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03. 09. 2010 Studio tour: Envelopments
Name: Holly Jakobs
Company: Envelopments
Location: Santa Ana, CA
What is your aesthetic? Envelopments aesthetic is clean yet eclectic due to the number of designers and influences that wander across our path. Our mission is to be able to speak to a wide audience with an incredible mix and match design system that will satisfy any soul.
How does your studio style convey your professional aesthetic? Because of our mission and diversity we have designed a work environment that is open and leaves room for the mind to wander. Our offices house every aspect of our business including design, sales and service, as well as manufacturing and shipping. Because each Envelopments employee is critical to our success we are all connected by the fact we can see from one end of the building to the other. Design, being the inception of turning ideas into reality, is at one end, next is customer development in the middle and then manufacturing and shipping at the other end of the building. Architecturally, certain walls and ceilings are designed with folds and shapes reminiscent of our products. We also uncovered original artifacts of the building with sandblasting to show off a mix of raw wood, metal and concrete. Being mindful of our environment we opened the ceiling for natural light and busted down walls to open our conference room to the bamboo garden we created. We think a great reflection of how our facilities’ design aesthetic and our desire to be as green as possible is in the fact that we have received an award for our interior design from the AIA Orange County (American Institute for Architects), and have been written about in Contract Magazine’s Green Issue.
Favorite part of your studio? For us, coming to work everyday is a joy because of the special attention to detail at our offices. The calm of the garden creates the bridge into the pool of creativity we call work. Walking through the bamboo garden and into the offices always is a surprise for our visitors and we can hear it in their voices when they enter. They come in the front door and immediately we can hear…”wow, this place is cool!” We love that.
Where do you go for inspiration? At the office inspiration comes from many places…from the lack of right angles; the stacks of colorful stocks in the warehouse; the textures found in the rock garden; the smell of jasmine coming in the windows; the kids art hanging on the walls; our resource library; or creating a fruit salad for lunch in the kitchen. Walking around our place can be a real head trip.
What tool do you use in your business that you can’t live without? In the office we have designed the ergonomics of our work spaces around the desk. Instead of focusing on the chair we wanted the option of being able to sit, stand or anywhere in-between while working. So, we found beautiful desks that are adjustable at the touch of a button. If you were to do stop action photography throughout the day it would look like a merry-go-round with each employee picking a different desk height depending on what was more comfortable for them at certain times of the day.
Is there anything you’d upgrade to? With our growth we could use a little more warehouse space. We do have room out back to build if we absolutely need it.
Anything else we should know? Envelopments is a design driven company. We feel that if we live our lives mindful of design and surround ourselves with inspiration it will be reflected in our products and how we interact with others. We love what we do and the relationships we have nurtured with each other and our customers.
[images from Envelopments]
03. 02. 2010 Studio Tour: Smock
Name: Amy Graham Stigler
Location: Wisconsin
Company: Smock
What is your aesthetic? Classic with a modern edge. With a good amount of vintage quirkiness thrown in.
How does your studio style convey your professional aesthetic? Its a true mix – modern, vintage, classic, playful, formal, organic, stylized…which is what I hope to convey in the Smock collection. I just can’t commit to one look…it must be the art historian in me.
Favorite part of your studio? My showroom…because its filled with great windows and light. And Smock products. And there is a tiny balcony, which I adore.
Where do you go for inspiration? My “library” which is a walk-in closet at my studio filled with books and miscellaneous ephemera. I also frequent flea markets and thrift stores (in order to replenish my library) and any and all museums. And my morning runs always leave me feeling inspired. Especially if I am in the woods.
What tool do you use in your business that you can’t live without? My Mac and my ultra fine black sharpies.
Is there anything you’d upgrade to? A full time assistant would be nice.
[images from Smock]
02. 16. 2010 Studio tour: Bella Fiori
Name: Alicia Schwede
Location: Denver, Colorado
Company: Bella Fiori – Floral & Event Design
What is your aesthetic? Colorful, eclectic, cozy
How does your studio style convey your professional aesthetic? When we first moved into the new studio I was going for a clean lined, modern feel. During the past year I’ve fallen in love with antiquing (yes, just in the past year) and am really enjoying the vintage romance look we are seeing in weddings & everyday designs. Slowly this vintage romance look is making its way into my studio – first the chandelier appeared then the softer linens and milk glass, well, milk glass seems to be taking over!
Favorite part of your studio? Every little inch of it. We were in a much smaller space until August 2008, that’s when we doubled the size of the studio. I walk around here and just feel happy. I now have my own office & a designated meeting space. We have comfy chairs in the second office, perfect for kicking back and reading magazines or chatting on the phone. I also love the design room, it’s large and has shelves full of containers & props.
Where do you go for inspiration? Ohhh.. I find inspiration in lots of places. In Denver I like to visit the antique stores. In Denver we have a street lined with antique shops, on a sunny day there is nothing better than walking from store to store to see what trinkets they have. Also, walking through the neighborhoods and seeing the gardens in full bloom – love those! My family and friends live in California so I spend a lot of time out there. I always feel inspired when I’m home, the gardens are in bloom year round. Plus,
each time I’m in SF I visit the SF Flower Market where I can find new and unique containers.
I travel as much as I can, being in London or Buenos Aires or Shanghai – all these places provide major inspiration – I visit as many flower shops as possible and the flower markets ~ amazing! I had the opportunity to study with Paula Pryke the last time I was in London, she’s an amazing floral designer.
What tool do you use in your business that you can’t live without? iPhone – for tweeting while in line at stores. Garmin – for deliveries of flowers though-out Denver. My shiny new Mac computer.
Is there anything you’d upgrade to? I’d love a larger walk in floral cooler & perhaps another Mac computer.
Anything else we should know? I really and truly adore flowers and the art of floral design. I can’t imagine a life with out flowers.
[images from Bella Fiori]
02. 09. 2010 Studio tour: Nice Owl Design Studio
Name: Helena Hong
Location: San Jose, California
Company: nice owl design studio
What is your aesthetic? I’d have to say my aesthetic is drawn from nature, simple pleasures, vintage and kitschy color mixes (usually inspired by fashion and home goods) and things that just make me feel happy.
How does your studio style convey your professional aesthetic? My studio space reflects my style in the details. Let’s take my mismatch furniture, for example, that somehow all works together but doesn’t match one bit. Though my walls are a bare white, I welcome color that comes in all shapes and forms that dresses things up. I meet with a variety of clients, so I kinda like how I’m in a space that starts off bare and gets added to and layered on.
Favorite part of your studio? It’s just a blessing to have so much space to be creative. But I’d have to say my favorite part of my studio is my storage shelf. I love that it houses all my papers, materials, boxes i collect, samples and more. I love how organized it makes me (well, as organized as I can be!). Oh, and I love that I have a window to stare out of… 
Where do you go for inspiration? In the virtual world, I have loads of blogs and web sites i visit to keep me inspired through photography, typography and even quotes. But in the real world, it can take a walk through a thrift store, a drive through a small town I’ve never seen before or a walk by a bakery. I seem to take with me something artistically pleasing and enjoyable that later gets put into my work, journal or a sketch.
What tool do you use in your business that you can’t live without? This is a hard one, because there are so many tools and gadgets that help me create…but here’s the short list:
Is there anything you’d upgrade to? I’d love to give my hands and fingers a rest with machines to score and cut my papers, but that’s an upgrade way down the road. I’m happy to be a human paper cutter for now.
Anything else we should know? I’m a pretty nice gal, so let’s connect!
To learn a little more about my business, please click here.
A special thanks to Mark J. Sebastian for my photos.
02. 02. 2010 Studio tour: Well Spun Wedding Films
Name: jon gangwer
Location: philadelphia, pa
Company: well spun wedding films
What is your aesthetic?: our aesthetic is a mix between modern, vintage & utilitarian
How does your studio style convey your professional aesthetic?: i think our aesthetic conveys out style through its simplicity. we are believers in simplicity through and through. i try to keep it in every element. i also try to keep things balanced.
Favorite part of your studio?: my favorite part of the studio is my little collection of old medicine bottles by the window cill with the cactus, or the wood stove, actually my all-time favorite is when my little daughter comes running over to give me a hug
Where do you go for inspiration?: living in the suburbs, i like to just go outside and peal my eyes away from the computer for inspiration (or) just put on some good tunes.
What tool do you use in your business that you can’t live without?: tool not to live without (i assume we are not allowed to say computer or dunkn donuts?) aside from that, i would say maybe post-its. i know that’s not too interesting, but should fess-up — it’s an addiction.
Is there anything you’d upgrade to?: upgrades? i would love to convert a big old barn into a nice refurbished studio. maybe one day..
[images from Well Spun Weddings]
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