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Weekend Adventure in So-Cal

June 4, 2012 by Bob Borson 11 Comments

Weekend Adventure in So-Cal

I went to Southern California last week on a working holiday to visit the Bosch Experience and Design Center to take a look at  Bosch appliances and BLANCO sinks and faucets. These trips are really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Travel Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, Products, social media, traveling

European Design for the Modern Kitchen

May 29, 2012 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

European Design for the Modern Kitchen

. Soon I will be flying off to California to take part in a panel discussion titled "Design Trends for the Modern Kitchen" with Bosch, BLANCO and  a group of heavy-hitters from DWELL magazine.  I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Materials and Products Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, Products, social media, traveling

Homemade Easter Float

March 29, 2012 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Homemade Easter Float

Easter is just around the corner and in my house that means lots of Cadbury chocolate eggs, the smell of vinegar mixed with the sound of Easter Egg dye pellets fizzing, but most importantly, it’s time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life in General, Materials and Products Tagged With: a day in the life, being a part of the design process, design, Holiday, Scott Taylor, what?

Pinterest for Architects

February 27, 2012 by Bob Borson 25 Comments

Pinterest for Architects

Unless you've had your head under a rock or extremely slow to discover new things, you have probably heard of Pinterest. One of the latest entries into the world of social networking, Pinterest is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, Observations Tagged With: architectural technology, being a part of the design process, clients, design, Things that are Cool, tools of the trade

It’s all about the narrative

February 13, 2012 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

It’s all about the narrative

In approximately 3 1/2 months I will be standing on a stage in Washington D.C. at the American Institute of Architects 2012 National Convention talking about blogging and social media for architects. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations Tagged With: Architecture and Society, being a part of the design process, builder homes, conversations, great to work with architects, Residential Architect

Job Site Culture and Pride

December 22, 2011 by Bob Borson 29 Comments

Job Site Culture and Pride

. I had an interesting conversation with a contractor the other day - it centered on job site culture and how to create the right sort. I'm not talking about Fight Club sort of culture or stuff found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contractors, Observations Tagged With: being a part of the design process, Construction Observation, Construction Process, contractors, conversations, modern house, Sale Street

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