LSU welcomed us back with open arms and a few professors willing to put us right back to work. Our first week back was like any other first week of school... project statements, syllabi, and another cleaning of the studio. In our second week back, we had the annual DESIGN WEEK of the spring semester. This year Design Week was based on LSU Tailgating! I have to admit that I didn’t know what to expect to get out of this week, but it ended up being the best Design Week I have taken part in since being at LSU. With the help of Brad, Jeff, and Kristi, 4 design professionals were brought in from all across the country to help guide us through the week. They included: Liz Burow, Scott Pobiner, Beau Tricina, and Ivan Valin. They all had some pretty interesting work, and they all came to the table with some different views on tailgating that we normally don’t think about. Here is some of their work.
At the end of Design Week, we had a huge tailgate! We cooked up some jambalaya, sausage, alligator, we roasted a 80 lb pig, and we floated 2 kegs in a matter of two hours. Needless to say, it was a good turnout.
Lastly, get a look at our studio. Its a little cleaner than you guys left it.
The pile-o-s*#t that we got rid of...
Formerly TJs desk... Now our meeting space / Coffee station (notice the "coffee table"
Formerly Trader and Baum / Now Christian and Baum
Kristi's Conference Table
Ben has already posted some pictures from the Mississippi River Basin Model, but here are a few more. This place is awesome. Everyone should try and make it up here one day. I dont know why we have never heard of this place.
Glad to see everyone is enjoying their internship, wherever they may be. This is just a little taste of whats going on at home.
Alex Ramirez
Yea that Mississippi model looks sweet. Im going to road trip it this summer.
ReplyDeleteBen if your using my stone cube as an ashtray it would be like making the Dalai Lama sleep with a dirty old hobo. terrible.
Its great to see that yall have actually been doing something at LSU ... I was thinking yall had been so bored yall won't have any thing put on the BLOG. I love what yall did with the studio ( I like the coffee station ... is that my memorial? ). And of course the Mississippi Model looks sweet ... I am down with John's road trip! Yall keep us posted on your own work though studio!
ReplyDeleteWe will, and NO... why would we memorialize your desk?!?! You are the Golden Child, there is no need, lol JK
ReplyDeleteEverything looks awesome. I actually miss that old studio. That cold, dark, dirty studio.
ReplyDeleteThat river basin model looks like it's worth checking out. I apparently lived 10 miles from it my whole life, and never knew it was there.
i say we wait until it's raining like hell to go to the model. It would definitely be a lot more funner to see it with water in it.
ReplyDeleteand john, i would never do such a thing. i use the ground as my ashtray, and natalie has your cube