traditional style home, too?  Concrete, yes, concrete can fit the bill.  As Amy Burger observes in her recent article, “Concrete Offers Many Creative Uses for the Home,” for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch [...]

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Portlandia says “Put a Bird On It”? Make it a custom bird!

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on January 24, 2012

If you’re a fan of the new hit series Portlandia starring Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, you’ve heard the adage “put a bird on it” a time or two. This refrain was taken from a comedic skit that suggests when a bird is placed on a functional object it heightens that object to art. The [...]

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Custom Mailboxes

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 14, 2012

Hidden in plain sight, many objects we touch daily exist for us mentally only in functional terms if we consider them at all.  And we usually consider them only when they break down and need to be repaired or replaced, like when the humble mailbox meets an ignominious end at a truck’s bumper or after [...]

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Natural Lighting: Custom Pendants by Shakúff

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on January 5, 2012

Inspiration is often depicted symbolically as a light bulb floating above our heads.  The artisans of Shakúff have turned the tables, so to speak, on custom lighting by capturing the sources of their inspiration in exquisite fine art glass lamps, sconces, chandeliers, and pendants.  Where does a glass artist like Shakúff’s Simon Peleg find his [...]

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People Who Live in Glass Houses Have Really Cool Walls.

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on January 4, 2012

There is a huge demand for open concept spaces these days. People love open concept in their homes. Creating a cohesive environment for the family and an easier, more relaxed social atmosphere for larger gatherings with friends is the number one objective for most home owners.

Many workplaces are wanting to create this same atmosphere. [...]

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Dress Your Custom Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 1, 2012

Draping clothes across the backs of chairs and sofas is a sure sign of home comfort (though it might frustrate some members of your family).  Take a look at this bench with Sindhi shawl by Chrysalis Woodworks.

This piece of custom furniture, however, simulates that experience with padauk and mahogany wood, mirrors, and paisley.  Artisan [...]

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Custom Works from Unusual Repurposed Objects

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 [...]

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Custom Gifts for Hanukkah

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 23, 2011

Being in the middle of something is sometimes the best time to plan ahead.  Just like Christmastime can put you in the right frame of mind to think about holiday gifts and decorations not only for this year but next year, the middle of the 8-day Jewish “Feast of Dedication,” is a good time to [...]

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