Don’t Bug Me Patch

I don’t know about other areas of the country but with all the rain we’ve had in Texas, the mosquito population is out of control. Our daughter has a pretty severe swelling reaction to the bites and I just don’t really like itching all the time. My wife and I try to avoid pesticides and chemicals as much as possible and had been going through large amounts of Off! I just recently ran across the Don’t Bug Me Patch that’s just intriguing enough to try. Imagine a world of not smelling like deep woods pine, or feeling perpetually sticky. This will be an item that I will review and post back a rating in a few days. In the meantime, check it out.

Add comment July 11th, 2007

Nurseryworks Handcrafted Contemporary Furniture

The good folks at Nurseryworks just sent me a heads-up about their new partnership with TRUCK, a product and architecture firm. As a designer, this really appeals to me to see that a noted furniture company has adopted a design-centric model in both aesthetics and function to produce some truly beautiful and functional furniture. Below is an excerpt from their email…

Nurseryworks, the noted specialist in handcrafted contemporary furniture, bedding, and rugs for the kids of design-savvy parents, is now working with TRUCK Product Architecture. The up-and-coming design firm, founded by architects Jennifer Carpenter, Jonathan Marvel, and Rob Rogers in 2000, turns heads and enlivens interiors with its sleek, smart furniture for adults and kids, and its distinctive modern housewares. Like Nurseryworks, TRUCK emphasizes designs that make the modern home more fun to live in. Its clients include, among others, Kate Spade, Pure Design, and Studio Nova.

Nurseryworks, which concentrates on beautifully made and highly adaptable designs that can evolve from the nursery to other areas of the domestic landscape, has commissioned an initial introduction from TRUCK Product Architecture that consists of the Loom Crib, Studio Crib, and Goodnight Glider and Goodnight Ottoman. These designs fit neatly into the Nurseryworks family of products: numerous options allow customization to suit individual requirements for utility and style; in addition, the pieces are detailed and manufactured to suit a visually informed adult aesthetic. Forms and colors are both modern and contemporary, and materials are unusual, durable, and sophisticated.

Add comment July 8th, 2007

Andie Hamilton Photography

While walking through a Starbuck’s in Dallas, my wife came across the card of a photographer specializing in infant and child photography. I work in the Ad/Design industry so I’m pretty skeptical of photographers but I have to say that she is the best photographer for kids I’ve ever seen. Great shots, wonderful repoir with the kids and just an all around great person. Take a look at Andie Hamilton Photography.

Although located in Dallas, Andie does travel for shoots (quite often to NY and LA) and will shoot in the Hospital at birth and has several packages that are extremely affordable for sittings throughout the first year. The pictures above are of my daughter at her 1 month and 6 month shoots respectively.

Add comment July 7th, 2007