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NOD x 2018

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All photo credit @LukeMetzinger

Photos. They document the adventures we have been on in 2018, and we are better for the hurdles, the learning, and even... dare I say... failures. What a compliment to our team, to be brought in on multiple commercial projects, a national product line launch, and even healthcare and co-working conceptualization. Concepts that are cutting edge and revolutionizing the way people think, and will ultimately behave. Of course, our sweet spot, proven more so by the years adventures, are the intimate relationships of highly personalized residential design. Working with some of the most talented architects in Louisville, we have kept our operation small, invited in passionate partners to hone our talents, and added skilled people to help us transition in growth. We are still that small studio, in lock step with our art community, and craftspeople, but 2017 forced our physical growth in a positive, all be it not for the risk adverse, direction. 2018 will mark our 10 year anniversary in Louisville. Some raw captures here of the work we do, the spaces we have had a hand in, and the true joy of the journey.

When we closed out our small 450 square foot studio at the end of summer, we rested.  But, if only for a minute, to recognize the true purpose of our work. The work we attract and the talent we share. How do we innovate, is there a pivot point? It all rests here... in the studio. 

“Working in a studio:

The boss in a factory relies on compliance. More compliance leads to more profits. Do what you’re told, faster and cheaper, repeat.
This is the history of the twentieth century.
The studio, on the other hand, is about initiative. Creativity, sure, but mostly the initiative to make a new thing, a better thing, a process that leads to better.
It’s peer to peer. The hierarchy is mostly gone, because the tasks can be outsourced. So all that’s left is leadership.
Initiative plus responsibility. Authority is far less important, as are the traditional measures of productivity.
You can tell a studio and factory apart in about three minutes.”

-Seth Godin

The future is exactly as you make it, and we could not feel better about what we have started here. 

Thanks for giving this a read. See you in the new year. 

Natalie + Julie + Luke + Taylor + Joe

Friday 12.28.18
Posted by Natalie Officer
 

NYC

“I cannot tell you what will happen, but I can tell you it will be different when the light pours in.” -Morgan Harper Nichols


10:

Standing in the dry husks of midwestern cornfield

When I grow up: I will live in New York City.


“Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.”  ―  Betty Smith,    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

She sees your potential. You deserve more. She knows, and so do you.

She sees your potential. You deserve more. She knows, and so do you.

We knew it was flirting. She wasn’t. Swing and a miss Charlie.

We knew it was flirting. She wasn’t. Swing and a miss Charlie.

20:

This is New York City. May I never leave it. It shows me how people can get along. It shows me a view of a world far bigger than mine. Touching all of the textures. This is my New York. Contributing to this flavor is my life. 

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A give back from SOHO. Unknowingly borrowed her chair for P+TY.

A give back from SOHO. Unknowingly borrowed her chair for P+TY.

Baked goods and Ms. Taylor for the spirit win. Always.

Baked goods and Ms. Taylor for the spirit win. Always.

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Trail blazers have our heart

Trail blazers have our heart

WE FAMILIA. 6:00 a.m. direct flight from ORD to JFK. Kodak CEO in seat B2, N.O. in B1. “The best memories do not require a photo. They are firmly planted in your mind.”

WE FAMILIA. 6:00 a.m. direct flight from ORD to JFK. Kodak CEO in seat B2, N.O. in B1. “The best memories do not require a photo. They are firmly planted in your mind.”

Cliche our way

Cliche our way

The Natalie in NOD’s favorite image. All the living happening, all the stories. The capacity for love and good is combustable in my heart.

The Natalie in NOD’s favorite image. All the living happening, all the stories. The capacity for love and good is combustable in my heart.

Exceptional pairing…

Exceptional pairing…

… just a moment please. a single moment.

… just a moment please. a single moment.

Human connection. Please. Yes.

Human connection. Please. Yes.

Contrast

Contrast

We see you collaborating. Investing, respecting, sharing, growing

We see you collaborating. Investing, respecting, sharing, growing

With gratitude to Cafe appliances for the interest in our squad + latitude given for our Matte Black interpretation.

With gratitude to Cafe appliances for the interest in our squad + latitude given for our Matte Black interpretation.

https://www.cafeappliances.com/

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Our lens man has a language. Love of country. Love your Mother. Lens. Leather. We dig.

Our lens man has a language. Love of country. Love your Mother. Lens. Leather. We dig.

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Photos by Luke Metzinger

44: 

Am I grown up? 

New York lives in me. It travels with me in every experience, it is who I show my children they can be. It flavors my every leaning. 


The same could all be said of travel. Travel is lifeblood. It is the push of seeing everything through a lens other than your own. Less selfishly. With more empathy. From you derive knowledge, skill a communication you did not have before. 

Monday 10.22.18
Posted by Natalie Officer
 

Now Streaming: Light and Consciousness

It was the windows, without question. Our group of phototropic souls would lean into the light and grow. That was the plan as we brought our mangled and long-collected boxes and binders into the space this February. Boxes of samples, works and stories long-accumulated now had a shell to land in. 

And land they did.

Through gypsy travels, pregnancies, losses, wins, life migrations and pure luck, we have assembled and it is bliss. It is not the first assembly of this brand or these efforts. It is fresh and changed iteration.

How we will grow is not precise. We will pull all of the beautiful things we want to share with our clients into this well lit space, placed side by side in small collections reflective of each work we have immersed ourselves in. Ideas will rest in this light until each person's story takes hold. Until the relationship of their design unfolds perfectly. Even then, we amend and give it the grace to evolve. Perfection is an illusion. 

Welcome to our blog, a window into our daily lives. Soon to be filled with our growing team: the Metzingers, our Rockerbuilt friends, baby Palmer, and more

Welcome to the windows 

Photo by Luke Metzinger

Photo by Luke Metzinger

Photo by Luke Metzinger

Photo by Luke Metzinger

Photo by Luke Metzinger

Photo by Luke Metzinger

Photo by Luke Metzinger

Photo by Luke Metzinger

Wednesday 11.01.17
Posted by Natalie Officer
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