Living - Sept. 24, 2009
Welcome to OnDesign with Libby Castro
Welcome to my blog OnDesign. Here I'll write about architectural projects happening in Wisconsin and on my travels. Have you heard about the new SC Johnson building in Racine?
Tags: ondesign, libby castro, frank lloyd wright, project honor, lord norman foster and partners, design, architecture, racine, sc johnson

Marketplace - Sept. 16, 2009
Your Home Plan-it.Com, an easy way to remodel
Downtown Milwaukee resident Rich Duprey's new Your Home Plan-it.Com is a Web site that's perfect to handle your next small remodeling project.
Tags: NARI, remodeling, home improvement, YourHomePlanIt.com, design, build, kitchen, first draft design and estimating, Rich Duprey, architect, yourhomeplan-it.com

Marketplace - Aug. 21, 2009
Milwaukee seems to have inspired Manhattan
A quick look at the rendering of the $3.2 billion transportation hub in Manhattan says but one thing to me, "Milwaukee." It's the Milwaukee Art Museum, Manhattan-style.
Tags: Santiago Calatrava, transportation hub, Ground Zero, World Trade Center, Milwaukee Art Museum, wings, design

Marketplace - July 20, 2009
A simple suggestion for Laacke and Joys
I drive past Laacke and Joys, 1433 N. Water St., nearly every day. Here's a simple suggestion for this wonderful, 165-year old local company. And, it could have positive impact on all Downtown retail.
Tags: Laacke and Joys, retail, development, windows, display, design, REI, mathers, Park East, outdoor

Living - July 14, 2009
Karma Kraft prints custom fabric on demand
Karma Kraft is a new custom digital fabric printing service based out of Raleigh, N.C., but co-founder Scott Jeffreys says his team of CAD designers and printers are filling orders for customers as far away as Brazil, Australia and France. Creative crafters are taking over the world.
Tags: karma kraft, craft, art, diy, faythe levine, susan lu, custom fabric, screenprinting, design, textiles

Living - July 8, 2009
Epilepsy: It's a Problem
Maybe you know someone who has epilepsy, maybe you have epilepsy or maybe you know nothing about epilepsy. Either way you should know that epilepsy is highly misunderstood both scientifically and socially. I, along with many others in our community, have epilepsy. I have chosen to make an effort ...
Tags: epilepsy, design