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DK has an annoucement at the November Korner, this Tuesday

November’s Designers’ Korner will be held at Vermillion Gallery Cafe, tomorrow, Tuesday November 3rd. So make sure you do your duty at the voter’s booth (well, drop off your ballot) before, and head over to 11th and Pike in time for the 6:30 kick-off.
In addition to the usual doodling and lounging, Design Kompany will […]

CORA Northwest Q&A is up!

At our roundtable discussion Wednesday, we talked about authenticity and branding. We also invited questions from the group, and since we didn’t have nearly enough time to address all of them, I promised I’d answer them online. Here’s the first question:
Q1: (In relation to a discussion on Guy Kawasaki’s “mantra” concept, and Gladwell’s Tipping […]

DK speaks on branding vs advertising for architects roundtable today

Photo by our summer intern Victor Ng. More pics at DK’s Flickr stream.
A very special thanks to Tony Case and John DeForest for introducing and inviting us to speak today at CORA Northwest, a roundtable for architects that meets every month at the office of Miller|Hull.
Some of the things we talked about: authenticity-based branding, […]

Blitz July is Thursday

On the heel of July 4th Celebration (Happy America!), Capitol Hill’s new arts walk is happening again this Thursday. DK intern Victor Ng is in charge of the visuals this time.
Here’s the postcard:

See you out and about on Thursday night!

Two Art Shows You Can Enjoy While Sipping A Latte, This Month

I love cafes. And sometimes, I like what’s hanging on the walls enough to tell friends about them. Art can be sometimes elitist (”I don’t want my work hanging where people are eating, drinking coffee and talking!” an artist told me once), and sometimes it’s justified; some work should really be experienced fully, not in […]

Cardboard Furniture Duo Graypants Go Big Time in New York

Our friends and fellow enterprising designers Graypants are in New York, showing off their wares at International Contemporary Furniture Fair this weekend. They came to our Dream Kitchen session last year to share some samples of their work and the design philosophy behind it, and I’ve been a big fan since.
Their scrap lights are truly […]

BTFL|SIMPL showing until June 5. Thanks for coming to the opening!

Beautiful Simple opening reception

Georgetown Super 8 Film Festival is today

… and our own Akira Morita has a little short called “Prawl” showing there. It’s a totally home-spun festival, in its fourth year, run expertly by Georgetown artist Laura Wright. It will show an eclectic collection of works (nearly 60, non-juried) submitted by participants (many of whom, like me, were experiencing the medium for the […]




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Atlantic School of English + Active Leisure
Blitz!
Bonanzle
Case Design + Project Management
Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce
C'ODA
D+A Studio LLC
Flow
Global Village conference
Group3 Architects LLC
Gupta Insurance & Financial Services
Joji Minatogawa Architects
Kikokugo
Matchbox Mobile
MD Systems
Miyabi
Modern Business Training Services
Northwest Asian Weekly
Real Science
TILU
Petites Fleurs
Potters Bar
Redpill
Revolt
Spaccarotelli
Durham World Beer Festival 99-00 Write with Meaning
Vibrance Nutrition + Fitness
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