We had the pleasure of creating a sign for one of local Bernardsville's premier properties, the new Craft Hair Studio (crafthairstudionj.com). The Owner/Artist, Frank Musolino is a real great guy, so welcome him to town and get an amazing hair cut.
Sculpt Nouveau Metallic Finishes
We are always looking for new ways to make our signs better and better. Today we attended a workshop taught by husband/wife team Debbie and Ron Young that has created an amazing series of paints, dyes and patinas that can make any surface look like aged metal. The companies name is Sculpt Nouveau out of Escondido California, www.scuptnouveau.com. I thank Debbie and Ron for bringing these amazing products to our attention and spending the time to show us how to create amazing and beautiful patinas and metallic finishes. We look forward to creating some amazing handcrafted signs with these finishes in the near future.
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Studio Open House, Oct 3&4
We joined a local organization this year called ARTsee which is a group of local artists in Basking Ridge, Bernardsville & Far Hills, NJ that among other things offers Open Studio Tours of its members once a year and we have decided to join in. This year the event is being held Saturday and Sunday Oct 3&4 from 12-5pm. Come down and see where the magic is made and while you are here, take the tour and visit some of the amazing studios and works of the other very talented artists partisipating. We look forward to seeing you!
FDU Gets a Whole New Look!
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For the past 8 months we have been working with Fairleigh Dickinson University to survey, design, fabricate and install a new updated way-finding system for both of their NJ campuses in Teaneck/Hackinsack and Florham Park. This past month has been especially intense to instal over 150 signs during the rainiest June in recent memory. Attached are examples of the new system which include a formal model featuring a custom water jet cut solid aluminum grille surrounding the university seal, a pedestrian model to help the students navigate their way across the many park-like paths across campus with building identification signs that compliment the directional signs. The project also involved Welcome signs, traffic and parking signs as well as Admissions directionals. It was a long term challenging project, but we have received many compliments from the University Administration and students alike.
Sailing Off to Nantucket
Some of our favorite jobs are the ones that we send off to far off exotic locations. This A-Frame Sign for the J.Butler Collection butlersoffarhills.com, a renown interior designer in Far Hills NJ who has a satellite store in the Historic District of one of my favorite vacation destinations, beautiful Nantucket Island.