Monday, July 26, 2010

Retrotec Mixte!


This week my good friends Curtis and Mitzi ( i know you've heard me talk about them...inglis/retrotec?) dropped off a few things at my house for a week. In addition to this cuteness above they also dropped off the cuteness below...


...and then they left me something to play with while they were gone and test out....


Behold the beauty that is Curtis's maiden voyage into experimenting with the mixte! Now this isn't his first step thru mind you for who can forget the amazingness he made for himself for SSWC08! But this one is different...for one its tiny, my size precisely (5'4), it has a three speed internal hub and drum brakes, super cushy for around town, and a generator light for coming home late from the bars...and the lines..the lines on this thing are simply divine! Seriously check out the back end on this bad boy! Its pretty much perfect!


So i took it on the required rides around town, the flying goat, the goji kitchen (vietnamese food) and threw a bunch of packages in my bag and took it on the day job mail runs.


Awesomness! Passed with flying colors...



Flying Goat parking...


...and of course i had to let other people try it out and give an opinion...
The upshot is this is a great bike! The final version will come with fenders and a front rack which will finish it off nicely! Paint color of your choice of course....

In other none related retrotec news here are a couple of events I will be attending soon with my wares! In August on the 22nd to be precise I will be at the Sonoma County Bike Expo and in september I am looking forward to returning to Levi's Gran Fondo and hopefully I will get to ride it as well!!! okay thats it for now i think...the Luce Hoods are coming right along and i will be doing a little post on them in the next couple of days... Sweet! Happy Monday!

Friday, July 23, 2010

luce hood- a work in progress..

Here is a little something that i prototyped a couple of years ago and never really developed. I finally took it off the back burner and decided to throw it into the mix. The hoodie is cotton and the jersey pocket is made of a recycled terry curtain from the sixties. I haven't quite figured out the full details on this baby but i'm pretty sure it will come with thumb holes and possibly an inside pocket for what ever instrument you use to listen to your tunes. If y'all think of anything else i should add to make this the ultimate riding/walking/running/whatever hoodie drop me line...

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Workspace


Workspace
Originally uploaded by luce goods
and finally i have arrived...

Monday, July 19, 2010

So this is pretty much what i've been up to...



Aaaaand done....after a weekend of painting, shuffling, and moving i luce goods is back in production mode and boy am i excited!! It turned out way better than i expected! I just have a couple of shelves to build for my fabrics and odds and ends.



...even ninja found her place in the shop...




the industrial sewing machine will be headed out for a tune up in the next couple of weeks...



...and it seems that none of my living spaces are complete without a todd baricklow piece in them...check out more of his cool stuff here.

Friday, July 16, 2010

SF chronicle article!



For those of you who missed this a couple of weeks ago here is a link to the SF chronicle article I was in. Interestingly enough I almost missed out on it myself as I was busy frolicking by a desert lake for my birthday eating chili dogs and sipping margaritas by the campfire. Thats right it came out on my birthday. Best present ever! Truly honored to be in this article with some of finest designers out there...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

My other mail truck...


My other mail truck...
Originally uploaded by luce goods
Its pretty much perfect...

Thursday, July 8, 2010

4th of july- iphone cutting board app

no iphones were injured in the making of this photo...

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Sixty mile ride on flathead lake! We did schlep those darn bikes for a reason...

Pay dirt! we made it! bikes finally came off the roof!

Idaho


Idaho
Originally uploaded by luce goods
Nice little lake outside of twin falls idaho.

Camping rules!


Camping rules!
Originally uploaded by luce goods
Awesome camping at pyramid lake outside of Reno. Highly recommend!

...an away we go...


...an away we go...
Originally uploaded by luce goods
Leaving Napa on my birthday for our ten day trip to montana! yay!