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	<title>Designer John Greg Ball -Weblog</title>
	<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines</link>
	<description>Following the current works of Industrial Designer- Greg Ball</description>
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		<title>Haiti Benefit: An Art and Design Auction</title>
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Time: 7:00pm &#8211; 10:00pm

Location: Enterprise Square. 10230 Jasper Ave.

Carmen Douville (of Loyal Loot Collective), hopes to raise a significant amount of funds for two organizations/charities who are making a difference in Haiti as chosen by the participating artists and designers.

	More information here 

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2010/03/02/haiti-benefit-an-art-and-design-auction/</link>
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		<title>Alberta House</title>
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Alberta House is located at Robson and Beatty in downtown Vancouver.


Interior view of Alberta House Front Desk.

Bar with custom Meathead mirrors matching new Alberta Identity.

6 Foot Hoodoo Lamp designed by John Greg Ball and Shoko Cesar.

6 Foot Hoodoo Lamp in context with our many great Alberta Artist contemporaries.

(Images by Eric Deis)
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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2010/02/27/alberta-house/</link>
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		<title>Hoodoo Lamp at 2010 Olympics in Vancouver</title>
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Images of the new 6 foot Hoodoo Lamp showing at 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Sponsored by Deglas and Klead Electric, this huge custom lamp sports an acrylic shell and an LED lighted core with infinite colors controlled by a remote. 
On display at Alberta House in Vancouver.


 Shoko Cesar and the new lamp.

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2010/02/05/389/</link>
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		<title>Design Top 5- 2009</title>
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@Mocoloco
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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2010/01/04/design-top-5-2009/</link>
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		<title>Hoodoo rack now available in europe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	
+Zelys Design lab

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/11/26/hoodoo-rack-now-available-in-europe/</link>
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		<title>12 Foot Hoodoo Lamp Installation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Recent photo of the 12 foot Hoodoo lamp installation at Pulcinella in Calgary&#8217;s Kensington District:



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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/11/05/12-foot-hoodoo-lamp-installation/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Currents&#8221; Art Installation by John Greg Ball</title>
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Not far from the bow building is my most recent commission in downtown Calgary. Over 25 feet long the three-part piece captures the kinetics of the pedestrian oriented plus 15 system. Pedestrian traffic in the downtown always fascinates me. Particularily when its busy, these areas flow much like the water currents of the Bow River: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/11/01/currents-art-installation-by-john-greg-ball/</link>
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		<title>join me on twitter&#8230;</title>
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Twitter is where my head is at these days.
Find me here:
+ twitter.com/johngregball

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/10/07/im-on-twitter/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Design is the conscious effort to impose meaningful order.

-Victor Papanek 1970

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/08/26/361/</link>
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		<title>Birdhouse- designed John Greg Ball and Bobby Tripp</title>
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Well it&#8217;s summer, its landscaping season, and the birds are back here up north. Seems like great timing to create a new birdhouse design with my man Bobby Tripp. Bob is a tattoo artist at Lucky Strike Tattoos in Edmonton and also happens to be a good friend of mine. The form of our design [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/07/04/birdhouse-designed-john-greg-ball-and-bobby-tripp/</link>
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		<title>2009 Calgary Stampede- Souvenir Gifts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Meathead mirrors available for 2009 Stampede.

Hand signed by the Artist.

Find them at these retailers:

Calgary Stampede Giftshop- on Stampede grounds
Murmur- Marda Loop

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/07/03/stampede-souvenir-gifts/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[	&#8220;The trout streams where I flyfish are cold and clear and rich in the minerals that promote the growth of stream life. As I wade a stream I think wordlessly of where to cast the fly. Sometimes a difference of inches is the difference between catching a fish and not. When the fly I&#8217;ve cast [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/06/27/167/</link>
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		<title>Murmur in Calgary</title>
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Buy the hoodoo rack and offcut clocks at a great new store in calgary&#8217;s Marda loop district:

Murmur 

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/05/21/murmur-in-calgary/</link>
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		<title>Calgary&#8217;s Environmental Design Movement</title>
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A great article on concept design and Calgary&#8217;s Environmental design movement including some kind words about Blend in this month&#8217;s avenue magazine:

Article here

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/05/06/avenue-environmental-design-movement/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[	&#8220;The West is not a place. It&#8217;s a state of mind.&#8221; 

-Jack A.Weil (Rockmount Western Wear)

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/04/25/257/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[	delay gratification.

-unknown

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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/03/17/227/</link>
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		<title>Display Magazine</title>
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Being a big fan of all things art + design, and in particular out here in the WEST; I highly recommend you pick up a copy of the new and creative Alberta-based- DISPLAY magazine.  &#8220;With emphasis on Canada&#8217;s own grassroots design community, Display seeks to showcase the culture of design. By designers, for designers, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/02/07/display-magazine/</link>
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		<title>Greg Ball&#8217;s Top 5 Picks of 2008- Moco Loco</title>
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	Being a contributing editor at Moco Loco it&#8217;s always alot of fun to take a look back and evaluate all the postings of each year and pick our  Top 5 favorites. Here were my choices for 2008:
+ Greg Ball&#8217;s Top 5 2008
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		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2009/01/26/greg-balls-top-5-picks-of-2008-moco-loco/</link>
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		<title>The Shotgun Approach- now available at souvenir shop</title>
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	Now available as a souvenir of canada and the alberta praires, buy a limited edition piece of shotgun art from John Greg Ball and Shoko Cesar&#8217;s violent Art collaboration via Motherbrand&#8217;s Souvenir shop in Toronto. Each unique piece of art is complete with both artist&#8217;s signature, and comes with its own custom &#8220;blast pattern&#8221;.

	+ Souvenir [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2008/12/20/shotgun-approach-2/</link>
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		<title>Free Beer at 100 around 100</title>
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&#8220;100 around 100&#8221; will be showcasing another great line-up of artists with lots of work for sale &#8220;around $100&#8221;. I&#8217;ll be giving a bottle of Calgary Beer to the first 12 beer drinkers who arrive at the show! As well, I&#8217;ll be selling the last of the lighted Barley Pop series- &#8220;Calgary Beer Sign&#8221;, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://johngregball.com/designlines/2008/12/11/free-beer-at-100-around-100/</link>
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