Designer John Greg Ball -Weblog

MADE in Edmonton, in partnership with The Works festival and IDEA produced the 4th Annual Street Furniture competition. 8 teams of designers were invited to design a piece of furniture in five hours. Materials were taken from recycled wood contruction waste and found architectural objects. I was very happy to see that this year was our biggest and baddest yet! We had lots of media coverage including the Edmonton Journal, Global news, A-Channel, and Core 77.

In the spring of 2005, Shoko Cesar and I launched “The HooDoo” series. As designers, we have been discussing the idea that within the current global consumer landscape, available products have virtually no meaning, nor connection to where they come from.

“Hoodoo products offer elements of the Alberta Prairies to the global design landscape. By adding meaning to each product, Hoodoo items are intended to be timeless, well-designed objects for the contemporary home” (shown above: HooDoo Lamp- designed by Greg Ball + Shoko Cesar)