7.26.2012

Love Letters to Detroit and some new designs!

Thanks to everyone that's already made it to the D:Pop pop up shop. While we were there, PBS stopped by and had a chat with Bethany and Margarita in this really great piece about artists in Detroit called Where Detroit Industry Has Floundered, World-Class Art Flourishes. Thank you PBS for giving us a wonderful kind of thumbs up! 


Bethany was also excited to receive 50 ladies from the DIA in to tour the studio and learn about our little Tie Lab. Thanks to the ladies who attended for braving the heat, the crazy freight elevator and/or the stairs. 


Continuing our period of Crazy Busy - this weekend is Maker Faire Detroit! We're psyched as usual to put out our shingle and sling you some fresh, hot ties - and this year there'll be an interactive twist. Our busy bee Bethany is going to show you and anyone else you drag along how to pull your own ink and you can walk away with a special commemorative poster that you make yourself! Get your hands dirty (well, not that dirty, really - there is a squeegee involved) and have a taster of a new skill you might want to pursue afterwards. PS: 3D POSTERS!

These will be made exclusively on French Paper from local Michigan paper makers extraordinaire, French Paper Co. from Niles, MI! 
(Look at that packaging - fantastic.)



As if that weren't exciting enough, we're also going to unveil some designs you can't even get on the interwebs yet, including:


and a whole mess of kiddie ties for the little guys (and girls):


Come on over and make one! We'll be there this weekend, July 28th and 29th at the Henry Ford. Catch all the details (and get caught up in the rabbit hole that is this site) at Maker Faire Detroit.

We're also continuing to spread more Detroit love with our latest design, Zug Island and River Rouge:
This is only going to escalate from here. 
This is the first in the 'Ties to Detroit' series, with love from Bethany and Cyberoptix.



Perfect for newcomers, ex-pats and long-time Detroiters alike. Map illustrations are adapted from a 1960 publication outlining the unit foot and land values for the entirety of city property before its eventual decline.


For those of you with absolutely no ties to Detroit, we hope you weren't too boar'd. We've got quite a few new beasties for you:


We love pigs, and we love their products (thank you, pigs!) and this one is one for the hunters, and chefs, and Chinese Zodiac boars would dig this too.



Already a fast favorite with our brides- and grooms-to-be, Mountain Aspen, like all of our designs, can be made in the colorways you want to suit your preferences. If you're not sure about color, check out our swatching service!

Lots more to come as soon as Bethany can catch her breath and edit some of the amazing photos of great new designs! See you after Maker Faire!

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1 comment:

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