Strand Design
Strand Design is a product design and development studio with an emphasis on sustainability. In addition to providing design and development services for clients both big and small, we create unique objects and custom designs from sustainably sourced and locally manufactured materials.
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Slow Design: The Good Dog Spotlight
You’ve heard of Slow Food, but have you heard of Slow Design? Well, very much like Slow Food, Slow Design refers to the process of making something in a more traditional, small scale manner, with an emphasis on quality, local materials. It also takes into consideration the sustainability of the process of making that object, by minimizing the impact on the environment and enriching the community in which it was created. What makes that “slow” is that these processes take time; a stark contrast to the defining features of most modern manufacturing. Without digressing into a long essay about modern manufacturing, we would like to show some process photos from the creation of one of our most recent products, The Good Dog Spotlight.
These lamps are made from a few simple “ingredients.” The body of the lamp is constructed from salvaged white oak floorboards which were removed from Chicago area homes by The Rebuilding Exchange. The cord assembly, switch and socket were hand built by yours truly, out of as many American made components as we could find, including braided cloth cord from Benton Harbor, Michigan.
The end result is a totally lovable and playful desk lamp that will keep you company during late nights at the office. To buy a good dog spotlight, visit our shop!
