Category Archives: Metal
DesignCraft Heroes: The UrbanLab
At some point during our interview with the team at The UrbanLab, we both had the same thought…damn, it must be seriously, seriously cool to be these guys. Looking at their website, we of course knew we’d have to interview … Continue reading →
Filed under Heroes and Heroines, Metal, SF Bay Area
Tagged as architecture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, custom metalwork, facades, industrial design, Mare Island, metal, railings, stairs, steel, UrbanLab
DesignCraft Hero: Oliver Beckert
What do you get when you cross a nice German boy with Las Vegas? Uh-oh. Well it doesn’t necessarily have to be sordid fodder for a CSI episode. Meet Oliver Beckert. Born of German parents and bred in Vegas, he’s a … Continue reading →
Filed under Furniture + Lighting, Heroes and Heroines, Metal, SF Bay Area
Tagged as DesignCraft, Designer, Home accessories, Home design, Metalwork, Product Design
DesignCraft Heroes: Jacks Metal Arts
I love New Orleans (all frayed elegance, louche gentility, superstitious pragmatism, ebullience, sadness, and finally, a come back spirit). No other city in America has such soul. And I found something that felt like the soul of New Orleans: two brothers … Continue reading →
Filed under Furniture + Lighting, Global, Heroes and Heroines, Metal
Tagged as Lighting, Metalwork, New Orleans, Streetlamps
DesignCraft Hero: Eli Berland
SPECIALTY: Interior and exterior decorative and functional metalwork (including furnishings) for home and commercial spaces. BACKSTORY: What’s a Nice Jewish Boy doing in a place like this? Surrounded by equipment, grease, and metal shavings, you’d think he’s the farthest thing from … Continue reading →
Filed under Furniture + Lighting, Heroes and Heroines, Metal, SF Bay Area
Tagged as DesignCraft, furniture design, Home accessories, Home design, Metalwork, San Francisco Bay Area
