The New Element in Fashion

About a year ago I began making earrings and bracelets out of bicycle parts such as nipples (the little things on the end of the spokes), presta washers, chain links, etc. I developed an identity for the jewelry called B2U, "from the bike to you." Playing off the table of elements, B2U became the "new element in fashion." I am now selling the jewelry at Cascade Bicycles in Montrose Colorado. You can visit Cascade Bicycles or contact me at leannaardizone@gmail.com if you are interested. They are the perfect accessory for cyclists or anyone who loves handmade jewelry made from found objects.

Pink Questions

Head Spinning Architecture

Dubai, and its "anything is possible" attitude has not only created an indoor ski resort, an underwater hotel, and a residential island in the shape of a palm fraun, but is now working on a rotating skyscraper!

Tree of Life

Genius Marketing

I don't smoke. However, I bought a pack of cigarettes the other day. Why? Well earlier that day my friend/co-worker came over to my desk and pulled out her wallet. Inside, with all of her credit cards, was a small, flat, metal bottle opener with a sweet vintage design on it. My eyes lit up... Ingenious! On my way home from work, I popped into the quick mart to see if I could get my hands on one of these bottle openers. Sure enough, on the back of every pack of Marlboro cigarettes was a bottle opener in various designs. The next day I passed the cool promotion to one of my friends (also a non-smoker) and within a few hours, she had her very own. I may be a sucker, but If this isn't a great marketing/promotional strategy, I don't know what is.

Folk Love

My boyfriend and I collaborated on a painting for a friend's wedding gift. The story of how they met was storybook and needed to be preserved in a painting... She was home one weekend from college and filled in for the fiddle player of a local folk band. He played the banjo in that band. They spent all night getting to know each other and the next day she missed her plane back to the east coast, giving them more time together. He moved to the east coast to be closer to her... the rest is history.

Over lunch

I love using my sketches as inspiration for a design. The contrast between the geometric shapes and the sketchy, organic lines seem to complement each other nicely.

Pssst...check out Psapp

Scrape, ding, whoosh, ping, squeak...just some of the intriguing sounds embedded in Psapp's unique clunktronica melodies. Their animated music videos are just as fascinating...