Thursday, June 6, 2013

Hi there, Ken!

Ken Dunard designs some pretty rad lamps.
OK, so he makes furniture too, but I really want one of his lamps.
Plus we were roommates way back so I kind of HAVE to have one, right?

Let's take a look!



1. Name, Astrology sign, and location please.


Ken Dunard, Sagittarius, Chicago, IL, Longitude -87.691607, Latitude 41.986338




2. What are you currently working on?



Three different table light fixture prototypes





3. Who are your favorite artists?



No real favorite artist, but for product designers and architects I admire Alberto Meda,

Ingo Maurer and his team, the Bouroullec brothers, and Renzo Piano




4. What's the best advice you ever received about your career choice?



None that I can recall that stand out, but there are absolutely individuals that influenced

it in a positive way.






5. Favorite place(s) in your city?



Current

Neighborhoods in Chicago - Roscoe Village, Lake View

Federal building downtown Chicago



Back 7 years

Seattle piers 62/63

Neighborhood in Seattle - Fremont



6. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? And while we're at it, what about a different era?



Northwestern Montana or Southern Utah now.




7. What do you usually mindlessly doodle? (do you have a picture of this?)



I usually don't doodle. I go from sketches to building typically and the sketches

are guide in working out details to walking through a logical way to fabricate.





8. First website you peruse of the day?



Designboom then Ebay then Charlie Rose.





9. What's the worst movie you've ever seen, but secretly love?



Oh shit, I usually have a horror movie on in the background while I'm working and quickly forget the damn thing.



10. Any pets? Any kid



My girlfriend's cat Earl. Kid free



Thanks Ken!!
You can find Ken's website here

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