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Newsletter – Winter 2007

 
New Work

NaturoMedica.com

NaturoMedica is a premier provider of individualized, naturopathic healthcare, working hand-in-hand with patients to design customized solutions for optimal health. Using earth-tone colors, a simple navigation scheme, and bold page layouts, Design Commission worked directly with the founders of NaturoMedica and the interior decorators to create a Web site as warm, comfortable, and inviting as the practice itself.






Gallery

Umbrellas for Sale

Many of our umbrellas from our December show, Chance of Showers, are still on sale. This is a great chance to purchase an original work of art as well as help out a good cause. All donations benefit 826 Seattle and are tax deductable.

For a closer look, stop by Design Commission. If you are interested in purchasing an umbrella, please contact Justin Allan at 826 Seattle.




Umbrella for Apollinaire
by Jenny Wilkson

Suggested donation: $200

Materials Used: handmade Japanese kozo paper, handset wood type.


Button Rain
by Sara Kelly

Suggested donation: $175

Materials Used: buttons, spray paint, thread


X Marks the Spot
by Jay Dokken

Suggested donation: $100

Materials Used: Canvas, Thread and Sharpie


Chance of Flowers
by Malin Bengtsson

Suggested donation: $125

Materials Used: umbrella, atlas, wool


Umbrella Tree
by Marta Gil Colomina and Herminia Mira Guerrero

Suggested donation: $150

Materials Used: umbrella, foam and fabric. It's all hand sewing


Untitled
by Jean Lee

Suggested donation: $100

Materials Used: Umbrella


White Umbrella
by Justin Colt Beckman

Suggested donation: $5
6 DVD’s available

Materials: umbrella, color video


Untitled
by Sam Trout

Suggested donation: $50

Materials Used: Silkscreen, ink


Unraveled
by Nicole Stanton

Suggested donation: $100

Materials Used: old chandelier, thread, spray paint.


Untitled
by Oona Stern

Suggested donation: $150

Materials Used: fabric paint


"Parapluie" a reference to "La trahison des images" (The Treachery of Images), by René Magritte
by Christophe Berthoud

Suggested donation: $80

Materials Used: Watercolor


"Spellpower Umbrella Extreme Plus"
by Erich Ginder

Suggested donation: $75

Materials: magical glitter, umbrella


Scooterbrella
by Don Kilpatrick III

Suggested donation: $100

Materials used: Hand painted in acrylic.


Birds of a Feather
by Khrisla Scanlan Mulvany

Suggested donation: $50

Materials Used: fabric, interfacing, glue, ribbon. No birds were harmed in the making of this umbrella.


Aerosol Homies
by Zach Doe

Suggested donation: $85

Materials Used:Stencils (digital, manilla folders, tape, exacto blades), Spray Paint


Paint by Number
by Sally Brock

Suggested donation: $50

Materials Used: Water color, nylon
This umbrella has water color pieces sewn into the fabric. The colors will spread when you take it in the rain.


Cloudy Collection
by Sarah Maier

Suggested donation: $70

Materials Used: Paint, fleece, cotton thread, fabric ink


Going Shopping the Recycling Way
by Alon Steuer

Suggested donation: $50

Materials Used: Umbrella: vintage cotton fabric, trim, thread, snap. Comes with matching bag.


Autumn Winds
by Ashley Vail

Suggested donation: $80

Materials Used: felt, thread.
About 826 Seattle

826 Seattle is a nonprofit writing center that helps students, ages six to 18, develop their creative and expository writing skills. They provide students with access to writing workshops, publishing projects and one-on-one help with homework and English language learning - all free of charge.


About Us

DC Loves
A few things we’ve been into lately–and why.


Parker: Perlin noise functions, DirectX pixel and vertex shaders, Matrix transformations, Photovoltaics, and Rock Band

David: My new Lamy Pico, Le Loupe, and PlyBird


Jay: Nespresso Cube, Chatter Creek cat skiing Tina Turner and Donovan


Peter: Gabriel and Dresden,Michael Cera,Television Delivers People,NJ wetlands


Nicole: Gwen Stefani's new L.A.M.P. Perfume, my awesome new ring made by Sally Brock, my new blog, and the Seattle Seahawks. GO HAWKS!

Zlata: iPhone,Battle of Websites, J"Heroes" tv show, RockBand for XBox 360
About Design Commission

Design Commission is an interactive design and development studio that prides itself on our ability to help clients tell their stories through design in a way that enhances their brands and increases profits.

Learn more at http://www.designcommission.com.

Design Commission
121 Prefontaine PL S
Seattle, Washington

Phone: 206.223.7709
Fax: 206.838.7475
 


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