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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Let's talk Design! Product, graphic, UX/UI, experience, furniture, architecture, etc.

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    • MizmazzleM
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      @seawolf incredible work man!! Makes me feel good knowing this is out there as I turn into an old man!! Haha

      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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      • endoE
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        I‘m a great fan of Santiago Calatrava‘s architecture. Today we took the chance to see his Auditorio de Tenerife. Just beautiful on a day with blue sky, warmth and a gentle breeze.

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        si tacuisses

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        • T4920T
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          @endo Love the framing of this photograph, perfectly balanced.

          “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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          • endoE
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            Some more close-ups.

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            and a model they displayed inside

            si tacuisses

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            • seawolfS
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              Some exciting news: I just accepted a part-time job at a design studio. So stoked to get my hands dirty and make some amazing stuff. The pay is shit, but it'll be an awesome block on my resume which will help me get my foot in the door somewhere else when I graduate next year.

              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

              @zeebeeleather

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              • GilesG
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                Many congrats....

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • seawolfS
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                  Thanks! It's strange starting a new career. I went into the studio today to do the usual payroll onboarding stuff, and was surprised to learn that it's all digital now. Clocking into work is now done on an app. Wild! I haven't had a new job in over 20 years, so this is all very new to me.

                  “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                  @zeebeeleather

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                  • goosehdG
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                    @seawolf ...and no uniforms 🙂

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    • seawolfS
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                      @goosehd Already plotting my outfit for my first day there. It's going to involve Wescos, duck 888, an IH tee, and my 526 L, and a healthy dose of facial hair. LFG!

                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                      @zeebeeleather

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                      • motojoboboM
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                        That is great news @seawolf . Bet your colleagues there will quickly pick up and comment/inquire about your outfits.

                        The journey is the objective.

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                        • seawolfS
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                          About 6 years ago, I restored a mid-century chair for a client, and this was the result (see below). I really loved the chair and when I delivered it, I told my client that if she ever wanted to sell it, to please give me a call. Well, a couple of weeks ago she called, and I was able to buy the chair from her at a very reasonable price (just about what I charged her for the restoration), and now it's sitting in my living room!

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                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                          @zeebeeleather

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                          • endoE
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                            very nice chair, did you do the leather?

                            si tacuisses

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                            • seawolfS
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                              I sure did! I cut off the original leather and made an exact pattern from it. I searched high and low for olive dye, but none were quite what I was looking for. I ended up learning how to mix my own dye, and managed to get this gorgeous color from a strange concoction of colors!

                              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                              @zeebeeleather

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                              • endoE
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                                @seawolf said in Let's talk Design! Product, graphic, UX/UI, experience, furniture, architecture, etc.:

                                this gorgeous color

                                it really is, well done 👏

                                si tacuisses

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                                • MattM
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                                  More bars should look like this. #chandeliergoals

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                                  • seawolfS
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                                    Heck yeah!

                                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                    @zeebeeleather

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                                    • seawolfS
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                                      I designed this credenza for a furniture design class. My record player will sit on the top left, the amp directly to its right, and the speakers in the bottom corners, and record storage inside the two big doors.

                                      I modeled the entire thing in CAD so that I can generate a cut list and start knocking out all of the components in the wood shop. It’ll make assembly a whole lot easier.

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                                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                      @zeebeeleather

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                                      • goosehdG
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                                        @seawolf Serious question for you: How do you deal with the harmonics of the wood since the speakers will be placed inside of the cabinet? I’ve always wondered what the approach was to isolating the speakers mounted that way. Is there a method of dampening to handle those issues?

                                        Spikes are placed on the bottom of floor mounted speakers or there are spikes on the bottom of stands to isolate the vibrations from the speakers so you don’t get unwanted harmonics.

                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        • seawolfS
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                                          @goosehd I can put the speakers on some triangular dampeners and I think that’ll be fine. I could be wrong, but I can always adjust if need be.

                                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                          @zeebeeleather

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                                          • goosehdG
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                                            @seawolf Let me know how it works out. I’ve seen a few people mount speakers inside of cabinetry in magazines and always how they solved those issues.

                                            Would you open the cabinet doors when listening to music?

                                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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