May 14, 2012 4 Comments
Welcome to another historical tour of the city through the spectrum of hand-painted signage and advertising. This time we explore one of our most storied and culturally rich neighborhoods, Over The Rhine, located just north of downtown Cincinnati.
May 4, 2012 Leave a comment
Prior to becoming more acquainted with Lauren over the past few years, I had only known her through her instantly recognizable record jackets that I would come across while on tour. I also knew her through the band she fronted for nearly 7 years, The Measure [sa]. At every record store and at every dingy-basement-show-distro-box I would undoubtedly find myself freezing on a record that carried the modus operandi of one Lauren Denitzio.
In recent years we’ve bumped into each other at a music festival or at a show in New York, and we would end up striking up a conversation about anything and everything…except art. So I got in touch with Lauren recently to finally have the art conversation. Well, a conversation about HER art, which I am a huge fan of.
May 2, 2012
FRCH recently held its annual Celebration and trip to Keeneland race track. This day happens once a year and is our way to recognize the hard work of our employees, our projects over the past year and our clients. For everyone here at FRCH, it’s also an indication that Spring is finally here!
April 30, 2012 5 Comments
Crate and Barrel is the one store that makes me wish I could remove everything in my house and start over. (Except for my family, of course.) They are known for great merchandise displays, always presented as a story. Even ordinary goods, like white plates, can be assembled and coordinated in an eye-catching manner.These photos are from the Madison Avenue store in New York. They were shot in January, I’m sure the spring displays are even more appealing.
April 4, 2012 2 Comments
Inspired by Stephanie Calabrese Roberts’ book “The Art of iPhoneography“, I had the opportunity to practice some iphone photography in Lima, Peru. The architecture and scenery in this decades-old city made the exercise easy! Focusing on using the Lo-Mob, Hipstamatic, and Photosynth apps, here are a few of my favorite places. Above, a panoramic view of the Plaza Mayor, photographed with Photosynth.
March 30, 2012 2 Comments
On a recent journey to the west coast I saw some interesting trends in retail developments and some well thought out details. Above is Blends at The Lab in Costa Mesa where their stunning collection of limited edition sneakers is displayed “on ice” behind glass cooler doors.
March 28, 2012 3 Comments
Full of intensity and light, Uniqlo has opened a flagship store at 666 5th Ave. in New York. This store begins to beckon you from across the street, where second story window graphics flash behind rotating mannequins.
March 26, 2012
In an earlier post I demonstrated how to make a Pirate Skeleton. Why do we, as theme park guests, find these props and images fascinating and entertaining? At last count I found over 48 corpses and 3 cemeteries on display at various locations throughout Disneyland in California. They help set the mood of the attraction by sparking our curiosity and playing to our basic human emotions. We at FRCH set the mood of every project with our design work. With clients like Disney, Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, and Herschend Family Entertainment, we need to understand every aspect of great storytelling.
March 23, 2012
One of my favorite courses at the University of Cincinnati’s nationally recognized College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning is the Industrial Design ‘chair quarter’. Students are challenged to understand fabrication, human scale and aesthetics through building an everyday object.
March 16, 2012
This one comes to us in the words of our very own Kate Kreimer, who would like us all to start St. Patrick’s Day off right!
