This week we’re feeling #InspiredBy the Noche de Rabanos or Night of the Radishes festival in #Oaxaca, Mexico. The city dedicates land to growing huge #radishes every year, and there’s an official competition for most impressive carvings every year on #Christmas. Isn’t this amazing?!
First spotting of our Sunshine Desk Clock in the wild! Thanks so much @elaine.tait, you have such a beautiful home.
This past weekend it was my Mom’s birthday, and we celebrated by riding bikes through West Village and having a picnic on Belle Isle. We felt so lucky that the weather was finally behaving, so we brought one of our kite kits too! Days like yesterday make living through Michigan winters (almost) worth it 😜 Did you make it outside yesterday too?
This week’s Sunday store feature is @okthestore, a lovely housewares shop in Los Angeles. They carry everything from gorgeous coffee table books to Japanese paper lamps. Stop in to see all that and our kites too! They’re open from 12-6 today. 📷: @onthegridcity
OHIO FRIENDS, COME SAY HI! We’re all set up for @clevelandflea, and we’ve come with our whole line. We’ll be here at Booth #84 in Zone #2 til 4pm. Luckily for both you and us, we’re right near the coffee and donuts truck 🍩 Donut miss out! 📷: @clevelandflea
Tick Tock! #DeskClock production is in full swing! Step #2 is to add the clock motor, which is made in #California and the dial, which is made in #Michigan. Here you can see a few Sunshine and Peach #clocks on their way to have hands added. T-3 days til they ship!
#TBT to the first homewares project back in 2014 — the Precision Mobile. Photo featuring #RayTait, our favorite model.
This week we’re feeling #InspiredBy this colorful basketball court in Paris. It was created last year as a collaboration between @nike, @illstudio and @pigalleparis, to expand on the Pigalle basketball court that’s right next door. Such a lovely way to paint a basketball court, don’t you think?
What time is it? It’s assembly o’clock in here! Step #1 is putting a base layer of mineral oil to keep the Desk Clocks in perfect shape over time. #staytuned #deskclock #taitdesignco #handmade
Looking forward for April showers to end, so we can get back to flying kites! Love this shot of our Peach Kaku Dako, all ready to be assembled. Thank you @covetandlou! 💘
This week’s Sunday Store Feature is the gorgeous shop inside the @freehandhotels in New York. What makes this beautiful hotel unique is that they host an artist in residence every year from @bardcollege, allowing them to live there and spend their time creating. With a story like that, we’re extra proud to have them carry our line in their lovely store. Check them out if you’re around, they’re open all day! ✨
We’ve been thinking about redesigning our studio to add more storage space and room for art books. Getting some serious inspiration from the workshop of famed architect #RenzoPiano 🌱
Have you ever heard of die-cutting? It’s a way to cut things out as many times as you’d like and have them all look exactly the same. Basically, it’s a cookie cutter that we’re using to create thousands of identical packaging pieces. This is our custom die for an insert in our Desk Clock packaging. It’ll keep each clock secure in the box, and sitting exactly the same way every time. We’re excited to show you the finished product — everyday getting closer! #taitdesignco
Today we’re feeling #InspiredBy the iconic Japanese artist #YayoiKusama. Details of her 1998 work Life (Repetitive Vision).
One of our favorite things is getting to watch our products go all around the world. Here’s our Perpetual Calendar peeping out behind @siggamagga in her Iceland shop @litlahonnunarbudin.is 💓!
COLOR CHECK! This morning we went to Ferndale to check in on our printed clock dials and back panels. It’s an important part of the process to make sure the colors are juuuust right, and our vendor did a perfect job matching our samples!! It’s awesome to see hundreds of parts all lined up, ready to be cut out. We’re getting closer to having our Desk Clocks ready for you and we couldn’t be more excited. It’s all coming together! There’s nothing better than working with local vendors so as our business grows, it supports our community too. Many thanks to all of you for your pre-orders, these beauties are coming soon!! #taitdesignco
This week’s Sunday Store Feature is the Bridge Pavilion Welcome Center at @goldengatenps! This shop has historic information about the construction of the bridge and the park surrounding it, as well as lots of goodies for spending the afternoon outside. Check it out and snag a Turbo Flyer to throw around if you’re in the area! They’re open til 6 today. 📷: @marikoreed
Feels like a good day for some Spring cleaning, doesn’t it? Thanks for the shot of our Perpetual Calendar all lined up, @yore.us!
We had a lot of fun making these custom Turbo Flyers for @travelchannel! ✈️ Did you know we can personalize any of our products? We love partnering with other businesses for company-wide gifts. And of course, this Turbo just like all of our others is made by hand in Detroit. What could be better than that?
 
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