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Maker Spotlight on October 5, 2012
You’re certain to encounter many Steve Jobs tributes on this first anniversary of the death of Apple’s visionary co-founder. His technological innovations and products have changed the way we live and work. CustomMade artisan Kyle Buckner has honored Steve Jobs’ memory not only through a beautiful custom furniture project but also through his commitment to [...]
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Maker Spotlight on October 4, 2012
How to describe beautiful, dark hardwood paired with elegant sterling silver inlay designs by Laura Rittenhouse Studio Furniture? Perhaps something like mysterious and graceful night-blooming sprouts called forth by crescent moons and stars, an inlay motif CustomMade artisan Laura Rittenhouse has featured in her “Silver Moon” collection and other custom furniture projects. Inspired by nature [...]
We continue to be impressed by the talented Makers in the CustomMade community and their ability to step up to a good challenge – no matter how crazy it might be. This project for BODIES: The Exhibition was certainly no different. As the exhibition continued travelling to science museums across the country, they found that they needed [...]
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Maker Spotlight on September 27, 2012
Nothing can bring to life the childhood fantasy of stepping into an imaginary world like children’s playhouses. Remember how cool it was to play with a toy truck or a dollhouse? You imagined yourself inside those toys, didn’t you? Children’s playhouses by CustomMade artisan Mike Fraser of Out On a Limb Playhouses will allow youngsters [...]
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Maker Spotlight on September 20, 2012
What’s behind the delicate grace of the origami inspired jewelry of Max Steiner Design? CustomMade artisan Max Steiner has been folding origami and drawing the intricate geometric crease patterns or “blueprints” of these pieces for most of his life. He captures both the figures and patterns in his origami inspired custom jewelry designs and jewelry [...]
CustomMade customer Tammy loves the ocean. Having gone to for school for Marine Biology, she discovered that whales were what interested her most. She says she has “a special spot in my heart for all things Cetacea” (the Latin word for Whale). Tammy approached CustomMade with the idea of honoring her favorite sea mammal. She [...]
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Maker Spotlight on September 13, 2012
Select the wood, imagine the object, choose a personal message, and let CustomMade artisan Louis Sachs of Sachs Woodcrafts LLC make handmade wooden gifts for a special person or group. “Handmade gifts mean the most,” writes Louis. In his North Carolina workshop, the “Bowl Man” designs and creates unique hand-turned wooden bowls as well as [...]
To celebrate her daughter’s fifth birthday, CustomMade customer Kristie knew she wanted to do something extra special. Her daughter, lover of pink and princesses, required a new bed with unconventional dimensions. Kristie posted her project on CustomMade hoping to find a skilled maker creative enough to design and build such a unique bed which and [...]
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Maker Spotlight on September 6, 2012
Exclusively designed custom architectural elements can help turn your place of business into a memorable environment your customers will want to return to and share with their friends. CustomMade artisan Cory Wagner of DumpTruck Design creates fixtures, built-ins, and other architectural elements in close collaboration with his commercial clients and other designers. His completed projects [...]
Finding the perfect ring to get engaged with can be more than a little nerve wracking. Taking someone’s entire personality and putting it into one ring is beyond a challenge. Right off the bat, CustomMade customer Justin knew that the average diamond ring wasn’t what he was looking for. He wanted something that was special [...]
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