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IM:MORTAL Collection

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:20:53 +0000

I recently had the privilege to collaborate with Im:mortal, a new Portland accessory design studio. Their first collection, “Future Primitive”, is inspired by the poetry of the earth. “Each piece we create is a token of our appreciation for the natural world around us. We draw from nature, from the places that are sacred to us. Inspired by old-world techniques, we craft artifacts that unite form with function to serve the modern-day sage.”

Above is the “canyon pouch”. A Laser-cut Ultrasuede circle pouch with leather feather cinch closure. Includes clear quartz crystal points inside pouch.
Below is the “desert bag”. It features laser-cut leather details and engraved bamboo pulls.

If you happen to be in New York this weekend, check them out at the New York Market/ Launch Pad Showroom. I’m excited to work with Im:mortal in the future!

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Grove

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:55:02 +0000

For the past 5 months I have been busy starting up a new business with my friend Ken Tomita. He runs a custom commission furniture company called Tomita Designs which specializes in sustainable bamboo furniture.

Our new collaboration, grove, will focus on environmentally friendly laser customizable products made of bamboo. We are using FSC certified bamboo and making all of our products in Portland, Oregon. Finishes are all natural and packaging design will focus on reuse and recycling.

Here is a sneak peak of our first product:

We will be launching in a couple weeks, stay tuned.

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Happy New Year!

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:56:44 +0000

Happy New Year! We hope you had an excellent holiday season and would like to take this opportunity to wish you the very best for the upcoming Year. Thanks for supporting Engrave and our various projects! We’re excited to add more amazing art to the Engrave Your Book collection in 2010. Domestic shipping will continue to be FREE!

I’d like to welcome Jacob Escobedo to the leather Moleskine cover artist series. Jacob is an artist and commercial designer living in Atlanta, GA. He is the Creative Director for the Cartoon Network’s adult-block of programming, Adult Swim. Only in person can one truly appreciate the intricate details of this piece.

Click here to browse the artist series.

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Engrave Open House!

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:34:12 +0000

Engrave recently had our warehouse-wide open house night. It was a huge success; with over 1500 visitors through the building. We unveiled some new art pieces by Jacob Escobedo, Alisha Wessler, Michael Hsiung, and Dan Strong. Also on display, were a few pieces from Project Chaboo. Thanks to all who could make it, I look forward to our next open house!

Check out some photos from the evening:

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Moleskine Covers Now In Black

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:33:16 +0000

We now offer black leather Moleskine covers. We’ve spent months searching for the perfect black vegetable tanned leather. The artwork above is “snakes” by pattern master, Dan Funderburgh. Here are a few new additions to the artist series: (TL clockwise: Owen Gildersleeve, Amy Ruppel, Junichi Tsuneoka, Tetuko Hanggoro.)

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Laser Cut Characters by Stef Choi

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:20:28 +0000

I recently laser cut a few large format art pieces for local Portland artist, Stef Choi. The characters were cut from 1/2″ thick MDF ultralight and then shaped and painted by Stef. They are part of a group show hosted by Gallery Nucleus called “sweet streets”, which is a collection of art inspired by Japanese street fashion.

Her pieces are on display at Gallery Nucleus until September 14th. Check out the video below of the pieces being laser-cut by my large format Trotec speedy 500.

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My New Large Format Laser Engraver

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:15:22 +0000

My new 120 Watt Trotec Speedy 500 laser engraver recently arrived from Austria. The machine can engrave intricate details on surfaces as large as 49″x28″, while also laser cutting 1/2″ thick wood cleanly. A Trotec laser guru was flown out for two intense days of one-on-one training. This machine is truly amazing, leaps and bounds beyond any offering from Epilog or Universal Laser.

scroll to see the view from my new shop…

For those of you in the Portland area, please feel free to visit my new laser studio in the Towne Storage building. It was a challenge getting my new Trotec Speedy 500 through the door of my new space; Vic and Kelly from NW Tech handled the 1200LB laser like a sleeping baby was inside.

The machine is calibrated and I’m excited to collaborate on large format art pieces, architectural models, and other custom projects.

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“Faces” by Ryan Bubnis

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:02:03 +0000

I’d like to welcome local Portland artist Ryan Bubnis to the Engrave Your Book leather Moleskine cover collection. The cover pictured above is laser engraved onto a vegetable tanned leather cover and is now available here. Ryan has an opening reception at Nemo in Portland this Friday.

Featured Artist- Ryan Bubnis from Nemo Design on Vimeo.

In the above video which was produced by Nemo, Ryan discusses his artwork and what you can expect at the upcoming show this friday. I’m excited to collaborate with Ryan on future projects!

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3D Moleskine Icons

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:23:17 +0000

My friend Max Brown designed a great 3D Moleskine icon set in Google Sketchup
Click here to download
You are free to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the icons under the following conditions:

Attribution. You must attribute the work to Max Brown / www.orangeyear.com
Noncommercial. You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
No Derivative Works. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.

moleskine icons set by Max Brown is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at www.engraveyourbook.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.engraveyourbook.com.

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Project Chaboo Connects Portland Creatives

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:02:44 +0000

Photos by Anna Campbell.

Recently, my friend Ken Tomita curated a furniture design show like no other called Project Chaboo. He brought together 50 of Portland’s finest industrial designers, architects, illustrators, inventors, engineers, and carpenters to reinterpret one of his signature designs. The design is based on a common Japanese low table, known as chabudai. I was fortunate enough to collaborate with one of the nicest illustrators in Portland, Amy Ruppel on her chaboo. I engraved her leaf design into the top surface, then laser cut felt to be infilled into the birch.

Here’s what Amy had to say about her chaboo:
“Since this chaboo is made of a green, solid material, I wanted an emblem of strength to come out of it. To me, that is a young stag in the woods. The felt helps to soften the piece and give it a sense of quiet and a tactile quality that longs to be touched. I like for my work to reflect nature and what inspires me about it. Catching a glimpse of birds or an animal in the woods is exciting to me, and I want to share that excitement.

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