B.Light Design

I’m loving these wooden toys by Brothers Dressler. They call them Cutlets because the material comes from cast off material from other furniture projects. Do yourself a favor and check out their work.

I got a nice mention in CasaSugar today. Guess I’m not the only one who wants their lamps to smell like bourbon.

Thanks for the ink Elka.

So I’ve played around some more with the Egg-Bot printer. The software it runs is open source (free) and very easy to use, but best of all are the sample print patterns that come with it. Checker boards, New York City skylines, loopy waving patterns, even a world globe.

Printing is very addictive. Now on to creating my own designs.

I had the pleasure of meeting Carla Diana last week at MAD Museum’s Open Studios. Carla is a product designer/artists who is doing some very interesting work with some deceptively simple projects. Pieces light up and make sounds through very simple interactions, a lot of fun. If you get a chance, check her out at MAD.

In the small world department, Carla and I were booth neighbors at last year’s Model Citizens show.

My friend Michelle Zatta and I are now proud owners of an Egg-Bot. We put it together last night — I can hardly wait to print something with it. Things are afoot people, things are afoot.

More to come.

My name tag at the last CreativeMornings.

Saw the incredible Milton Glaser speak at the fantastic CreativeMornings. The man and his work are very impressive. Do a Google image search on “Milton Glaser” if you don’t believe me.

Thanks for making it happen Tina.

Please excuse my sorry attempt above.

I was so happy with the way the Jar Lamps I made this Christmas turned out, I made myself one. I was all out of walnut so I made the wooden base out of some scrap oak. But this was no ordinary scrap. The oak came from an old bourbon fermentation tank (where the yeast breaks down the sugar in the mash converting it to alcohol and carbon dioxide over a period of three days). Basically, this wood has soaked up a lot of bourbon over the years.

While shaping the wood, the smell of bourbon was intense, it made the entire shop smell like a distillery (not a bad thing). A smart studio-mate of mine convinced me to leave the base unfinished (thanks Josh). When the bulb heats up a bit and then the jar is removed, the smell of bourbon fills the air.

By far, the best smelling lamp I ever made.

I received some great lathe chisels for Christmas. I’ve practically worn my first set to the nub (an incredible set of hand-me-downs by the way, thanks Mr. Burke), the new guys are great replacements.

I’ve only used them for a short time, but I’m already in love.

I saw these great turned door handles by Valentín Garal on Mocoloco. I might have to make a bunch of these.