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The Steve Jobs Tribute Desk by Kyle Buckner Designs

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, 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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By the Light of the Silvery Moon: Inlay Designs by Laura Rittenhouse Studio Furniture

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, 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 [...]

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Go Out On a Limb with Custom Designed Children’s Playhouses by Mike Fraser

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, 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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Origami Inspired Jewelry and Jewelry Boxes by Max Steiner Design

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, 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 [...]

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Handmade Wooden Gifts by Sachs Woodcrafts

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, 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 [...]

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Architectural Elements with Industrial Style by DumpTruck Design

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, 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 [...]

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Something Old and Something New: Custom Bridal Jewelry by Rachel’s Design

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on August 30, 2012

A wedding is an opportunity for looking to the future while celebrating the past, and custom bridal jewelry by Rachel’s Design can help you mark that occasion in a special way.  CustomMade artisan Rachel Zolotov’s custom jewelry line, the “Fusion Collection,” takes pieces such as antique pins or bracelet links and transforms them into new [...]

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Vintage Fashion for Today’s Style: Gail’s Custom Hats

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 [...]

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Let Nature Take Control: Bond Blackman’s Natural Jewelry

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on August 16, 2012

Mother Nature is “the principle motivation” for CustomMade artisan Bond Blackman.  The natural jewelry in the Bond’s Jewels CustomMade portfolio features fossils, unusual stones, and wood as well as organic forms captured in gems and metals.  Mother Nature makes her wishes known, too.  The stories behind these completed natural jewelry projects tell of collaboration and discovery, [...]

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Make a Statement Every Day: Boho Chic Jewelry by Marcela Colina

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on August 9, 2012

The boho chic jewelry designs of CustomMade artisan Marcela Colina mix the vintage and hippie, the tribal and modern, in fun and casual custom necklaces, earrings, and bracelets with free-spirit flair.  Marcela uses traditional handcrafting techniques to create one-of-a-kind modern jewelry specifically designed for her customers.  See how she’s bringing the boho chic of the [...]

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