Here are the panels, fresh from the powder coater, that we'll be using for the Gateway Church mobile. (See August 4)
DWR Catalog
Check out our debut on Design Within Reach's website! (Scroll down a bit to find our Tabletop Mobile and Large White Mobile.)
News!
Whew, what a week! First, Ben completed the install in Pennsylvania. Torrential downpours aside, the installation went smoothly and the mobile works so well in its recessed ceiling:
Plus, the Design Within Reach mobiles shipped Friday. We're especially excited that one of the designs will even be showcased at every single DWR location! We are thrilled and honored our mobiles will be featured alongside pieces from such a talented group of artists and designers.
And last but not least, Matt was able to take (a little) time off for the birth of his baby boy!
The Shop
In this picture, Matt is getting ready to package up the mobile for the orthopedic clinic in Pennsylvania (See August 13). Ben will head out for the installation next week. Also in this picture: a bunch of parts for the Design Within Reach, a rough sketch for another project, and general (controlled) chaos!
Production
We're working like mad this month to provide an exclusive line of mobiles to Design Within Reach. Here's a sneak peek at our production line:
Ekko at DWR
Be sure to check out page 52 in the August Design Within Reach catalog. Yes, that mobile behind the Reid sofa and Eames elephant is ours!
Mobile at Home
If you scroll back to May 26, you'll see a mobile we commissioned for a private residence in California. We just received photos of our mobile installed in the very lovely home!
Chande-Mobile
And yet another project in our queue: This will be a 12-foot tall by 8-foot wide chandelier-like mobile made of more than 300 individual dangling pieces. It will hang from the stairwell of a St. Louis-based law firm.
Logo-Based Stabiles
Here's a fun little project we just completed for a company in Connecticut. The project included a set of stabiles incorporating elements from the company's logo. The stabiles will reside in niches on either side of a long entryway in the company's headquarters. The stabile pictured on the left sways with the slightest air current, so it should have plenty of action from the breeze of passersby.
Columbus Art Museum: Finished!
Well, everything is finished on the interactive stabiles for the Columbus Art Museum. The shapes are cut, the arms are bent, and the bases are back from the powder coater:
Of course, we had to test the whole thing to make sure everything balanced properly. And of course, we went overboard and hung every single arm and shape from the ceiling of a nearby vacant office. And we may or may not have squandered an entire afternoon playing with it...
Bottom line, it's a lot of fun*. Which bodes well for the patrons of the Columbus Art Museum.
*especially for a couple of mobile-making geeks