Designed for RX Made: Modular Storage System

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Modular Bookcase with Urban Ash Shelves. Designed by Strand Design for RX Made. Available now on Kickstarter.

Strand Design for RX Made

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We are very excited to announce our collaboration with RX Made!  Starting November 13th, you can invest in our Kickstarter campaign to make this project a reality. We...

Strand Wins The Unison Prize in The Design Showcase!

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We are so incredibly honored to have been awarded The Unison Prize!

Guerrilla "Truck Stop" at Neocon

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One of the funnest things about Neocon this year was that the Guerrilla Truck Show had a presence at The Mart for the fist time, appropriately called the...

Not so SMALL ...

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  Well it's about time! Finally, an organization has formed in Chicago that wants to be an advocate for artisanal manufacturing in the city.

Welcome INDO to Studio 1008!

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We are overjoyed to have some of our very best friends, Linsey Burritt and Crystal Grover of INDO, joining us at our studio at 1008!

Working With EPIC: Introducing "Tutoring Chicago"

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Wow! What a whirlwind! Eight weeks went by in a flash. I am very happy to say that the organization that used to be The Cabrini Green Tutoring...

Working with EPIC: Rebranding the CGTP

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I recently started working on an interesting volunteer project for the organization EPIC which pairs creatives with not for profit organizations who are in need of design services....

"Polack" : Searching for The Source of The Polish Joke

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In addition to being one of my favorite mentors as an Associate Professor at the California College of the Arts, James Kenney is an artist, writer, and filmmaker....