IDS West

If you are planning on being in Vancouver this weekend, come check out our first booth at IDS West. We'll be in Studio North showing with fellow Northwest designers Iacoli & McAllister, Ladies & Gentlemen Studio and urbancase. IDS West is at the Vancouver Convention Centre West September 29 – October 2, 2011 and will host over 100 retailers, 30 manufacturers and 75 independent designers.

Summer In The City: JOIN Back At NYIGF

It's New York International Gift Fair time again!

This summer, JOIN, featuring the work of eight Northwest designers and collectives, will combine forces with the American Design Club and “A+: The Young Designers’ Platform” to assemble a new section dedicated to emerging design. Positioned just outside the entrance to Accent on Design, visitors entering and exiting the fair will have an opportunity to take extra time to experience new work from up-and-coming designers.

The New York International Gift Fair is located at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W 34th Street in New York, and will be open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm August 14 - August 17, 2011 and Noon - 6:00 pm August 18, 2011.

Above and below is a sneak peak at some of what you will find in the JOIN booth. The Canoe Canvas Pack above is by Blk Pine Workshop.

2012 Naturalist Almanac by Free Time Industries
SBiR Rings by friutsuper design

Hung by Grain
Hex Opener by Iacoli & McAllister
Terracotta Piggy Bank by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
Bows Scarf by PlainMADE
Linen Button Scarf by R&L Goods

Welcome Nina + Robyn!

We are super excited to have two new interns with us for the summer. Nina and Robyn (pictured above left to right) are both Seattle-area natives, friends and sophomores at the Rhode Island School of Design. They will be working on a number of projects while they are with us, but they can't seem to get enough of making, so we are keeping them busy with lots of Electric Love ring production as well as Bound mirror wrapping starting next week.

Here are short bios that Nina and Robyn put together for us with links to their work:

Nina Raizel: "I am a rising sophomore at RISD, majoring in jewelry. When not making jewelry, I love beading, knitting, sewing, working with wood and metal, doing taekwondo, and baking cupcakes. I enjoy interning for Grain because of their innovative designs and their dedication to using sustainable materials. You can see my work on Etsy here."

Robyn Luk: "Having discovered an interest in woodworking and furniture design over wintersession, I will be studying Furniture Design when I return to RISD in the fall. My curiosities include the workings of sustainable design and business in this field, hence my enthusiasm about interning at Grain. During my spare time, I enjoys wildlife photography, woodworking, baking, and reading. Feel free to check out some of my work here."

Here's to a fun summer on Bainbridge!

Team Players

Yes, there is strength in numbers! Huge thanks to Jess Chamberlain of Sunset for her continued support of all of us at JOIN and her fun piece in the latest issue of Sunset featuring a full page pic of our fearless founders, Jamie and Brian of Iacoli & McAllister.

Post Design Week Press

We had an amazing time in New York last week. We're still processing, but wanted to share a few links from the nice press we received. Thanks to everyone for their support!

At the airport, we were excited to find our Bound hand mirrors mentioned in the New York Times' Three Design Shops Popping Up in New York. For a recap from the Noho Design District (where we showed work with the American Design Club and Sight Unseen), here is a great summary from Sight Unseen.

While we were setting up our ICFF booth, we found this nice post from Laura Cassidy's Wear What When blog for Seattle Metropolitan Magazine featuring our work along with fellow Seattle designers: Greypants, urbancase and Iacoli & McAllister.

After ICFF, we were happy to read that we were selected by Inhabit as part of the Best Green Furniture Design at ICFF 2011 (see above) as well as one of 15 Young Designers and Collectives to See at ICFF according to Apartment Therapy.

We also wanted to send thanks to Jess Chamberlain of Sunset for her ICFF 2011 (some Seattle-based faves), Ghislaine Viñas of Interior Design for including our Bound hand mirrors in a nice post from the Noho Design District, and Carl Collins of Core77 for including our Bound wall mirror in their Noho roundup.

Seattle Mini-Boom

Big thanks to John Rambow for the great article on JOIN and the Seattle design scene on Fast Company's blog today! We always love being mentioned along with our fellow JOIN'ers: Iacoli & McAllister, Ladies & Gentlemen Studio and BLK Pine.

JOIN @ NYIGF

A few quick pics from the JOIN booth at the New York International Gift Fair. We'll be here until Friday in booth 3916...

BLK Pine

plainMADE

Ladies & Gentlemen Studio

Iacoli & McAllister

R&L

Grain

Meet Me Here

New: Electric Love Bangle

We're excited to launch a new bangle version of our Electric Love rings!

Made from the same reclaimed electrical wire sourced from Seattle and Portland-area building salvage stores, the bangles are available now for $28.00 from our online shop and at Supermarket Sarah's shop in Selfridges in London.

JOIN Returns To New York International Gift Fair

JOIN is combining forces once again to bring seven independent Northwest designers to the New York International Gift Fair to present a series of new products and accessories. If you are in New York, come say hello!

The New York International Gift Fair is located at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W 34th Street in New York, and will be open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm January 30th - February 2nd, 2011 and Noon - 6:00 pm February 3rd, 2011. JOIN will be located in booth 3916 in Accent on Design.

BLK Pine

Grain

Iacoli & McAllister

Ladies & Gentlemen Studio

Meet Me Here

plainMADE

R&L

Electric Love featured in Seattle Magazine!

Check out the November issue of Seattle Magazine to find our Electric Love ring featured on page 36! You can enter to win the pictured ring through their website or get one from our online shop right now for $19.00. Thanks Kate!

JOIN @ NYIGF

Here are some pictures from our recent booth at the New York International Gift Fair. The booth included products and personal accessories from nine Northwest design collectives - most showing at the Fair for the first time.

For more info on JOIN, check out our new website. For more pics, follow this link.

JOIN at New York International Gift Fair

JOIN: Design Seattle is having its first national show this August 15 - 19 at the New York International Gift Fair. The booth (#3912 in Accent on Design) will show new products and accessories from nine Northwest designers: Blk Pine Workshop (pictured above), Erich Ginder, Free Time Industries, Grain, Iacoli & MacAllister, Ladies & Gentlemen Studio, plainMADE, R&L Goods, and Urbancase.

Above and below are some portraits of each participating design studio by Seattle-based photographer Kyle Johnson. See you in New York!

Erich Ginder

Free Time Industries

Grain

Iacoli & McAllister

Ladies & Gentlemen Studio

plainMADE

R&L Goods

Urbancase