Designer Joe Futschik is owner of jefdesigns, where he churns out beautiful lamps, artwork, and housewares with his colorful organic patterns. His best friend, Gladys, keeps him company while he’s making his creations, and apparently spends an inordinate amount of time napping on the job! Let’s learn more about her:
Lili Chin is an LA-based animation artist and producer who also draws doggies on the site on doggiedrawings.net. I don’t remember how I first spotted her drawings, but I love her cartoonish style that seems to capture the essence of each dog. A while back we posted an informative drawing by Lili: How Not To Greet A Dog and it was one of the most popular posts on the site. After being a foster mom for some time, Lili finally adopted a faithful companion of her own who has become the inspiration for many of her drawings, and I asked her to share some more about this little guy who has taught her (and so many others) so much about dog behavior.
Hijiri K. Shepherd is an incredibly talented graphic designer and letterpress printer whose premier print, Live What You Love, took the online world by storm. Since then, Hijiri has gone on to create her own line of cheerful letterpress stationary available in her shop, Heartfish Press and was recently featured in the very cool book, Impressive as well as a new Chronicle Books favorite of mine, Everything Is Going to Be OK
Erica Daking is co-founder of All-Mighty, a Boston Terrier themed accessories and clothing company with a bit of an edge. Her partner-in-crime (and the company’s namesake), Mighty. Dog Milk got The Scoop on Mighty…
When I started The Scoop column, I knew I wanted Morgan Satterfield to share more about her feisty little ones who are constantly making cameos on her house blog, The Brick House. I love her witty words, her thrifty scores, and counting how many couches she’s had in her living room, but these dogs are the superstars of the show. Check ‘em out:
Eric Sauma is the manager of Mood Fabrics in New York City and owner of the fabulous and famous Project Runway star, Swatch, the Mood Fabrics shop dog. You may recognize Swatch from his always adorable Project Runway cameos. I know I get a kick out of seeing Swatch lying on the Mood Fabrics floor as the Project Runway contestants are frantically running around him. I couldn’t have been more excited when Eric and Swatch agreed to take some time out of their busy schedules to give us The Scoop!
Zoe Turton and Erik Dolqueist are 20/20 Visual, a multidisciplinary design company based in Alameda, CA. Balancing is their specialty — they balance their small size while maintaining the functions of a full-service agency and in their projects, they look for a perfect balance between ideas and design. We believe that great ideas and good strategy lie at the base of a successful project. Erik runs the company and Zoe helps part time as a graphic designer while also working as a pediatric intensive care nurse. She’s even an avid food blogger at Bite This. Their workaholic personalities were a perfect fit for their dog Sherpa, who — like our past Scoopers — does some modeling and even runs a few of his own websites.
