01.29.10

the client, chillin with the final product (w/ pacman)...

trying to be published or bought. don't steal it! that's mean...

there's two sides to every story. the first story is the one told vicariously through the man/woman restroom icon couple. for those graph illiterate, it goes a 'lil somethin like this:

 

Once upon a time, a wonderful unity amongst two individuals also resulted in the unity of possessions.
After the honeymoon stage was over, a realization of double the belongings in a single space, proved to be an issue of individual belonging.
But then, a magical form of simple efficiency with a striking statement of ownership came along to save the day. Now his and her belongings belonged once again.

But where did this magical form come from you ask?
It lived in the creative realms of imagination. Conceptualized by the mystical Big Ant, (a mysterious, yet loveable creature)
and materialized by the master craftsman of Guiney Co.

In the end, the union of two lovers and the materials they possessed found a home of their own, together.

THE END.

and the real story...

Once upon a time, Ant and Dennis went to Kyoto, Japan for a study abroad semester in the summer of '05. Earning the nicknames 'Mel Gibson' <dennis> and 'Danny Glover' <me>,
the Lethal Weapon alliance was formed. United by the common love of architecture and craftsmanship, the shenanigans filled adventures of these two brothers from another mother
would ultimately result in the collaboration of skill and excellence.
The first attempted collaboration idealized the conception of a custom bed frame, as it was already successfully in the repertoire of Mel Gibson.
For reasons which shall remain undisclosed at this time[the other person who was supposed to sleep in the bed had many doubts], this dream was never realized.
Attempt #2 was abandoned and forgotten, as it was another parade rained on by a shadow of doubt. <i think it was supposed to be a coffee table?>

But then, one day, justification was met with the culmination of frustration and creativity. Tired of having the unorganized chaos of the unnecessary necessities in life, immediately greeting him when returning to the supposed sanctuary of his home, Danny Glover had an idea.
"I'm tired of all this mail cluttering up our bar/counter. It just leads to a messy kitchen. And I'm tired of all our shoes taking over the whole entryway. There's not enough room on this stupid shoe rack.
Is this even a shoe rack? My shoes [size 13-15 depending on brand] don't even fit on this thing....AHA! We should build a custom shoe rack where my and her shoes would fit nicely,
and we could have our own mailboxes at the top of it! [and i could display my signed talib kweli adidas shell toes and her signed chrishette michelle cd, and it would be just the right dimensions
so we could open the door comfortably and not block the heater valve]." (or something like that)
Thus, we have 'Lethal Weapon 3."

 

so there you have it. basically i was bored of architecture*, and wanted to build something with dennis.
then i realized i could use this whole design thing to solve some problems that bothered me.
design is pretty clever. who'da thunk it?

* bored of architecture school and work. i just wanted to build something real. shout out to the woodshop crew that keeps the motivation fresh.
jbanes, jaivset1 (i'll build something for u to slap monkey laserface on one day...), and the other one, whoever you are.