Archive for the ‘Wednesday’ Category

“The desk that has been following me since my creative beginnings is actually a very simple table made out of a few cheap parts. When I came to Zagreb to study design the financial situation wasn’t very good. I couldn’t afford to be in one place only, so I moved a lot, slept where I […]

“Here’s where I have spent a good part of this summer. Sure, I have a desk at home, surrounded by books and archives and mementos. But that would be the thing I’d miss the least, should I have to let it go. I like to travel light. I tend to pare my equipment down to […]

“Always keep a sharp pencil,” Dr. Walter Schaer (my guru) Michael Poindexter, Designer. A graduate of Auburn University’s Industrial Design program, Michael has worked in both consulting and corporate environments.  Fresh out of school, he headed to “busse design ulm” in Ulm Germany. While in Germany he designed products ranging from fire trucks to baby seats. […]

“I travel about 50 percent for work so my desk is always a mess.  I cover 11 states in the Northwest including Hawaii, Alaska, California, Washington, Oregon and so on and I try to pick up something cool in each state.  We also travel internationally quite a bit and I love knickknacks which kind of […]

“I don’t have the best lighting in my little closet.  I have two tiny lights which shine straight down, just not on my desk.  My desk is dark but the rest of the three feet I work in is well-lit.” Exhibit 2: Limited Edition Ralph Lauren Barbie. Lyndsie Jackson is Marketing Manager for Ralph Lauren. Her area ranges from Chicago […]

“Much like most things, the skull is just a passing trend, but a good place to hold matches. The 8 Ball keeps things interesting…light.  I only write my articles and ideas on Rhodia graph paper.” Kitty Bawler is a writer.  After a five-year stint of silence, the hip continue creeping and crawling out of the woodwork. […]