LOCAL: Building a Creative Community
When we first put together the idea of Designers Collective, we wanted to fill a void in our local design community. We knew that there were (and still are!) so many talented makers just emerging into the market or trying to reach a wider audience. As designers, we felt a kinship with our fellow creatives and decided to organize a series of Pop Up shops to give these local makers a physical space to showcase their product lines.The ease of...
How to Downsize: Travel Edition
Travel can be a challengeā¦ between planning itineraries, organizing transportation, and finding accommodation it takes a lot of prep to get that vacation off the ground. We know travel season is in full swing, having just come back from our design tour in LA and finalizing our tour in Baja (in addition to family vacations!) so we love a good travel tip. But what about an extra travel challenge? Have you ever gone on an extended trip without checked luggage?...
Bringing the Gallery Home
Art galleries.Ā This particular place may bring to mindĀ a large public institution with cavernous rooms, or something cool and modern on the same street as high-end boutiques, or even an artist-run space filled to the rafters with unique works...
Alt Summit in Palm Springs
Alt Summit in Palm SpringsAsĀ our time in Palm Springs comes to a close I am reflecting back on all we have seen and learned this last week at Alt Summit. Alt Summit is mainly a womenās entrepreneurial/bloggers conference that caught our attention a few years back after Tina took some online Alt courses. For the last several years it has been held in Salt Lake city but this year they changed it up and it was held in Palm Springs. The...
The Busy Guide to Pumpkin Fun
Halloween weekend is just around the corner!If your schedule looks anything like ours, there seems to be few (if any!) free slots that you can dedicate to the sometimes labour-intensive process of carving pumpkins...