Before
After.The change is remarkable...
Monday, October 10, 2011
SPCA custom dog house(s)
The above renderings were for the other firms submissions.
A conceptual rendering of our design
Process photos of the construction
The finished table complete with inlaid chess board, toy storage compartment, remote control storage, magazine rack, inlaid coasters, and a dog bed.Dan Richards here at WP spearheaded an effort to team up local architectural firms with contractors to design and build custom dog houses. The challenge this year was to design a dog house that could also be a piece of furniture. They were auctioned off at the SPCA's annual fundraising event. A big thanks to Dan as well as Regina and Lauren for their input.
Smart...
"These contractors are installing steel pillars in concrete to stop vehicles from parking on the pavement outside a sports bar downtown. They are now in the process of cleaning up at the end of the day and anxious to go home. How long do you think it will be before they realize where they parked their truck?" - Anonymous
All Dressed Up
Kim snapped this photo before the team went to an interview.
We are a pretty casual office so seeing everyone in suits and ties was kind of like sending your children off to their first day of school. Mom adjusts the ties and makes sure everyone has their shirts tucked in and dad says good luck and hands them all their lunch boxes.
50 dollars well spent
Kim grilling up the burgers... YUM!
All the people that ate the yummy burgers.Kim was the most recent recipient of the random 50 dollars to spend on something fun for the office. Well, when you have a backyard special built for entertaining then it would only make sense to entertain. So, Kim fired up the grill for some delicious burgers accompanied by some ice cold beverages. Only Jim and Joey were brave enough to take a swim but everyone enjoyed relaxing and hanging out for a few hours on a gorgeous Friday afternoon.
Thanks Kim!!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Jack Relaxing...?
You never know where blog material will come from. Jack's daughter sent me this to post as "other side of dad." She wanted to make note that "he does actually relax (drink coffee and catch up on world news) and take care of two fluff balls :) "If you know Jack at all you know that he is 100 mph all the time. We've heard stories of him relaxing but just chalked those up to urban legend. Like the Yeti, Sasquatch, and UFO's... people have claimed to have seen them but there is no conclusive evidence. Well, we can scratch "jack relaxing" off the urban legends list and stamp it confirmed.
side note... the authenticity of this photo has been proven but the relaxing part of the story is still in question. Jack is reading the Sunday paper and given the remote location it was probably a 30 mile bike ride into town to just get the paper. That's hardly relaxing in my book but considering he rode 200 miles last month I'll consider it relaxing for him.
Brian L.
Monday, August 1, 2011
MERGE
The first (hopefully annual) MERGE fashion event was this past weekend. The event was put on by our local chapter of the IIDA (International Interior Design Association) and WP was well represented thanks to remarkable volunteer efforts of Jeff, Kim, Tom, Yingxi, Lauren, Amber and Brian. The Fashion show consisted of gowns made from materials donated from some of our product reps... carpet tile, vinyl wall covering, textiles, solid surface, and ceramic tile. Each team was given their materials upon arrival and given 2.5 hours to assemble a wearable gown that a team member had to model. THANKS LAUREN!!! It was a great team effort with each member chipping in to put their touch on the dress. To top the evening off we WON the top honor of Judges Choice. Well done team!!!
Jeff and Kelli cutting countless triangles of MDC wallcovering which were then folded and attached to the dress
Tom and Kim HAND SEWED the corset top using Momentum Textiles.
Lauren and Yingxi making the structure of the skirt out of an old belt, irrigation pipe, staples and muslin... that is some creativity!
Brian and Kim gluing the mosaic pattern of Crossville tile to the corset with only seconds to spare.
The finished skirt awaits its model.
That's Amber making a few last minute tweaks to the dress. We didn't have time for a test fit so it was all or nothing when Lauren came out of hair and makeup to try it on for the first time.
The Team from left to right Kim, Tom, Yingxi, Lauren, Amber, Brian and Jeff.
A little shimmy in front of the judges before throwing them bouquet of flowers made from the origami pieces from the skirt.
The corset top was hand sewn and laced up with ribbon
Lauren ROCKING IT on the runway!!!
Jeff and Kelli cutting countless triangles of MDC wallcovering which were then folded and attached to the dress
Tom and Kim HAND SEWED the corset top using Momentum Textiles.
Lauren and Yingxi making the structure of the skirt out of an old belt, irrigation pipe, staples and muslin... that is some creativity!
Brian and Kim gluing the mosaic pattern of Crossville tile to the corset with only seconds to spare. 
The finished skirt awaits its model.
That's Amber making a few last minute tweaks to the dress. We didn't have time for a test fit so it was all or nothing when Lauren came out of hair and makeup to try it on for the first time.
The Team from left to right Kim, Tom, Yingxi, Lauren, Amber, Brian and Jeff.
A little shimmy in front of the judges before throwing them bouquet of flowers made from the origami pieces from the skirt.
The corset top was hand sewn and laced up with ribbon 
Lauren ROCKING IT on the runway!!! Other submissions below
-Brian L.
Greg the Designer...!?
Although he is the CEO of our company, dealing more with numbers and spreadsheets than sketch paper and chip board, Greg was an award winning designer at one point. That point in time just happened to be in circa 1975ish when he was in high school. These are some old pics of a residential competition he was involved in. He won all 3 years he participated (he is very proud of this... as he should be). Some one get this man a pen and turn him loose!!-Brian L.
