Ah, laundry day. Time to sit around on a Sunday, drink a whole pot of tea and skim through all the design mags at Farley’s Coffee. This weekend I found a nice surprise, as one of the restaurants we designed years ago is still getting recognition in architecture magazines. The company we used for a coil curtain at Circolo Restaurant is still giving us props for the great use of their materials. Fabulous!
Posted in Happenings, Noise 13 on February 27th, 2008 0
After 6 years of living on 566 Folsom Street, Noise 13 is ready for change. So we’re packing up and moving…four blocks away! Our new office is more spacious, more modern, has central heating, and is conveniently located near South Park, at 599 Third Street, Suite 301.
Also, keep your eyes open for some of our […]
Posted in Inspiration, Design on February 12th, 2008 0
Sometimes I just need to break my habit of gluing myself to my computer and find other outlets for creativity. One such activity, was to take a letterpress class. As fun as it is to manipulate type in illustrator, it just doesn’t compare to the time, feel or mess that you get from playing […]
Posted in Environment, Design on January 30th, 2008 0
AIGA recently held their annual conference on sustainability (compostmodern.org) here in San Francisco. Speakers included everyone from big names (like Alex Steffen of worldchanging.org and Adam Werbach of Act Now Productions) to some lesser-known people who are doing great things in the environmental design field (such as Mark Galbraith of Nau Clothing and Valerie Casey […]
Posted in Art, Environment on January 2nd, 2008 0
This film should be required viewing for everyone living in developed countries. Jennifer Baichwal documents the work of artist Edward Burtynsky – a large scale photographer who has gained widespread recognition in the past few years for his striking photographs of industrial landscapes—among them quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams. Burtynsky’s work is beautiful, […]