Archive for April, 2009
Inspiration: Allison Beale
Name: Allison Beale
Occupation: Owner, George Public Relations
The color Red. My office, my master bathroom, a good portion of my wardrobe and my favorite shoes are all a shade of that brilliant color.
The Elements of Style by Will Strunk. I live for the illustrated version.
My Grandmother Beale. Her grace + style were never-ending and classic. I [...]
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The Bain Project
Over the past several months, twelve of the area’s most innovative artists have been creating work for The Bain Project, a site-specific installation at the E.B. Bain Waterworks building in Raleigh. Throughout the historic building artists will display work that reflects their unique interactions with the space over the past nine months. The Bain Project [...]
SomethingPressed, Letterpress
SomethingPressed is a new letterpress printing operation in Raleigh run by NC State Design School grad, Ryan Cook. A former YeeHaw intern, Ryan will be soon be offering classes for those looking to learn more about this printing technique.
This poster was designed for the Bain Project (more on that tomorrow) and a limited run will [...]
House Tour: Casey & Rob
Tell us a little about yourselves:
I am a coffee shop manager at The Morning Times and Rob is an intern architect at Vernacular Studios. I also have a side gig as an artist painting creatures. Recently, I moved into a permanent studio at artspace. We have a chihuahua named Diablo and two small mutts, Pico [...]
Profile: Pox World Empire
Zeno Gill is the driving force behind Pox World Empire, a collaborative record label and production studio based in Durham. The label features North Carolina bands North Elementary, Schooner, and Nathan Oliver, among others. Pox is about to release Compulation Volume 3, a cd featuring a host of talented local musicians.
Photo by Ashley Melzer
Tell us [...]
Geek out on Green!
This week North Carolina legends of the nerdsy type, the A/V Geeks, present a collection of films from the 60s and 70s based on good ol’ fashioned tree huggin’ ecology. Films to make you wonder “Why did we ever stop being green?” include titles such as Uncle Smiley Goes Down the River and Help Woodsey [...]
Pour House Duds
It’s a chilly, rainy night, but there’s music to be heard, friends to see, and drinks to drink at the Pour House on Blount St. in downtown Raleigh. It’s not so easy to get style quotes from people. And it’s extra difficult to get style quotes while live music is rocking.
Jon Scott, 31 & Katherine [...]
Papa Spuds
Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle has had more of an influence on me than most books. It’s about a family, that for a year, ate only what they could grow and harvest on their farm or buy locally. It has caused me to think even more about where my food comes from. Now I feel [...]
Profile: Modern Fabrics
Tell us more about Modern Fabrics:
Modern Fabrics is a mom-n-pop fabric reclamation company targeting excess contemporary interior textiles left over from the manufacture of contract furniture. These fabrics are new and current designs by leading design houses. (At this time, we rarely handle discontinued fabrics, mill overruns, closeouts, or residential grade fabrics)
We started Modern Fabrics [...]
Home Tour: The Witchgers
Bob and Stephanie Witchger live just outside of downtown Raleigh in the Lockwood neighborhood. By day Stephanie is a full time Library Science grad student at UNC and a part time library assistant and Bob is a graphic/web designer. By night they are extremely talented painters/photographers/sewers/fix-it-all-ers/ukulele players.
Who is your design inspiration?
Charles and Ray Eames. They [...]
