Tomorrow I leave Nashville (and likely any contact with the outside world) for a week at Bonnaroo. Bonnawha- you ask? Well, mostly it’s music from the likes of Stevie Wonder, The Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, The Temper Trap, Kings of Leon, Jay-Z….and on and on for about 100 more names. I’m sure there’s all kinds of other crafty stuff, too. But, as I’ve never been, I have no idea.
It takes place out in the middle of no where (Manchester, TN) and is massive.
I’ll be camped out, under the stars with 75K other people. I promise to take lots of pictures, tweet when I can and, hopefully, listen to some great music and hang out with lots of friendly people.
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been around here much. I have, though, been working on a project or two at work.
Over the last couple of months we have been hard at work on a 1972 Volkswagon Westfalia, dubbed “Double Nickels”. The goal was not only to restore it but to put it on the road a week before CES, stopping along the way to meet up with everyday people. A full restoration (engine, interior, paint and suspension) enabled us to get the VW down the road on a 2500 mile trip from Nashville to Las Vegas…via New Orleans, Austin, Las Cruces, Phoenix and even a quick stop at the Grand Canyon.
Over the 6 month of work and throughout the trip we kept a video log of the process for all to enjoy.
One of the projects we been hard at work on at the office is a CoOp program where we pair fashion and textile design with some of our iPhone cases. Today marks the launch of our first product, the Elan Form case wrapped in Chilewich woven vinyl.
They’ve probably already arrived in a store near you. Or, if you see my wife, ask to see her phone.
Check out the video above on my Vimeo account, or, there’s a YouTube version as well.
