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Time for Design

3north — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 23:01:20 +0000

Architecture and Interior Design work by 3north, as well as work by the firm’s graphic designer, Christopher Hibben, are featured in the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’ current exhibition “Time for Design.” The exhibition, curated by design professors at Virginia Commonwealth University in conjunction with the Center’s curator, is intended to raise consciousness of creative design work in Richmond, and to educate about the public about the challenges and processes of design and its potential as a catalyst for social change. The exhibition continues through December 10, 2006.

Where Will You Fly?

3north — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:51:47 +0000

The Corrugated Box community extends a warm welcome to Tireflys, a fun new product development and design company. Tireflys, which started out manufacturing valve stem lights for automobile wheels, moved on to blaze a new path of innovation in lights and accessories for bicycles, skateboards and almost anything that moves. Visit their website www.tireflys.com for more information.

Recognition in Richmond

3north — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:46:19 +0000

3north has received two awards in recognition of their work from AIA Richmond. The firm’s designs for the renovation of the Corrugated Box Building and for a classroom addition to the Richmond Montessori School were awarded the chapter’s 2006 Award for Excellence in Design. 3north and their work were recognized at a reception at the Virginia Center for Architecture, located in the Branch House on Monument Avenue, on July 20, 2006.

In the Dog House

3north — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:05:13 +0000

Two denizens of Corrugated Box are showing their designs at Hot Diggities, an exhibition of dog houses at Quirk Gallery, 311 West Broad Street.

To see dog houses by Morgan Pierce of Grace Street Home Additions and Sandy Bond of 3north, go to quirkgallery.com, then click Exhibitions, then Artists’ Profile for a listing of participants.

MFA Candidates in VCU's Sculpture Program Exhibit 1st Year Projects at the 'Box.

3north — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:50:15 +0000

Take a break to view the fascinating and sundry 1st year student projects from VCU’s graduate program in sculpture still on exhibit in the big space on the ground floor of the ‘Box. The show will remain installed until about May 12, 2006.

3north's Work on Berry Hill Plantation Resort featured in Virginia Living

3north — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:45:26 +0000

Kudos to 3north, whose work on Berry Hill Plantation Resort is featured in “Prize Destination,” an article on South Boston in the April 2006 edition of Virginia Living. The firm’s artwork program and their designs for the resort’s new Blackberry Spa are featured in the article’s montage of photographs, and their work in the historic resort’s Registration Room, Plantation Lodging, and Darby’s Tavern is described as ensuring that guests “meet the plantation history head-on,” which was precisely 3north’s intention.

VCU Art Students and LIVING THINGS at Corrugated Box

3north — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:37:39 +0000

The Box’s vast ground floor space hosted a creative feeding frenzy of sorts as VCU arts students forged animalistic design at Anteeksi’s LIVING THINGS SAFARI on March 10, 2006.

Anteeksi, possibly an artists’ collective (it’s not entirely clear) from Helsinki, Finland, hosted a workshop for six teams, consisting of VCU Interior Design, Fashion, and Graphic Design, and Communication students, to conceptualize, fabricate, and present their living things’ creations. The students — all “Zookeepers” in this milieu — used the vacant ground floor to stage a fashion show, replete with catwalk, of course, and to show off their animalist tendencies in creatively constructed cages.

When the circus was over, everyone sought the local watering hole, and ended up cooling off at Legends down the street. To see fun pics of the Anteeksi experience at 3north, go to www.anteeksi.org. You’ll wish you had been there.

Saying Goodbye to Eric Gordon

3north — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:34:01 +0000

3north bids a fond farewell to Eric Gordon, the firm’s Graphic Designer extraordinaire, who is leaving the firm to accept a position with Burris, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based advertising agency. We’re all envious of Eric because he gets to be at home, wearing his favorite penguin pajamas, as he cyber commutes.

Eric came to 3north in a period of the firm’s transition. We had just moved into our new digs at Corrugated Box, increased in size, and started a couple of big projects. Eric, possibly the most organized person on earth, patiently produced lists, spread sheets, schedules, and e-mail reminders while churning out lots and lots of great work. He designed identity marks, logos, signs, way-finding programs, websites, IQ studies, marketing materials, posters, brochures, mailers, and more artwork than he (or any of us) cares to remember. And he did so patiently in a kind of design-by-committee scenario that was collaboration at its craziest. For better or worse, that’s the way we worked, and Eric was at the center of it all, holding it all together and making it happen.

We shall miss Eric’s can-do, re-do, and must-do attitude. We wish him all the best. We hope he will visit us again and again, and we hope he will be sporting his penguin pajamas when he does.

Pearl Langhorne Named Office Manager

3north — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:52:55 +0000

Congratulations to Pearl Langhorne, who has served as Corrugated Box’s receptionist for the past year (skillfully juggling clients, guests, calls, mail, and a broad assortment of odd and sundry requests for four busy offices). Pearl has moved over and up from her position at the building’s front desk to assume the role of 3north’s Office Manager. She will continue to be involved with the entire Corrugated community, not only because she has made lots of friends in the building, but also because she will head up the process of selecting and training a new receptionist for the ‘Box.

Susan Hogg of Circle S Studio featured in Times-Dispatch

3north — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:30:43 +0000

Susan Hogg, co-founder and managing partner of Circle S Studio, was featured in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article on Sunday, January 15, 2006, as the driving force behind a new web site for Richmond’s New Community School, which specializes in teaching children with dyslexia. The site, www.tncs.org, produced through the joint, pro bono efforts of Circle S Studio and ByteJam, a web design company, was designed with an organizational structure, navigation system, and font type that can easily be used by people with dyslexia. Bob Rayner’s interesting article, the children’s inspirational success stories, and Susan’s involvement in the website project all serve as a timely reminder for us to be mindful of opportunities to lend our collective good fortune and design skills to worthy causes and organizations. To read the entire article, click here.