I really like the window! The way everything is arranged is really quite nice, with the CD shelves then the book shelves above. I wonder where the steel is to hold all of that up‽

Wild, stuff like this makes me think of the future of buildings. I like the intermodal interplay - there are massive amounts of different pathways intertwining.  I like that the architect responded to this by adding in green space amid fluid architecture to add to these forms. The only thing I’m worried about is its potential confusion with the shoppers and most likely a slightly delirious walkthrough at night. In other respects though, it makes it somewhat of a fantasy land, the spatial experience is very BIGesqe, which is saying a lot. vimeo.com/3499612

We’re doing our first art exhibition at WonderRoot in Atlanta that’s opening on January 19th. It’s called Surrealize! - we are showing a collection of technically complex sculptural optical illusions along with a set of super-enlarged cell phone camera photographs Chris Higgins took while in Europe.

We’re showing work alongside Benjamin Ziskind. I love his work and I think you will too.

On a side note:

Rotating GIF of Hexacolour Prototype

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This is a smaller prototype of one of the pieces entitled “Hexacolour.” It’s actually made out of pencils - This is a spinning gif so you can understand the effect. The final one is going to be 8 times the size. If this looks like something you can dig: come out on the 19th, meet Drew and I, then see it alongside more complex sculptures in person.

This is a photoset of the sukkah that I took with my SLR. The black and white photos were scanned from film. Here are a few of the collection I really like.

This lamp is somewhat of a coat-tail rider of the sukkah. It’s got a really great presence; I’m quite proud of it. I made it in one day; It’s handcrafted from Birch plywood and Yellow Pine. I don’t know exactly how it’s going to be sold; I’m in the frustrating process of trying to set up an account on Etsy, and eCrater doesn’t really look up to par. If you are interested, I’m selling them for a negotiable $115 — made to order, shipping cost not included (It’s pretty light, if you live near Atlanta it shouldn’t be a problem). I’ll even throw in a new candelabra sized, low energy CFL bulb, just shoot us an email at designpluscollective [at] gmail.com, and we’ll try to set up something. Feel free to ask any questions you might have as well.

Here’s a daytime shot of the lamp:

A detail shot of the switch:

Another with the lamp light on during dusk:

Then another of the lamp at night:

There is another lamp that I am in the process of designing right now, that will be entitled “Ghostwriter”. It’s a similar size and look, but whitewashed, a different type of base, and with more holes to give a ghastly appearance. Stay tuned for it in the upcoming weeks. It’s roughly 10” x 10” wide, and about 20” tall.

If you’re interested in either, shoot us an e-mail. They are numbered editions as well; we will only produce up to a certain amount.

We took the Sukkah down on Sunday, and stored it in the basement. I was pretty surprised at how little space it ended up taking, but that’s not a bad thing! Here’s a picture of it disassembled:

All in all, it was a great run, from attending a soup and sandwich competition or hearing ourselves on NPR. I learned more than I ever could have thought, and I know Drew did as well. We are working on a project related to the sukkah; we are still in the preliminary design phases but we should be able to give more information as the project unfolds. I hope you enjoyed the project as much as we did. I took about 60 black and white photos of the sukkah and some of the process which I’ll be able to put up at a later date.

In the meantime, here are some more photos on Jewish Food Alliance’s flickr

I forgot to show a picture of the jobsite sign. It turned out really well - we took four of the panels and did an Acetone transfer. Check it out:

A while back, I did some evacuation plans for an office here in Atlanta. I derived the style from European evacuation plans, and looked at some modern research material into reading evacuation plans clearly in times of emergency. I thought they looked good enough to share, with certain identifying information removed. If your business needs any, feel free to contact us. We can customize them to suit your needs and offer free consultation as well.

So I finished setting up the lights last night. We also got the sukkah a protective coating, even though we are still hoping that it doesn’t rain. Here are some quick flicks of the sukkah at night:

We got our sukkah inspected yesterday as well, and the permit was approved!

So we finished the Sukkah in roughly five hours on Sunday. We had a ton of people come out; sorry we didn’t have jobs at all times for all of you. We appreciate the help nonetheless though. My stepfather, Tim Goble, supervised the construction. Everything went really smoothly without surprises. We had all of the kids (and many adults as well) decorate the newspaper panels with construction paper and crafts. Here are some general shots of the sukkah. I’m going to try to take and post up some better/more detailed shots later.

On another note, radio producer Myke Johns came down and covered the build for a story for WABE (NPR) 90.1’s City Café. You can listen to it here. (Note: For some reason, Chrome is detecting malware on the site)

We’ve cut most of the panels for today, and they are looking great. We have to finish up the super-porous panels tomorrow for the entrance, but other than that, we are ready for the build. We got the ground anchors, and are going to pick up the fasteners tomorrow. It has been a long journey (well, technically pretty short) but well worth it.

We hope to see you tomorrow at Oakhurst Community Garden in Decatur for the build. We will be doing larger construction type things (wall framing specifically) as well as paper mâché-ing panels with various designs and drawings, so that each person can make their own to hang up.

We are starting at 3:30 for those interested; light snacks and beverages will be provided.