Chicago Architecture Walking Tour

Walk at your own paste, and get all the architecture historical information streamed to your phone. The society of Architecture Historians have partnered up with the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and have made these tags that can be downloaded straight to your phone. For more information visit http://www.bustler.net/index.php/event/cell-phone_enabled_walking_tour_of_chicago/or http://www.sah.org/

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Flat Iron Pouch

I cannot take full credit for this one, however I did purchase a sewing machine, and picked out the thread and material, LOL. My mother tried to re-teach me the art of sewing. I pretended to pay attention, but in all honesty I'm intimated by "the brother". She said, once I got the hang of it, I'd become a sewing machine (partly the reason I haven't touched it since). The good thing that came out of our sewing adventure, was this Flat Iron Pouch. My Flat Iron needed a home, I cried for mommy, mommy delivered (under my direction of-course ; and as the saying goes "Abracadabra,Wala, my Chi has a home".

Now, what to do with this brother in my closet?

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Midwest Walnut

I woke up today thinking it be just another bland day. Once at work I decided to go through some old design magazines, for a bit of designer fresh air. This is when I accidentally came across a reception counter I designed for Midwest Walnut last year or was that two years ago, who knows years keeps mixing together lately. I was very excited (jumped up an down like a five year old that just got informed she is going to Disney) I really need to learn to control my excitement at times. There is something about seeing your stuff in the glossy pages of a magazine. I told my coworkers if I ever saw my work in Architecture Record I most likely faint.

I attached the article from February's Exhibitor Magazine as well as actual pictures of the counter when it was still in the shop. Also a third rendering showing a glass top, which was a proposed idea thrown out the window.

The article does not mention my company, or my name, still feels pretty cool in my book.  Over all today was a good and exciting day. Now I must get back to work and checking all these magazines out...just to make sure i haven't been published before without knowing =).

Article: (with my personal comments)

When is a reception desk more than just a reception desk? (guess the author was feeling philosophical that day)When it's a product display and a three-dimensional company logo as well. (Yeah, tell that to my boss that thought I was crazy)Midwest Walnut turned its easily recognizable "MW" logo into a large walnut reception counter in its in-line exhibit during the 2009 International Builders Show. (Holly Molly Midwest Walnut went to the international builders show, that's awesome...wait a minute why don't they ever mention me =(, it's like i don't exist jejeje). The innovative, angular reception desk not only helped to brand the company's booth space while doing double duty as a functional exhibit element, it also served as a conversation starter and effective product display, showing off the beauty of Midwest Walnut woods.(you guys were good clients, and I'm sure you said Thanks, but just in case I forgot, your Welcome.)

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Good Morning 2010

It has been a while since my last post. So you must be wondering how's life? Have I actually been busy with any projects? Hummm....well yes, mostly personal ones as well as goals on my to do list.

This year will be filled with surprises and adventurers (I hope so). It was a pretty long winter and it's taken this long to wake up.

I will start my 2010 post with a picture of the Kauffman symphony Hall ,currently still in progress.  Rumor goes that some of their major support beams have sheered 5ft and they have brought in German structural engineers to help them solve the issues. Three people perished last month in a freak crane accident but other then that, they are still chugging along.

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