B.Light Design

Matt Richardson and I won a Notable honor in the Open Design category of the Core77Awards for our Connected Decor - Dish project.

This is very cool and we’re very excited. It’s also a voting type thing, so if you feel like it, please vote for us or any of the other great honorees.

Vote here.

I’m very honored that my concept, Robot Ambulance, has been accepted into Make: Ultimate Maker Vehicle Challenge.

Robot Ambulance is a toy robot fabrication lab on wheels. The goal of the project is to drive to schools, Maker Faires, or birthday parties and get kids making. More project details here.

Voting started today to decide the winners of the contest. Judging is based on overall Design, unique Customizations, and Maker Spirit embedded within. Vote for as few or as many entries once per day as you wish.

Thanks to Matt Richardson for the video help and Michelle Temple for the photographs.

I have two projects in New York’s Next Top Makers.

The Turntable Lamp and the Secret Passageway Switch are in the running and the voting has begun. If you like them, and you have the time, go on over and vote.

Thanks.

The winners were announced in Apartment Therapy’s Design Showcase: the Prop won the judge’s award and Block Desk and Quartet Chair won the people’s vote. Two great designs.

One of the judges, Rob Forbes founder of PUBLIC Bikes, had some really nice things to say about the Secret Passageway Switch:

High marks for uniqueness of concept, very clever. We usually take light switches for granted, and rethinking their function and place in the home is fresh. It makes you want to find a use for it.

Thanks to all that voted for my entry, I really appreciate it. I couldn’t have made it this far without you. The switches should be going on sale shortly.

Thanks to everyone who voted for me in the Apartment Therapy Design Showcase, the Secret Passageway Switch is a finalist!

Later today another round of voting will open. If I can trouble you just one more time to vote for the switch, I’d really appreciate it. Last time, I swear. Below is the video of my pitch. The Secret Passageway Switch is no way responsible for any and all awkwardness I display on camera.

Vote Here

Apartment Therapy Showcase Video from B.Light Design on Vimeo.

The Secret Passageway Switch is in this year’s Apartment Therapy Design Showcase.

If you like what you see, why don’t you throw a couple of votes my way. I’ll be your best friend. You will need to sign in (if you already have an Apartment Therapy account) or register (sorry about that), but I’d really appreciate it.

There are also a bunch of other great designs this year, please check them out.

Core77 (one of my favorites) featured the Secret Passageway Switch. The switch was selected as a Notable in the first ever Core77 Design Awards.

What a thrill to be mentioned in one of the best design blogs out there. So cool.

The Notable ribbon.

I entered the Secret Passageway Switch into the first ever Core77 Design Awards, the DIY/Hack/Mod category.

Much to my surprise I was selected as a Notable! This is incredible news, I’m so excited. There were so many amazing designs, I’m proud and honored to be among them.

Here is what the jury had to say about the Secret Passageway Switch:

Who hasn’t wanted a secret room revealed by tugging on a book? We love that this keeps the fantasy alive with a slightly more achievable goal. Clever idea and great execution. As one of the judges has made several secret doors for clients, we say well done from personal experience. Perfect book title to use too.

Do yourself a favor and check out all of the the other Notables and winner and all of the other categories.

Thanks to all of the judges and Core77 for this incredible opportunity.

The official Jell-O Mold Competition pictures can be found here. All images courtesy of Emilie Baltz, www.emiliebaltz.com.

Side Note: I spent about 45 minutes trying to figure out how to spell the Pac-Man “dying noise”: Boo Woo Woo Woo, Bwamp Bwamp.