After the success of their first two PACCAR Hall installations for the UW Foster School of Business, Kristine Matthews and fellow UW faculty member Karen Cheng were pleased to be invited back for more. We are now working out the fabrication details of two new installations for Balmer Hall, under construction next to PACCAR. Shown are testing of tile sandblast and CNC cutting into the wood slat walls of the new building. Because you just can’t have enough type.
We are very excited to be developing new environmental graphics and wayfinding for Seattle Center’s long-overlooked Center House (also known as “the food court”). We are working closely with Graham Baba Architects in an effort to strip the building back to its authentic armory roots. If ever a public building needed some TLC, it’s this one. Read about the project in the latest Seattle Met magazine.
We are always happy to provide tips to aspiring designers hanging around. Especially ones who know how to say thank you in style. Alan Maskin, thanks for making the connection, and the photo!
Our Paccar Hall ‘Change’ elevators project has been featured in an article by the Core 77 Design Awards. Nice. Read it here.
Dear Seattle, the pop-up space we conceived and designed for the SDF, has opened to the public. Four different interactives let you contribute your ideas about design and the future of the city. Open 12-6 daily, Sept 16-25. 406 Occidental Ave South. Come share your ideas!
Designed by Kristine Matthews & Cassie Klingler in collaboration with Alanna MacGowan, Blair Payson, Trevor Dykstra and Jeremy Reding. (Thanks team!)
Our ‘Change’ permanent installation at the UW Foster School of Business has won a prestigious Merit Award by the Society for Environmental Graphic Designers.
See the Change elevators here.
The project was jointly designed with Karen Cheng. Big thanks to LMN Architects and Sellen for their support along the way.
After two years of development, two permanent design installations in the brand new UW Foster School of Business are close to completion. Along with co-designer Karen Cheng, we’ve been on hand to oversee installation and hold our breath as it all comes together. Watch this space for pics of the finished works, coming very soon.
thomas.matthews seattle has changed its name to Studio Matthews. Welcome to our new website! Let us know what you think; we welcome your comments and feedback.
The Open to Question exhibition has been shifted to a featured location on UW campus, in front of Meany Theater and By George cafe. Thousands of students, staff and visitors commute into campus past this point every day. Check it out when you are next on campus and add your comment to the chalkboard door. Find out more at www.opentoquestion.com
Learn more about the project here.
Attention for The Want Store concept, developed in Kristine’s University of Washington Environmental Design course, snowballed throughout 2009:
On www.Core77.com:
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And www.designboom.com:
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It was included in the August issue of Print magazine, and was a finalist in the prestigious Adobe Achievement Awards, who flew student team leader Francis Luu to Beijing for the award ceremony. Kudos to Francis, Terry, Ivy and Donica!
Learn more about the project here.
