The Making of the Jennings Rug

There is a space outside of every coastal costal where things dry up.  Sometimes it right on the beach, with tall sea grasses.  Sometimes you can't see it.  Other times, its miles away.  This specific diacotamy in San Diego has always pulled me.  There is something so pleasant about spending a morning in the surf and a night in the foothills.  TIme to dry out.  This rug is about those dry spaces.  Its getting off the highway a few exits early to take back roads.  Its stepping off trails to look at things others miss.  Its a little bit of a neutral psychedelic.  Its a thumbprint.

Design Week

Design Week Portland kicks off this Saturday, April 14th.  As part of the festivities, we were lucky enough to have had the chance to rework and reimagine one of the original PDX Airport waiting chairs.  We wanted to explore the difference between macro and micro viewpoints, what Oregon might look from the air and from the ground.  This is what we came up with.  

Come and see it in person at the Design Week Kick Off Party, 7-11pm.  There will be an auction benefiting New Avenues for Youth.

Custom Blocks
1000 SE Madison
Portland, Oregon 97214

Maui

Haleakala National Park.

In October we took the 25 minute flight from Oahu to Maui to spend a weekend camping in Haleakala National Park.  It just so happens that on this weekend a hurricane was also making its way over to Maui.  Everything was shut down, despite mild weather.  The island was green and the occasional rains washed everything clean.  After a couple days of back road exploration and no sign of the hurricane, Haleakala National Park was opened up and we were able to camp in the clouds.  We brought back with us the blues of the sunrise and the grit of the sand.  They are in our new ceramic pieces and we can't wait to share them with you. 

Making

A peek at what's to come.

Stoneware pendant planters inspired by Eero Aarnio's Bubble Chair and a dozen pieces that are off to California as part of a collaboration.  They will come back as candles, each one unique.  These pieces will be updated in the online store as they are completed, as well as additional products.

Indigo

Loosely bound and structured pieces.  

We designed these to be used as backs for our shibori pillows and ended up loving them just as much as the fronts.  Each pillow set has a unique front and back, one side for order and another that leans towards the organic.  Our favorite thing about these pieces is that they look like the ocean on a dark day.