Scoutmob Shoppe

The folks over at Scoutmob recently launched a "Shoppe" which features awesome local goodness "made from the hands of locals."  You get great custom-made crafts at a sweet deal.  What more could you ask for?  The Shoppe is currently available in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco.  In Atlanta, find products across the board--from anatomical tees by Accelerated Expansion, duct tape wallets by Strange Bird Designs, homemade sea salt by Beautiful Briny Sea to concrete planters, coasters, and reclaimed coffee tables by yours truly. Curious?  Find more here: https://shoppe.scoutmob.com/atlanta

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New concrete coasters at Youngblood Gallery and Boutique

Just created a new batch which will be sold at Youngblood Gallery and Boutique.  Get em' while they're hot!  I've posted some samples below.  They call also be found on Etsy if you're interested in purchasing.  We decided to sell coasters individually so people can mix and match and choose based on personal preference.  Bike + Butterfly + Number Coster hybrid?  Why, yes of course.  You pick.

Below are some sample mix ups.  The possibilities are endless.

Indoor Concrete Planters featured in Inhabitat!

We can't be more excited about the coverage we're receiving from Inhabitat.  They covered our Indoor Concrete Planters which we launched 2 weeks ago at the Artlantis Arts and Music Festival.  Read below to see what Mark Boyer from Inabitat had to say: 

Turn Your Houseplants into a Work of Art with MDC Interiors’ Indoor Concrete Wall Planter by Mark Boyer, 06/13/12

From furniture made using reclaimed wood to a living table that doubles as a bonsai tree planter, Michael Carpenter of MDC Interiors has been developing a wide range of innovative green interior furnishings in recent years. Now, Carpenter has come up with another impressive design. The indoor concrete wall planter presents a neat new way to display houseplants by hanging them on the wall. The planter consists of a reclaimed wooden box and a thin slab of concrete, and there are a couple of holes that can be filled with plants and stones.

Read more: Turn Your Houseplants into a Work of Art with MDC Interiors' Indoor Concrete Wall Planter | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Concrete Planters are here and we're on Etsy.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Artlantis Arts and Crafts Festival.  We launched the concrete coasters and concrete planters and we are happy to say that we may have generated some buzz.  If you weren't able to make it out and/or are feeling down about not having one of our sweet coasters, have no fear.  We are selling the coasters on Etsy along with the concrete planters. 

A bit about the planters.  The planters are made from reclaimed wood, thin slabs of concrete, succulents, and river rock.  The piece can be hung on your wall, bringing a bit of nature and the outdoors inside. Mist with water to keep hydrated.  I've included some images below.  Take a gander.

Artlantis Arts and Music Festival Prep

The Artlantis Arts and Musical festival is coming up this weekend-June 2nd.  The festival will be at the corner of Ponce and N. Higland at Druid Hills Baptist Church (across from Urban Outfitters).  I decided to create concrete planters and concrete coasters for this event.  I love concrete and as seen in past pieces, such as the Living Table, love integrating plants into the raw, industrial material.  Will post more as the planter process unfolds.  I started on the coasters this past weekend and have uploaded photos below.  Still in the works but gives you a good idea.  Would you set your drink on these?

Art on the Atlanta Beltline

It's that time again!  The Atlanta Beltline has posted their annual (going on their 3rd year) call for artists to bring awareness and publicize the city effort to build trails and transit along a historic 22-mile railroad corridor to connect 45 neighborhoods directly to each other.  We participated last year by contributing a chess concrete table.  The table was made from reclaimed wood and poured concrete, and each chess piece was made from leftover dowl pieces from past projects.  We dipped some dowls into black paint to differentiate sets and capped off the queen and king pieces with. . . . well, bottle caps.  We handpainted and acid etched the chess board and built in minimalist seating.  We're not sure how much actual chess playing occurred as the table was in a more remote place off of Warner near Adair Park in SW Atlanta but we enjoyed being part of the event, nonetheless.  And who knows, maybe truly engaging games did take place. . . we'd like to think so.

This year we are thinking of moving away from furniture and changing it up a bit.  Perhaps a mural?  We'll keep you posted as we brainstorm a bit more and as we get closer to the deadline of April 16th.

Click here for more information about the art call.  Below are some pictures of the chess table from last year.

First photo courtesy of Atlanta Beltline and Christopher Martin






MDC Interiors' Living Table Doubles as a Bonsai Tree Planter

The Living Table was featured on Inhabitat!  We are very excited and happy to say that we just sold a piece today to Rev Russell May, who does great work with the community in Winston-Salem, NC as a part of Anthony's Plot.  Could not have asked for a better week.  The write-up is below.

MDC Interiors‘ nature-inspired Living Table integrates a bonsai tree into the table as a design element. The table is made with concrete and incorporates a hand painted design, etching, and recycled wooden block legs. The table has a ground niche used to house and grow a bonsai tree. In the Japanese culture, bonsai trees represent the harmony between man, nature, and the soul whereas Buddhist monks associate bonsai as a symbol of honor and prestige. Combining natural elements with furniture is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also brings a sense of calm and tranquility to a room and allows us to appreciate and incorporate nature and the environment into everyday activities.

Read more: MDC Interiors' Living Table Doubles as a Bonsai Tree Planter | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World