// PICS OF THE "ALBA MATTERS" ART SHOW

head here to see all the clocks that were part of our last art show on our flickr page, they are available to view at headquarters gallery and boutique if you are in the montreal area, or can be purchased directly through us here in our online store

// ALBA MATTERS ART SHOW!

Furni and our fine friends at Rekognize design are serving up another fine series of artist enhanced "Alba" clocks that will premier at Mount Tremblants Ski and Snowboard "Spin" festival. It all kicks off March 28th 2008 and goes till April 6th. Clocks not sold at the event will be available for purchase online on our store April 12th onwards, add yourself to our mailing list if you want to be alerted when they are online (top right corner) ..... Pictured is Neil Doshi's Laser Etched entry....

// BEAUTIFUL DECAY COLAB

So we just wrapped up production of a new collaborative effort between The fine folks at Beautiful Decay Mag and yours truly, available now at our online shop and theirs get em while they are hot!

// "SHOW US YOUR CANADIAN MUSTACHES" WINNER

Our second comp just wrapped up, what a way to bring in the new year! For the "Show us your Canadian Mustaches" comp all you had to do was send us a picture of you dressed like the latest “Furni meet Big Chief” cutout toy (brought to you by the fine folks at Big Chief Design in Milan Italy)by Jan 1st 2008! Heck the dudes at Big Chief design even created a mustache template to get contestants started! for a look at all the entries click here. The winner was Scott Krawitz of 10ton(studio) in Massachusetts in the U S of A. He will be getting his very own one of a kind "Furni X Big Chief" Alba clock!

// "SHOW US YOUR SKILLS" WINNER ANNOUNCED

What an awesome way to start the new year, we just announced the winner to our design your own clock competition that we called "Show Us Your Skills" it's Greg Wolos. His design the "Emily" is spot on and will make a great addition to a future 2008 furni collection. Thanks to all involved, entries were very inspiring!

Design: Greg Wolos www.gregwolos.com
Materials: base: walnut, electronics, polycarbonate window, brass inserts
casing: bead blasted aluminum, ss fasteners
6.4" x 2.5" x 2.3"
flickr set showing the build process and more shots: flickr.com/photos/gregwolos/sets/72157603095210389/

// FARMER WATCH

If you've checked out the product line and have a vague recollection of Skateboarding in the mid 1980's you've probably recognized some of the names of the collection (Alba, Gator,Templeton, Lee etc) The "FARMER" watch we just launched with coolhunting is a little more obscure. When we decided to do a white watch I was looking for a name to connect with the theme, remembering back to professional snowboarder Shawn Farmer's part in the 1991 snowboard movie "Critical Condition" I decided I'd bend the rules a bit and add some old school snowboarders names to the lineup. Based on the rapping that Shawn Farmer does in the video I am confident that he's the whitest boy alive, hence the tie in with the watch! Quoting the man himself "We do it my way, This is my Resume, We do it my way what did I say?". (Of Special Note: Hot-tub scene with no women in sight)

// GIVING BACK

After working on a wicked colab for our Alba EK model with awesome artist Emil Kozak we were lucky enough to help him out in bringing a design of his to life. We put together this one of a kind Table for him using silhouettes of himself and his girlfriend. It's pictured at home in his Barcelona apartment, We love it when a plan comes together.

// FURNI AND FORBES

If you've got a moment to check out the latest issue (December '07) of Forbes Life magazine you will find a really awesome blurb about us on page 35. Thanks guys!

// BIG CHIEF REVISITED!

The fine folks over at Big Chief design were rad enough to team up with us a second time to produce another limited edition freely downloadable toy, to step it up, we've even conceived a Big Chief look-a-like comp called "show us your Canadian moustaches" the winer( announced Jan 1st 2008) gets a one of a kind signed Alba!!! more here

// MONOCLE MAGAZINE

Holy cow, We're in the latest issue of Monocle Magazine in their "Inventory" section. As far as I am concerned Monocle is the "National Geographic" of cool. I will sleep well tonight!

// AZURE MAGAZINE

Our Alba"EK" colab clock with Barcelona based artist Emil Kozak made it into the November/December issue of "AZURE" magazine.

// GLOBE AND MAIL TAKE 2

Home column editor Alex Bozikovic of the Globe and Mail national newspaper was nice enough to shed a little light on our "Arthur" clock in his Mid October posting...

// PLAN MAGAZINE

Ireland based "Plan Magazine - The Art of Architecture and Design" featured us in their July/August issue (sorry for the late posting!)

// LOCAL PRESS

we managed to sneak into the local weekly paper here in town. The "Montreal Gazette" was doing an article on cool shops and on of our retailers "General 54" got a little write-up and our "Wolfies" got their 15 minutes of fame!

// ALBA AND JUXTAPOZ

Art and Culture Magazine Juxtapoz was nice enough to mention our Alba "LG" on their homepage the other day....more here.

// ALBA "LITTLE GIANTS" EDITION

We teamed up with Bob Kronbauer of Mumble Magazine to produce a limited edition of 50 pieces of this Alba “Little Giants” clock. They are being released to celebrate the launch of the DVD documentary series of the same name. Featuring hand silkscreened graphics using the artwork of Don Pendelton, the series first subject. More info at our online store here

// FURNI AND CORDUROY MAGAZINE

The premiere issue of corduroy magazine is out and let me tell you it was worth waiting around for...a couple months back we were lucky enough to have a nice little interview with them and when I got my hands on the printed version last night I was very impressed!!! If you've not heard of the mag before here's their masthead "Corduroy is a magazine that profiles visionaries in the fields of art, music, film, fashion and design. Through a collection of written profiles, photo novellas and visual art essays, our goal is to introduce you to artists who think outside the box, sidestepping trends in favor of something classic. Part storybook anthology and part gallery space, this is a magazine that is as much about quality writing as it is about strong design. Like a favorite corduroy blazer, this is a magazine that simply never goes out of style." We're seriously honored to be part of the issue.

// MOCOLOCO

we're lucky enough to know first hand how great the folks are at www.mocoloco.com at supporting new design, last week our colab clock the Alba "EK" featuring a custom designed face by Barcelona based designer Emil Kozak made it on to their site, the clock's available here for purchasse.

// COOLHUNTING

Even though we are working on a little colaboration with the fine folks at Coolhunting.com (more here) I was nicely surprised when this little blurb showed up about our new small fall lineup without any prompting...... read more here.

// FURNI AND THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Alex Bozikovic of the Globe and Mail's Lifestyle section was nice enough to include a pic of the Alba in his column "Things we like around us" Cheers!!!

// THANKS PAPERPLANE

The fine folks over at paperplane magazine asked us if we'd like to do a "top five" for things to do in Montreal, we gladly obliged. If you don't know about the mag it's tag line is the "art of travel" and it's out of Australia and really pleasing read...

FURNI AND BIG CHIEF!

Holy crap, we're launching the "Furni" Big Chief July 6th 2007, It's a Killer, Limited edition (5,000 run), Freely downloadable cardboard cutout, guaranteed to make you the coolest kid in the office. This collaboration between BigChief Design and Furni is our way of giving something back to all the people that have got us this far!
click here to download your own!

// WE LOVE DWELL!!!!

Dwell magazine is at the forefront of reporting and showcasing clean, stylish, modern design, heck there slogan is "at home in a modern world" and that is why we love them. Our "alba" clock was fortunate enough to make it into this months issue (July/August 2007) and we couldn't be happier. The fact that there is a dude on a BMX and a muscle car in the driveway of the home featured on the cover is just icing on the cake!!

// "SHOW US YOUR SKILLS" DESIGN COMPETITION

Our current competition is to design your own casing from one of our diy clock kits,
(go here for the kit info) you then can submit us a picture via e-mail to diy@furnicreations.com by September 1st 2007 and the winning clock will have a chance to make it into our next collection!!! Pictures of the entries to date are shown below....

// FURNI AND "BIG CHEIF"

we just got a link from a rad italian design based blog "big chief", they have a killer downloadable cardboard cutout dude you have to check here.....

// DESIGNER'S ARE HUMAN TOO

Check out this little blurb we did for mocoloco, it was our answer to the question: "Tell us something about yourself that most of your design colleagues would never guess..." the full article can be read here.

// FURNI AND DESIGNWARM

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino an interaction & industrial designer contacted us with some interview questions about our connections/feelings to the Montreal design scene.....read the full interiew here.....

// MOCOLOCO "MINI INTERVIEW"

We were lucky enough to talk a little bit about our designs and "retro" style for this week's designer interview at Mocoloco....read it all here

// NEW DESIGN GOODS

I know that the nice fellow who wrote this post about our miller wrote something great, I'm just not sure exactly what it says!! Anyone? Original post here....

// VICE INSERT

The kids over at vice magazine produced an insert for their new york issue on making out, somehow we made our way into it....

BTW don't forget that the art auction for the Furni clocks wraps up on the 27th of this month, more here

// ADHOLES

The fine folks at adholes were nice enough to do a little write-up on us.....more here

// THE MADNESS HAS BEGUN

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We just started on the 2007 production run, that means 1 month of cutting, gluing, finishing, boxing and shipping!!!!

/// FURNI AND ICI

Oh la la, a little press from one of Montreals Weeklys....My french is just good enough to know that they are not making fun of us!!! Cheers.

// JUXTAVIEWS INTERVIEW

Juxtaviews is a real interesting site, focusing on interviews with "people who make the web" so imagine my surprise when Kevin (someone who I met from a former web incarnation) dropped me a line a last week asking if he could interview furni......Take a read here i'm really pleased with how well it came out!

// FURNI AND GRASSROOTS MODERN

Grassroots modern is a really great weblog that I've been following for a couple years, I did my routine check for updates today (Right now they are featuring some killer info on there bathroom re-model and home addition) and saw a little post about us....very nice! Check them out when you have a sec......

// THE BLOGOSPHERE

Not long after our mention on Mocoloco earlier this week appeared these little nuggets.............we seriously can't get over how killer the support structure of the design community is!!!!!!

// FURNI AND MOCOLOCO

Mocoloco is a web magazine featuring modern contemporary design news and views. Not only do we worship it's findings on a daily basis, but are fortunate enough to get mentioned every now and again. This past weekend we sent them pics of our new ALBA digital alarm clock, within 3 days of their posting we had over a dozen pre-orders for it! Make sure to bug a local retailler in your town to get some in if you want to see it in person!

/// BACK FROM THE IDS

So we made it back safe and sound from the IDS show in Toronto, ran in to some old friends and met some new ones....If all goes well we should be able to add a couple Toronto locations to our Stockist page....here's a couple pics of the booth we built for the show...it matches our new catalogue layout....The image with the dude on the ladder is Mr James Kerr himself who's artwork and illustrations are also part of the catalogue....

// FURNI AND COLOR MAGAZINE

Vancouver based Color magazine is killer, the most recent issue features some killer artwork from their recent "Said and Done" artshow which is top notch.....we also managed to sneak into the magazine which is also awesome (on a smaller scale)...

// FURNI AND ELSEWARES

We just finished making a brand spanking half dozen "Gator SE" clocks for the awesome dudes at Elsewares. Ryan was cool enough to let us launch our "branding program" with them as our first customer. Elsewares will be our first store getting their initials "EW" stamped in western font into the lower back corners of their order of the "SE's". We plan to launch this option full on when we show the new line at this years IDS in Toronto (more on that at a later date) The "branding" option is like those stickers the dealer puts on your car when you buy it from them, only way cooler!

// CUSTOMIZED GATOR SE

All I am saying is that I have a sweet "Country and Western" punch set in my possession and I know how to use it..... We are going to be adding the option to add your initials to the back of your clock, bling bling! Stay tuned to the online store for new pics and the "Customize" option in the new year....

// FURNI AND "MONSTER CHILDREN"

Sure Australia is the other side of the world, that doesn't mean cool takes any longer to get to them though, I got a box of mags from the dudes at Monster Children about a month ago and I am still working my way through each one trying to suck the awesomeness out of each layout and photospread.....hit their site here for a nice little dose of cool.
(on a side note, the pic they ran is of the McGill flip clock, it's since been dropped from our lineup for a couple reasons.....please don't e-mail us trying to get one, sorry for any confusion, the difference between article submission dates and publication dates seem to be years apart.....)

// FURNI AND "CANADIAN INTERIORS"

After a month of rumours and mentions It's actually true, we are featured in the latest issue of Canadian Interiors as one of the top nine Quebec Designers.....Apart from the small typo in the article that states that the GatorSE is made from "birch" and not "beech" like it should have said, and the fact that there's supposed to be a caption that states the pictured SE is a special "prototype" made from Murado....We are super stoked!!!! Click on the pic for a zoomed view if you want to read the text....