Spore Doorbell Giveaway
The following post was sponsored by Spore Modern Doorbells. Our sponsors are hand-picked by the Design Milk team because they represent the best in design.
Our giveaway this week is courtesy of Spore, a company that we have featured in the past whose modern doorbells are simple and sophisticated.
Spore is going to offer one of our readers a True doorbell, which is the latest addition to the Spore family. Departing from its more colorful predecessors, True makes a more subtle impression with a halo of illumination emanating from an anodized aluminum shell. Available in three metal finishes (aluminum, bronze and matte black) and three illumination colors (white, amber or blue, as well as a non-illuminated version), and the winner gets his/her choice of finish and illumination.
More about Spore:
When industrial designer Ted Pierson considered objects that could use an overhaul, he realized the doorbell button was due for some attention. Long neglected as a mere afterthought, Pierson saw the button as an essential part of the home entry. After receiving accolades for prototypes from top design magazines, including I.D., Spore was created in 1996. The ultra-modern buttons have made Spore popular with architects and homeowners alike. Spore is a family-run company based in Seattle, Washington. All Spore products are designed from the circuit board to the faceplate.
Rules: To enter, simply comment on this post and tell us the name of an architect or firm in your region that is doing great modern residential work.
One entry per person. Contest runs from March 1, 2010 through March 5, 2010. We will choose a winner at random.
Sorry this giveaway has expired.
Congratulations to commenter #260, Martin!
I wish I knew of a local architect or firm to mention in this comment…
In Houston, BRAVE Architecture are pretty cool – bravearchitecture.com
Rengin Holt in Blacksburg, VA.
i wish i knew of an architect… i was looking for one a few months ago and couldn’t find anyone that builds modern, affordable homes.
but i would really love a chance to win this! i am moving in my first home in a few months, and we could use a cool doorbell!! =)
Modative in LA is pretty ossom.
Ferry and Associates Archtects in Springfield, IL
Is it ironic if I put Spore Architecture of Seattle? http://www.sporearchitecture.com/
And because BC is two hours away, I’ll re-drop 12(3): http://www.twelve3.ca/
I’ve not been excited about doorbells until now; these are magnificant.
Here in Halifax, my fav architects are MacKay-Lyons ( http://www.mlsarchitects.ca/ ). They’re doing alot of work in my arwa and I always look forward to their next piece.
The CRSA (Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architects) in Utah does some pretty good green work with all the different buildings in utah, from religious projects (like many LDS churches in Utah) to community projects, like the South Jordan Library (which is closer to where I live).
(you can delete my previous post, as I had misread the requirements ^^;;)
Johnsen Schmaling in Milwaukee is doing really cutting edge work, with a huge focus on environmentalism.
http://www.johnsenschmaling.com/flashcontent/johnschmalflash.html
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands in London are pretty good. Notwithstanding a friend is an architect there.
Bonstra in the DC/DMV area does some nice things, though primarily in larger scale developments, including matching historical character in their neighborhoods while not losing modern design as a core goal.
http://www.bonstra.com/
In Philadelphia – Erdy McHenry are doing some fantastic residential work, Eco Friendly, Cutting Edge materials and diverse projects.
This one is easy as I live in Basel, home of the great Herzog and De Meuron who just built an amazing house on the Vitra campus nearby in Rheinach.
OMA*AMO Architecture PC in New York
Trude Hooykaas of OTH, he did this: http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/kraanspoor-dock.php
That’d have to be Duncan Wisniewski. Don’t work waaaay outside the vernacular, but aces.
Hive Modular http://www.hivemodular.com/
My in-laws had an addition put onto their lake house it’s fabulous. Modular homes are pretty cool, it was built in one day!
Nick Noyes architecture in SF, CA!!!!!
I like McInturff Architects in the DC area.
In Bucharest there’s Cristina Serban who generally works for hülsta but also does a lot more stuff.
Don’t have a work link of her, but she’s on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=13266694&authToken=RtP9&authType=name&goback=.mml_inbox_none_DATE_1.mid_1521781108
Reader & Swartz Architects in Winchester, VA!
http://www.readerswartz.com
TKDA is Minneapolis.
I can recommend Sundt arkitekter – http://www.sundt-arkitekter.no/ – if you’re looking for Norwegian architects
These are awesome. We really need a new doorbell, too! In Austin, we love Nine Sixty Nine because of the Agave neighborhood. Green buiding is really taking over here. Yay!
Alterstudio, here in Austin TX does some really great modern architecture.
San Francisco
Stanley Saitowitz/ Natoma Architects Inc.
http://www.saitowitz.com/
Guerilla Architecture in Baltimore.
Victor cañas, great architect, interesting use of metal in the construction of tropical housing
Rob Paulus in Tucson is doing some good work. Particularly for a town that doesn’t pay much attention for it’s fairly modern roots.
http://robpaulus.com/
The group Artech in Chattanooga, TN, recently designed the Majestic 12 movie theater, the world’s first LEED certified movie theater. Not only is it beautiful, it is Green, and that’s an incredible achievement.
http://www.artechdgn.com/page/portfolio/entertainment/
In Austin, Texas – Studio 512 at studio512.net.
EDGE Studio in Pgh, PA is doing some great residential stuff – I used to walk past their Murray Hill House everyday on my way to work *swoon*
Damn, this doorbell would be sweet on my outside wall!
My favorite: http://www.olgojchorchoj.cz/
Design has no borders
this doorbell is awesome and would go great on our new house! an architect in town that does modern work is TaylorTeter.
Quad developments, London, UK (they do a lot of work in the Richmond area) do some great modern housing.
Doorbells look great by the way.
Swaback Partners in Phoenix, AZ
Larry Woodson is doing some cool things in Nashville.
mmmm…glowy…
J Design Group has done some nice work in a Downtown Miami Loft…
http://www.ambrasas.lt/lt/ Audrius Ambrasas, Vilnius, Lithuania. He’s one of the big guns, but I love his newest work.
I’m not sure in my area, but will look into it!
My doorbell’s broken so I could really do with this gorgeous one! An architect doing nice things in our area, Dublin in Ireland, is Donaghy + Dimond architects.
chicago:
http://www.2pointperspective.com/?gclid=CIns7OX6l6ACFQ5sswodKzPlcQ
Awesome doorbell!
Butz & Klug in South Boston do great work.
I live in East Texas, and two pretty awesome architects are:
Hugman Architecture and Design Build
http://www.hugmandesignbuild.com/
- and – (because extras are always awesome)
Thacker-Davis Architects
http://www.t-darchitects.com
I would let either of these architects design my home. They have some pretty amazing portfolios.
Randy Brown Architects located in Omaha, NE
in denver, SPROCKET does some interesting modern architecture.
I’ve heard excellent things about Directions In Design, Inc. in Saint Louis, MO 63146.
Erdy McHenry is notable, they’re in Philly, down by my sister, lots of innovations.