MacKenzie-Childs revisit

Back in high school we got a chance to visit Mackenzie-Childs
in Aurora, NY. The company does a lot of handmade home
products that boast brilliant shapes, colors and designs. Above
is one of my favorites, the vase is very friendly and something
I would like someday! If you are ever in the area you have
to check out MacKenzie-Childs, its a very neat place with
a unique atmosphere!

Finish Line Custom Kiosks

FinishLine and Nike are now introducing custom shirt
kiosks, where you can design your own shirt (from
a selective database renewed every 30 days). Shirts
cost around 30$. Look for one in your local FinishLine
soon, this is something Kicks looks to do in the future!

Paul Jr. Designs

So I really enjoy watching the American Chopper show on TLC.
Paul Jr. has started his own company and has kind of made his
motorcycle brand a clothing line, I find it really cool since I enjoy branding
and logos. You can see more at: http://www.pauljrdesigns.com/

Energizer: Cell charging pad

Cool gadget being released by Energizer! A cell phone
charging pad. I believe you can use it for all phones,
or maybe its just smart phones, but either way its
a cool concept especially if you lost your cord or
needed to charge a few phones at once.

Company: Dry Planet

Dry Planet is another company playing with design
and saving the environment. One product launched
by Dry Palnet and designer Paul Priestman is the
WaterPebble. The WaterPebble is placed by your shower
drain. The product lets out a series of lights (as a timer),
to let you know when to stop your shower, so you
aren't wasting water. Cool idea!

See more at:

http://dry-planet.com/index.html/

Ecovative Design.

As designers we are always looking for inspiration.
I think one of my favorite resources of inspiration
is magazines. I recently was at Toyota getting my
car checked and I found this Eco magazine Scion
had published. I sat down and browsed the magazine.
To my surprise I found some cool articles.

This one on a new company called Ecovative Design.
Their big product is bioinsulator/packaging. I am
always being pulled in by natural design becuase it
is a definite must in

So some cool stuff happening at Evovative, and it's
from an RPI grad, so not to far from Syracuse!

See more Ecovative at:


http://ecovativedesign.com/

Jay Shay Gallery, Boston.

A friend of a friend told me about this
girl. She opened her own art
gallery in Georgetown, MA. If you're
in the area check her out, great illustrations
and other great work done by local
artists.

http://www.jayshay.com/gallery/