Celebrity photographer and friend John Russo has come out with a stunning new project. We designed John’s limited-edition art book About Face, published by Pixie Press Worldwide. The series of black and white, Hollywood male portraits, were shot in natural light with type 55 Polaroid film.

Charlie Smith is an artist and sculptor. His amazing work often involves interactive and sensory experiences using mixed materials and fire to create functional art. View his website to become truly inspired.

Capturing inspiration and style with digital camera and  artistic eye- The Sartorialist is the fashion blog by Scott Schuman. But, oh- it is so much more. He is a regular contributor to GQ magazine.

photo: Mikael Jansson for Gap

As  producers, creators and authors- the Kitchen Sisters document American food and culture. Listen to their series Hidden Kitchens on NPR’s Morning Edition.

The twelfth Southern Foodways Symposium will be held October 30- November 1, 2009 in Oxford, Mississippi. Visit the Southern Foodways Alliance for more information.

Famed chef Eric Ripert, of Le Bernardin, will be host of a new show Avec Eric, airing this fall on PBS. Read the latest W Magazine article.

Be sure to look for our photography of Farm 255 in Athens, GA- featured in this month’s Travel & Leisure.

We designed outdoor signage for Ted’s Montana Grill. Ted’s was looking to create a presence from the sidewalk and denote an entrance to the restaurant. Incorporating two sided interchangeable banners, and making them heavy enough so they don’t walk off- is easy when you use steel and wooden beams 12 inches thick. Ted’s is a sustainable minded restaurant.

The Green Restaurant Revolution

Tasia Malakasis of Belle Chevre is featured as one of Country Living Magazine’s women entrepreneurs. We photographed Tasia and the women of Belle Chevre last summer. Making this cheese is a labor of love; the farm and factory are only a few miles apart. Support your local farmers!

Ready Made magazine’s garden challenge was the perfect encouragement that we needed to put in a rain barrel in our court yard. I picked up an old Jack Daniels barrel on my way back from a triathlon in Tennessee. Now we have healthy happy plants that are fed with whiskey charcoal infused rain water. The warm aroma a sweet whiskey came from the barrel as we drilled the whole for the spicket.