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SHIFT modern: November 2007

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I want to share some of the other projects I have worked on in the past year or so. I was talking about applications for recycled acrylic, and situations where it works and does not work. The first picture is a detail shot of a window sill that I made out of acrylic, it is very interesting how the frosted acrylic pulls light onto the wall below it. Not like a prism, but in a softer way. Nice day here in the mid-west. plenty of sunshine. a good day to work outside! I am hoping to find some 3form. Today I ...

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SHIFT modern: Why SHIFT modern?

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The SHIFT in the name is a reference to a broad paradigm shift to live in mindful harmony with the environment. The modern housing movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s had many similarities to the current desire for unique living spaces. The current “green” movement is more broad-based and intentional about the full environmental consequences of design in addition to being unique. SHIFT modern focuses on materials that are reused, recycled and sustainable. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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SHIFT modern: Custom Dressers

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It is interesting how projects come together. I met these clients when they were in the process of planning the remodel of their kitchen, things did not come together for that project, but we shared design sensibilities. While working on that project we started talking about dressers. They wanted a modern style tall chest for for their daughter and a baby that was on the way. I used full extension slides so the drawers open nice and wide. The handles were custom made with maple and 1/2 acrylic scrap.

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SHIFT modern: 2011 Kansas Preservation Alliance Award for Excellence

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2011 Kansas Preservation Alliance Award for Excellence. My role was to work with the owners to create conceptional floor plans for the three existing public levels into one and two bedroom apartments. The biggest challenge for the making the project feasible was converting the unimproved attic space into usable living space by adding stairways, an elevator, and natural lighting with roof windows. Lowell Elementary School, Kansas City, Wyandotte County. From the Kansas Preservation Alliance Website. Lowel...

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SHIFT modern: Alternative Energy Rant

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I like to dream about ways to make alternative energy assessable. Today I am really focused on the fact that I am tied to a grid that I cannot control and that may be perilously fragile. today is an ice storm day. It is raining pretty hard, the trees have a pretty good coat of ice, which is still building. I occasionally. Here's what I want:. I want the utility company to put PV. The utilities should be able to realize return on investment sooner than I would, plus if they would offer free solar units to...

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SHIFT modern: Bamboo Dining Room Table

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Bamboo Dining Room Table. Last year I was working with a client to rework her living space and she expressed interest in finding and buying a bamboo dining room table. I agreed to help her find one because I had been hearing so many great things about the sustainability of bamboo. I resolved to build a custom table and we decided that I would use bamboo plywood, simple enough right! I looked online for other purchase options for bamboo plywood but I did not find anything that was significantly less expen...

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SHIFT modern: December 2007

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Bamboo Dining Room Table. Last year I was working with a client to rework her living space and she expressed interest in finding and buying a bamboo dining room table. I agreed to help her find one because I had been hearing so many great things about the sustainability of bamboo. I resolved to build a custom table and we decided that I would use bamboo plywood, simple enough right! I looked online for other purchase options for bamboo plywood but I did not find anything that was significantly less expen...

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SHIFT modern: More Recycled Acrylic...

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I want to share some of the other projects I have worked on in the past year or so. I was talking about applications for recycled acrylic, and situations where it works and does not work. The first picture is a detail shot of a window sill that I made out of acrylic, it is very interesting how the frosted acrylic pulls light onto the wall below it. Not like a prism, but in a softer way. I really like your window sills, what a great idea! December 15, 2007 at 1:32 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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SHIFT modern: December 2008

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It is interesting how projects come together. I met these clients when they were in the process of planning the remodel of their kitchen, things did not come together for that project, but we shared design sensibilities. While working on that project we started talking about dressers. They wanted a modern style tall chest for for their daughter and a baby that was on the way. I used full extension slides so the drawers open nice and wide. The handles were custom made with maple and 1/2 acrylic scrap.

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SHIFT modern: Rails in Time for Christmas

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Rails in Time for Christmas. This was a fun little project taken on before Christmas. The client had seen some of my other acrylic work for another client. He has a late seventies-early eighties home that he has done very nice updates to. The project was to replace the original 2x4 rails with something more modern to match his other updates and furnishings. The final design is on the right). The client came back in and painted the trim and did minor drywall touch-ups. The rails are made from uni-strut th...