Noise 13

Recognition

Dava — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:10:14 +0000

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!

We Moved

Kerry — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:30:11 +0000

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 most recent projects. Around town, watch for Personality Hotels’ new reinvigorated brand, and in Napa check out Folio Winemakers’ Studio & Enoteca.

Getting off the computer

Dava — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:26:24 +0000

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 with metal and wood type. This was my third class at Center for the Book. I highly recommend it to anyone who plays with pixels all day.

Compostmodern 08

David — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:34:51 +0000

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 of IDEO). (more…)

Manufactured Landscapes

David — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:56:53 +0000

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, haunting, and eye-opening. (more…)

Jonathon Harris & The Whale Hunt

David — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:37:40 +0000

The prolific Jonathon Harris has recently launched his latest project, The Whale Hunt, an interactive art project/storytelling experiment that documents his 9 day journey with the Inupiat Eskimos in Northern Alaska. Mr. Harris is the creator of such projects as We Feel Fine and Universe, (more…)

Just like Derek Zoolander, UPS can’t turn left

Kerry — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:57:00 +0000

This article on the NY Times web site describes how UPS used software to make adjustments to the routes of its 95,000 truck fleet. By eliminating left turns, and the time spent waiting to make them, they saved 28.5 million miles of travel and 3 million gallons of gas. I’m going to do my part by running red lights.

Aptera Typ-1 100% Electric and Series Hybrid Vehicles

Kerry — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:11:40 +0000

I just saw this article on Treehugger about two new hybrid vehicles. While it doesn’t look like there’s room for the golf clubs, the claimed 300mpg and 600 mile range for the gas-electric model is exciting. Interestingly, they used monitors in the dash as a replacement for side-view mirrors, giving you a near heads up display and a slippery exterior. Unfortunately the proposed $30k price tag will put this out of reach for most. Find more info on the manufacturers web site.

Pow.wow 4th Annual Holiday Party

Dava — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:50:38 +0000

Of course all of us at Noise are co-hosting the Pow.wow event, especially me as founder. I hope you can all make it on Nov. 29th to this great benefit event. More details and tickets at www.powwownetwork.org

Gallery Shops

Chelsea — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:46:22 +0000

Places of inspiration I often gravitate towards are the smaller design+art gallery shops that are tucked into different parts of the city. Last night The Curiosity Shop opened on Valencia Street. This shop provides a combination of visual stimulation - design literature, rare industrial design, local artist’s work - creating a truly unique space. Currently on display is bat-inspired art by Shawn Creeden. They are also presenting a live bat presentation on Sunday (10/7). (more…)