28 MAR 15 | creating creativity
“Creativity is not like the weather, you can do something about it.” — John Kao Way back in 2003 when I was elbow deep in graduate school at the University of Montana, I wrote a thesis about the places creativity happens. My thesis abstract read: “Certain places stimulate us by flooding our senses with new […]
18 MAR 15 | show me your schluter!
I love industry trips! Who wouldn’t like a free trip, great food (typically), a chance to meet new people, and an opportunity to learn new things?? I’ve been to Wisconsin to see the Weather Shield manufacturing facility in Medford. While we were there, we also visited the Cardinal Glass Plant in Spring Green, and saw how […]
8 MAR 15 | making good on a promise
Without our clients and colleagues, we wouldn’t get to do what we love and we wouldn’t have the opportunity live our mission to “inspire, transform, and enrich lives through design.” I can truly say, that each and every project is important to us, and we try our hardest to give everything we can to each […]
28 FEB 15 | catching fire!
CATCHING FIRE! I moved to Boulder to work at WORKSHOP8 two weeks after the 2013 floods that devastated many of our communities. One day shortly after I started, I sat down with Brandy with a sketch of my vision for how we could help affected communities. We made a few phone calls to some leads who might know of […]
18 FEB 15 | meet Chelsea!
Please help us welcome Chelsea Semelka to WORKSHOP8! Born and raised on a vineyard on the shores of Lake Erie, Chelsea’s family instilled in her a love of the outdoors, passion for creativity, and appreciation of hard work. Chelsea joined our team on December 1st. She is the newest member of our Interior Design Department […]
8 FEB 15 | be our valentine!
Each year around Valentines Day, we spend some time thinking about the people who help to make WORKSHOP8 great—those of you who trust us with your business, consultants who collaborate with us to help us imagine and design great projects, and those of you we still haven’t had a chance to work with but hope […]
18 JAN 15 | oscar’s story
Oscar Saucedo was our Designers Without Boundaries (DWB) intern for the 2014 Fall Semester, and this is his story: Hello! My name is Oscar Saucedo and I am currently a senior at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I will be graduating in May 2015, with a Bachelor in Environmental Design. Through the past four years at […]
08 JAN 15 | crazy 8
EIGHT EIGHTS FOR JANUARY 8th I like taking pictures of 8s. January 8th is exactly one week after New Year’s Day and two weeks after Christmas Day. It also happens to be my birthday. Wind blown debris from someone’s recycling bin. This is the “8” that kicked off the series. Food buzzer at mod market. . […]
28 DEC 14 | merry happiness!
2014 was a terrific year for WORKSHOP8: a year full of growth, exciting projects, wonderful clients, and inspiring successes. 2015 promises to be even better! I hope you are having a very happy holiday season and we wish you a wonderful New Year!
8 DEC 14 | lucky charm
On November 18th, I introduced you to Marcel van Garderen who started with WORKSHOP8 in September. Melissa McGinley started just a week later on October 9th and she is our little lucky charm. Read on to learn more about just what a rock-star she really is! Melissa sent me her resume in May when I first started thinking of […]
18 NOV 14 | double dutch
Our first “Dutchman,” Kate Van Sluyter started with WORKSHOP8 in June, in September we welcomed Marcel van Garderen. . . Let the double dutch action begin! Please indulge me while I tell you a little bit about Marcel. You can reach him at marcel@workshop8.us, if you’d like to say, “Hi.” Born and raised in Amsterdam, […]
8 NOV 14 | today we build a chair
This afternoon I’m sitting on my front stoop, sipping an Izzi and watching Emily, Melissa, Graham and Joseph design and construct a chair for this year’s CHAIRCUTERIE: an AIGA Colorado & Design Council event. It’s a beautiful day for putting on thinking caps and strapping on a tool belt. And look how cute they all are! The […]
18 OCT 14 | a cinderella-ish story
This month, the tale of WORKSHOP8 was featured on AIA Colorado’s blog, which is exciting for us! Of course you can read it on their blog, but we’ve posted it here just to make it even easier for you to enjoy. With pictures, so you don’t have to imagine as hard. The WORKSHOP8 Story In […]
8 OCT 14 | modern in october
Opening night of the Month of Modern was a hit! The “Colorado Modern: Past, Present & Future” discussion was held at Galvanize in Boulder and the place was packed. Attendees included design professionals, contractors, students, clients, and one sassy moderator. Why is everybody interested in modern design? Is it the latest fad or is it […]
28 SEP 14 | i want my MoM!!
WORKSHOP8 loves all that is modern, and for the month of October we are joining forces with our Boulder colleagues to celebrate it! The Month of Modern (MoM) will showcase all things modern—architecture, design, lifestyle, art and culture; with a mission to “cultivate a conversation about Colorado modern, and present the Denver/Boulder region as one of the nation’s most […]
18 SEP 14 | what can you make, what can you create?
Are you an artist, teacher, or craftsperson with an interest in using unique reclaimed materials? WORKSHOP8 is cleaning out the basement and giving away architecture material samples with the hope that you can reuse them! We are challenging you to come and take some for your project; perhaps make a hanging art piece, a decorative sculpture, or maybe a more […]
28 AUG 14 | lyons and lycra
The one year anniversary of the floods that devastated numerous communities in Colorado is a couple weeks away. The storm waters destroyed homes, roads, trees and took human lives. One of the communities that was most affected was the Town of Lyons. The Town of Lyons after the September 2013 floods. Photo from the Times Union. […]
8 AUG 14 | it’s international WORKSHOP8 day!
18 JUL 14 | welcome kate!
We just keep growing! Last week I blogged about our new student intern, Adam Meis, now I want to tell you about Kate. After our beloved interior design partner, Ulla Lange, moved back to her home country of Finland in the Spring, we had a hole in our interiors department. That is why I’m super excited to […]
8 APR 14 | beefcake architects
[divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”center”] How handsome are these three men? Joseph, Kaku and jv are in the current issue of Modern in Denver. Pick up your issue at a location listed here or subscribe so it comes right to your house. The article is titled “Room for All” is about affordable housing design in Denver. […]
8 MAR 14 | the art of construction
You may already know that my favorite aspect of my job at WORKSHOP8 is marketing, and specifically blog posts. I like sharing what WORKSHOP8 is up to. I like posting photos and images of our projects. And I especially love when I get good feedback from you. Hint, hint. Today I get to do something […]
8 FEB 14 | W8 heart YOU
Wishing you a sweet 2014 Valentines Day! C Joseph Vigil IV architect jv DeSousa architect Ulla Lange interior designer V Brandy LeMae managing partner Ugljesa Janjic architect Ann Marie Jackson interior designer Nathan Stark architectural designer Emily Axtman intern architect Graham Bowman intern architect Alex Chavez intern architect Gaby Crespo intern architect In the last 12 […]
18 JAN 14 | designers without boundaries
WORKSHOP8 is psyched to add Alex Chavez and Gaby Crespo to our team of hard working, dedicated designers! Gaby and Alex are are seniors in CU’s Environmental Design Program and members of the Designers Without Boundaries (DWB) Program. DWB is an academic scholarship program for first-generation and underrepresented students in the Environmental Design Program. The […]
28 DEC 13 | what will YOU create in 2014?
W8 Origami: 1. Click on the grid above to view in your browser, take a screen shot and print. 2. Cut along the blue guidelines. 3. Fold along the white lines and white tabs. 4. Glue the white tabs to the adjacent blue squares. 5. Enjoy your new house! [divider style=”style2″ width=”one_fourth” align=”left”]
8 DEC 13 | design can change the world
OK, so maybe that statement isn’t entirely true; sure, it takes a lot more than just design to make big changes in our world today, but what if that was our approach and attitude towards architecture? That our design work could actually change the world, small pieces at a time, for the better. I first […]
18 NOV 13 | elle’s adventures in architectureland
by Elle Withaar Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning class of 2015 Hi, my name is Elle Withaar and I’m 16 years old. I attend a high school in Denver, but for the past three weeks I’ve was up in Boulder hanging out with the cool folks at WORKSHOP8. That’s because I was given an […]
28 OCT 13 | why we love emily — worldly experience and a huge heart
Emily stalked me (but not in a bad way). She identified WORKSHOP8 as a cool place to work and made sure that we met face-to-face during the national AIA convention in Denver this summer (June 2013). I was exhausted from my trip to Japan, so I think our first meeting next to Argent’s big blue […]
18 OCT 13 | want a free painting?
Here is the deal. I have about 100 of these yummy, little wax paintings called Eye Candy. Smallest ones are 6×6 inches, larger ones are about 10×12 inches. You donate at least $100 to any flood relief fund in Colorado between now and November 15th and I’ll send you a painting (I cover the cost […]
28 SEP 13 | molkky fest 2013
Alex Jordan from Jordan Woodworking helps stabilize the Molkky Fest sign. Mitch Baris from Altitude Sprits mixes up Finnish inspired cocktails using organic spirits. My daughter, Carmen Vigil V, tosses out the first molkky to kick off the fest. WORKSHOP8’s Nathan Stark and former W8 staff, Sean Berry, in the heat of battle for Molkky […]
18 SEP 13 | colorado flood 2013
Just a little info to bring you up to date on the flooding in Colorado. image curtesy of Garian Vigil / Joseph’s boyhood home the numbers current September rain fall in Boulder: 17.18 inches average Boulder rain fall for September: 1.7 inches colorado counties affected by flooding: 17 homes destroyed: 1,600 homes damaged: 17,500 businesses lost: […]
28 JUN 13 | cycling and recycling
W8 UPDATE / 28 June 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] with the young ambassadors from Finland by Ulla Lange, interior designer like W8 on Facebook On June 25th I took my 12 Young Ambassadors from Finland to find out more about Boulder County’s unique approach to trash management. We visited Eco-Cycle’s facilities CHaRM and Boulder […]
18 MAY 13 | finland young ambassadors’ program
W8 UPDATE / 18 May 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] WORKSHOP8’s Ulla Lange is not only a talented and dedicated interior and architectural designer, she is also dedicated to sustainability and passing that knowledge onto the next generation. by V Brandy LeMae, managing partner like W8 on Facebook Ulla is running the Finland Young Ambassadors’ Program […]
8 APR 13 | W8 mentor program
W8 UPDATE / 08 April 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] mentor program for middle and high school students by C Joseph Vigil IV, AIA founding partner | architect I believe the best time to mentor someone who is considering pursuing a career in the field of architecture or interior design, is during their middle and […]
28 FEB 13 | how to build a bridge in patagonia
W8 UPDATE / 28 February 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] This is for all my geeky engineer friends. . . by C Joseph Vigil IV, AIA founding partner | architect My friends Richard and Chris Braunlich have been hiking and backpacking for more than 40 years. In 2007 they saw a blurb about U.S. Forest […]
14 FEB 13 | W8 heart YOU
W8 GREETING / 14 February 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] WORKSHOP8 is approaching its three year birthday. We owe our continued success to YOU — our clients, our potential clients, our consultants, our colleagues. . . our friends. Thank you! W8 wishes you the very sweetest Valentines Day 2013. Make it GR8 the WORKSHOP8 […]
31 COT 12 | halloween 2012
31 October 2012 HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM W8 [raw][column size=”1/2″ wpautop=”true”] Interior Designer Ulla Lange (dressed as a “house under construction”) with our client Morgan Young (dressed as “Running a Red Light”). Ulla and Joseph recently completed a remodel of Morgan’s house. The party was Morgan’s House Warming. Managing Partner Brandy LeMae (dessed as “Glam […]