Well we tried, everyone is so busy with their schedules only a few of us were able to get together. We were all treated to Scott's sweet cabin in Mammoth Lakes with his hyper golden retrievers and just skied our tails off for a couple of days in freezing weather. Sunshine all day, yet really cold, and no one on the mountain. W
e rode top to bottom runs all day, 3 thousand feet of vertical each run. Well Lisa, Scott and I made it to the summit for a photo, but I had to run and drive seven hours to catch a flight the next morning so I missed "Sparkles". I hope they had as much fun as I did, and getting together to just chill and hang out and not worry about kicking each others butt of a show was very relaxing and very funny. Thanks Scott and hopefully we can all get together soon! Sorry Robb..you still can't come... I heard you only ride a sled and are allergic to the cold. Just kidding, you know we would let you sleep on the deck, it's cool with us. Happy Trails!
February 04, 2008
Mercury Mariner Hybrid
Well HGTV really pulled through with this one! The new Mercury Hybrid 4wd is all it's cracked up to be.
There are basically no blind spots, the exterior paint is Titanium black pearl, full stone tan leather interior which actually lifts my mood when driving and the GPS/sound system rocks. I am really bummed that I nuked the last episode, but taking the show to the finals out of thousands of applicants and winning this incredible Hybrid is just amazing. Driving this car reminds me of the good times on the show and makes me want to pick everyone from the show..except Robb...he only travels by big rig trucks these days. Just kidding bro..By the way he just finished his web site and it's a page right out of his own book...really fun check it out...
www.robbmariani.com.
I could not imagine getting a vehicle these days and not have it be a hybrid in some way or another, and of all the ones out there I would recommend this one, not because they give them away...it's just smooth...like the price tag. Good luck Design Star season 3! Shoot for the win contestants, or just hang out with me....living the easy life driving around town in style only working 14 hr days instead of 24, if you win your own show!
Thanks HGTV! S
ee you on the road. Yeah that's my wife, with our bay boy on the way!
August 28, 2007
Global Research and Development
Well folks its been a few weeks since the last post, but for a good reason. I needed to find the next monumental design to undertake. Requests' for "Epic Spaces" have been going through the roof, yet what family or organization really needs something monumental to enhance their lives...
During the past two weeks while snowboarding in Argentina, I thought often on what makes a living space epic. I find a great deal of inspiration while travelling abroad. Enabling me to bring a reflection of foreign lands to my clients. We must bring the waves into the living room, mountains into the bedroom, indoor mini helicopters to deliver our food across the table...etc.
We need to live in our own dreams folks..that "dream house" where you could be right now. Fresh ideas, hard work and my spare time, will transform your home/office space into the environment that you would want to be in at all times. A space that could be forever changing and transforming depending on your mood sound interesting? I have done proximity, large format, convex wall, digital slide shows choreographed with strategic aromas that are emitted while the room shakes and sways to the changing scenery. Sounds chaotic? Possibly nerve racking? No? If not, give the serene, ambient, zen-like retreat a try...allowing oneself to be overcome with complete focused relaxation customized to your wildest dreams and desires.
What I'm getting at is that the world can be offered to you, family and guests in a way that one will feel as if they are actually where they collectively want to be at any given moment, while maintaining a very functional welcoming room.
We work long, hard hours, with devotion that eats into our precious spare time that should be used to Heli-ski the Andes or sit quietly amongst a bed of ferns under the largest redwood in the world.
My travels haven't been all design research and development. I've been working to put a wonderful team of designers together, who have been cut from the show. These designers now have plenty of spare time to help all of us out. Would you want some of the other, world class, maverick designers, who may possibly be the most innovative individuals in the nation to help with your design needs? So far only "Robb" has agreed to help out, but I'll be working on the others. I miss all my castmates dearly. I hope...I get the chance to work with them all again. I hope...I will not be sent to the "Your show has been canceled" chamber to talk about how my efforts have come up short.
Please watch the show folks..and try to realize that I'm not just trying to save the whales, I'm trying to save the world. I want to bring the entire world to you, while you relax and ponder who will be next?
July 30, 2007
The world needs interactive design...
More people need to watch Design Star.
I felt that mostly in developing countries there seemed to be more emphasis in "catching good waves", growing your own organic food, spending time with loved ones, and an overall feeling that "less is more.."
Well in my opinion, these people need to realize, as the world should, that we as a global friendly community need to watch more "Design Star". "More" is way better than just a little..I mean what if you caught a "little wave", spent "less time with the family", or consumed "small" portions of incredibly fresh fruit while lounging under a really "tiny" shady palm tree...
Seriously, when all of you lovely people jump on that plane this week and frolic amongst fellow party goers and genuinely happy people throughout our globe, be sure to give them a high five and tell them their lives will be much better if they listen to "Robb" trying to tell a junkyard employee that they should give him a ghetto car door for ten bucks instead of twelve, or "Scott" carry on that seven lamp shades above a table is actually better than six, or "Lisa" thinking that spelling "Stars" backwards is a cool way to bring us all together as a team that feeds on rotten cheese and lives in the subway....
You get my point folks and that is why I addressed the world last week at the United Nations, emphasizing worldly good solid design, and general love for all mankind. The speech went pretty well and I definitely think people are going to watch more of the show.
Have a ripper summer folks and stay tuned!
Todd Davis
