Packaging Redesign
File this under “Overreaching And Figuring Out a Way to Recover Gracefully”. Our initial concept for packaging inserts involved having forms cut...
Read Full PostFile this under “Overreaching And Figuring Out a Way to Recover Gracefully”. Our initial concept for packaging inserts involved having forms cut...
Read Full PostHere’s a design idea that was considered and discarded when we were coming up with concepts for the group of objects that would become the Brass ...
Read Full PostHere’s a short look at how we’ve taken parts from prototypes and repurposed them or taken a basic design and tried to see what else we can do wit...
Read Full PostWe experimented quite a bit with the Shadow Box idea and finally finished up the experiment this past week. Even though we didn’t have a clear id...
Read Full PostWe always find it interesting when you stumble across a forgotten object that was part of a development process. It’s usually a dusty, discarded ...
Read Full PostDoing production work day in and day out can get monotonous. The focus tends to be quite narrow in that you are monitoring multiple steps in a pr...
Read Full PostAfter the base was finished curing, the sections of the mold form were dis-assembled and removed. Everything looks fine. The metal spine that wa...
Read Full PostWith the mold finally constructed and the some experiments with the concrete completed, if feels like we have enough to finally start making the ...
Read Full PostSince we wanted the front and back to be a slot shape, the best approach would be to purchase a round tube and then cut it along its length, giv...
Read Full PostBefore deciding to get too much deeper into designing the concrete base for our lamp, we need to get a feel for the material we’re going to be wo...
Read Full PostKitty and I had talked for a long time about buying an Arco Lamp for our living room. It's a unique, timeless design by Achille Castiglioni that ...
Read Full PostWe thought you might like to see some of what goes into making the various pieces that make up the Brass Family. The term “hand made” is thrown a...
Read Full PostWelcome to the new website and online store for Daughter Manufacturing. We started exploring the idea of starting our own company quite a few yea...
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