Archive for the “Design” category
Getting acCUSTOMed to Spring
by Sarah on April 15, 2012
It’s hard not to get excited after a cold, grey winter when the weather starts to get warmer. We’ve got our new spring collections rolling through our doors every day ~ You may have even caught a glimpse on our (…)
Man(niversary) Gifts
by Sarah on April 4, 2012
Shopping for men can be….difficult. Let’s face it ~ When shopping for women the options seem limitless. You have clothing options, scarves and handbags plus a hundred different accessories to choose from. There are books, candles, bubblebath and more. One (…)
MetalSmith
by Jesswf on December 16, 2011
Magpie’s very own Walter Vandermolen just announced to us that he is going to be teaching a Metalsmithing course at the Ottawa School of Art! It’s called “Creative Jewellery Making: Basic Techniques” and it runs on Monday nights, 6:30-9:30 from (…)
The future?
by Jesswf on July 25, 2011
photo via Improbablecog These earrings were produced using 3D printing technologies. What do you think, is this the future of jewellery design? Have you heard of 3d food? I caught a radio interview with one of the engineers from Cornell (…)
Infinitely cool….
by Erin on July 12, 2011
It’s HOT! A lake will do, a river too. Wherever you can submerge yourself into a great mass of water, really. Even a soaker with the hose can refresh. But in this heat, you want to take it to the (…)
Tangential Life.
by Erin on June 21, 2011
Its amazing how you can be catapulted off in a strange direction or tangent from one minute to the next in this crazy life. As I was unlocking my bike in the market, I noticed a very nice cardboard box (…)
Concrete wall
by Erin on January 28, 2011
I have been staring a lot lately at our newly polished concrete floor in our space in Westboro. Its polished but its dusty and dirty right now from all the work that is going on. (Not something I should complain (…)
As I’m about to hand over my VISA I see this:
by Erin on January 19, 2011
As you know or may not know, we are building an office along with our new store. Our millwork (the desks and shelves) are being built as I write this. The work is coming along nicely, the project managed expertly (…)
Graffiti
by Jesswf on January 13, 2011
A few years ago on Dalhousie someone was going around decorating all the parking meters with trinkets associated with the shops on the street. There were little pieces of gold coloured jewellery in front of Victoire, nickels in front of (…)
Waiting.
by Erin on January 7, 2011
It doesn’t matter what you’re waiting for. This is what I do when I’m waiting at home for a) somebody to drop something off; b) somebody to come to fix something; or c) somebody to pick me up and take (…)