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Modern West Style: John Boak Art

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 31, 2012

Take a journey into the modern west style of CustomMade artist and designer John Boak of John Boak Art, where the design traditions of 19th and 20th century craft and modernist movements and the informal, vernacular architectural traditions of Europe, the American Old West, and desert Native Americans come together.  At these crossroads, you’ll find [...]

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Sizzling Style: Custom Camera Bags and More by Sizzlestrapz

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 24, 2012

Looking for custom gift ideas for a photography buff, frequent traveler, or a leather aficionado with a flair for fashion?  Maybe a Father’s Day gift?  CustomMade artisan Rich B. of Sizzlestrapz specializes in creating unique DSLR camera bags, doctor bags, and traveling bags for men and women custom designed to hold your belongings securely and [...]

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Explore New Depths with Custom Inlays by Lighthouse Laser Arts

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 17, 2012

Explorers who followed their compasses and sailed beyond the horizon helped expand our understanding of the earth.  The world is no longer conceived as a flat expanse but a three-dimensional sphere.  The compass rose collection of inlaid flooring medallion by Lighthouse Laser Arts pays homage to nautical exploration and showcases another triumph over two-dimensional restrictions, [...]

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Setting the Stage for Your Custom Adventure: Wally McSorley of Custom Jewelry by Tampico.US

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 10, 2012

How to describe the custom jewelry experience?

The glowing recommendations that clients have left for CustomMade artisan Wally McSorley of Custom Jewelry by Tampico.US give us some insights.

She has a story for every piece of jewelry and I have to occasionally remind myself that her jewelry was purchased and not adopted.

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Make Your House Unique with Kyle Buckner Designs

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 3, 2012

“Can’t find what you want in the stores?” CustomMade artisan Kyle Buckner founded Kyle Buckner Designs so he could create custom furniture with which his clients could feel a connection.  “Anything you can imagine, we can make,” he writes.  Kyle’s CustomMade portfolio is filled with stunning examples of his signature contemporary collections, which he can [...]

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Fascinate Strangers and Arouse Envy: Join The International Wooden Bow Tie Club

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on April 26, 2012

Is the limited imagination of retail fashion strangling your personality?

CustomMade wood sculptor Marvin Beloff likes “plaid, striped, colorful shirts” and when he went shopping for a basic, solid bow tie he had little luck:

I used to have some, but my wife threw them away years ago.  I shopped! Few bows and [...]

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Sisal Menagerie: Custom Animal Sculptures by Anne Andersson Art Studio

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on April 19, 2012

What does it take to capture the likenesses of creatures great and small in custom made sculptures of stunning naturalism?

CustomMade sculptor Anne Andersson’s passion for art and the animal world shines through in her works featured in the Anne Andersson Art Studio portfolio.  With her talents in painting, weaving, and illustration, as well as [...]

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First Impressions: Botanical Custom Ceramics by Suzanne Crane Fine Stoneware

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

Delicate biological remains and impressions in stone that for all their fragility have endured for ages, fossils in nature are incredible survivors.  Botanical imprints in custom pottery not only add unique natural signatures to the ceramic pieces but also evoke the quiet strength and beauty of fossils.

The botanical custom ceramics of Suzanne Crane Fine [...]

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Essential Forms: Custom Tables and Benches by Heptagon Creations

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on March 29, 2012

You don’t have to sacrifice beauty and character for simplicity and functionality. CustomMade artisan André Joyau of Heptagon Creations finds inspiration in building materials and geometric forms as he transforms his customers’ furniture ideas into modern, haunting custom works.  Take a look at these completed custom tables and handcrafted benches from André’s portfolio that combine [...]

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