Local ♥...

Our buddies over at Hudson Beach Glass are hosting an awesome event which kicks off this Friday and runs through the weekend. 

Beacon Open Studios is a city wide art exhibition that welcomes the public into local art studios to see where and how it all happens. The self guided tour begins at Hudson Beach Glass, where you can pickup a map. In addition, mobile galleries known as Truck City will be outside Spire Studios from Noon to 6pm on Sat. & Sun. 

This is a unique way to experience great art, great food, and a great city, all while supporting local artists. By the way, it's free. 

Go here for a list of events, hours, and a map. 

Done and Done...Anthropologie

We're combining a "Done and Done" with an "In the Works" post today...

We've made tables and cash wraps for Anthropologie internationally. 

Clearly, we're not the only ones that think that concrete is a perfect canvas for the unique aesthetic and style that you find at Anthropologie.

The pieces below will become more cash wraps.

The next time you step up to the counter and buy your Rosebud Salve, put your hands down onto the smooth concrete surface. Now you know where that interesting material came from. 

Loving this...

While looking for something or other on the internet, we stumbled across Tactility Factory and their amazing line of 'concrete skins'. As people who know concrete, we have to say that we think these rock!

They are intended to be used as wall coverings or can be integrated into 

other products, including precast concrete. 

We love being surprised by such creativity and this product has our juices flowing. And we're not the only ones. Check out these projects. 

Seriously amazing. 

Tub time

We've been making bathtubs for years and we're always excited to see a new design come to fruition.

One of our favorites is the Metro Tub, below.

The Metro Tub was designed to fit into small spaces like bathrooms that feel more like closets, in places such as New York City.

The formwork below is from a much larger custom design. 

This bathtub is huge (approx. 9' x 4'). It was recently delivered to a residence in Standfordville, NY. Clearly, this is going in a large bathroom and was designed to fit either one tall person or multiple small people. Either way, it's very nice.

Here it is in the process of being finished.

We'll be sure to share the photos of the end result when we receive them. 

To see more GRS bathtubs go here. 

Spring Color Trends

So, according to Pantone, and we know they do their homework, these colors are hot for Spring.

 Solar Power

 Margarita

 Tangerine Tango

   Sodalite Blue

                  Sweet Lilac

 Bellflower

   Starfish

To our delight, we happened to have these colors in concrete finishes just lying around (no kidding)!

Sometimes things just come together beautifully.