Hurricane Sandy has come and gone. Most of Brooklyn was almost totally unscathed – I didn’t even lose power. Manhattan was not so lucky. Yesterday I biked in with a friend, and the vibe was downright creepy. Like a post-apocalyptic zombie movie, if the zombies were looking for somewhere to charge their phones. The trains and most of the tunnels [...]

A quick note – due to the impending nor’easter/hurricane/armageddon, I had to cancel my booth at the Brooklyn Flea October 28. Instead I’ll be showing the following Sunday, November 4. Assuming there are any survivors.

For the last couple years, I’ve been doing my own nickel plating. What could be better for a young conceptual designer than working with highly toxic chemicals that need to be mixed in exact quantities? It was fascinating to learn and exciting when I got it right, but after a few encounters with boiling ammonia the novelty wore off. I [...]