Archive for December, 2009

Happy Holidays

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

The time has come,
it’s the end of the year.
We’ve met so many new friends,
that we will always cherish and hold dear.

We hope you enjoy the Holiday Break,
and maybe take some time to bake.
Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies are our favorite!

All the best to you and yours.
From the Walt Rickli Studio Team
Walt, Laura and Steve

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Crazy Stuff

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Lots of adventures in related and non related stuff.

Boom Jeans continues to evolve with some meetings with potential investors in the United States.

If you haven’t checked it out yet…     Boomjeans.com
http://www.boomjeans.com/

Have you seen our video on youtube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytPWSEuGmZs

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An exciting new company is being formed with our business partners in the USA -Cat-Strat.
www.cat-strat.com

Thinkatorium will be presenting its first pitch to an Ohio business group in January.

Thinkatorium is a company that has evolved from experiences produced from out of the box type thinking and will be assisting in the creative process of various types of businesses.
Official launch sometime soon!

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You will notice that the term Design Thinker has appeared in Walt’s title block. It is a term which relates to a wonderful movement that is happening in the world.
Creative Thinkers are people who go beyond the traditional boundaries and challenge conventional assumptions to permit new possibilities.
This is definately a category in which Walt has much experience!

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Off to D.C

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Twitter and Social Media

Gov 2.5 Conference

 

Walt has been asked to be part of a panel discussion as part of the Government 2.5 Conference in Washington DC in December. He will be discussing social media as it relates to governmental decision making regarding civic and public spaces.

Be sure to follow Walt on twitter @WaltRickli
www.Government25.com 

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All around the world…

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Over the past few months Walt has been on an incredible journey filled with travel, new opportunities and some seriously exciting upcoming projects.

First stop; Japan.


Walt in Japan 2009    For four weeks Walt immersed himself into
    the Japanese culture by traveling
    through the central region of Japan on a
    motorcycle. Gardens, sculpture, public
    places, local food and culture were
    experienced in a non tourist fashion.
    The trip ended with a hike over a 10,000 foot mountain pass arriving five 
    days later at the Kurobe Dam. Other than incredible views and leg busting
    climbs and descents the highlight was flying his Kite at the summit of the
    pass at 10,000 feet elevation!!! Walt in Japan 2009

 
Walt in Japan 2009    
  Work and pleasure seem to 
  mix randomly in Wally World as the trip
  resulted in a number of business
  opportunities. Walt is currently working with
  the city of Hakuba as a Design Thinker,
  assisting the community in the possibility of 
  developing an international
  sculpture symposium/film festival. The language barrier and time
  difference has provided for interesting public meetings.

 

Cleveland Rocks!

A week after returning from Japan Walt was in Cleveland for 6 days of meetings and ongoing projects. Walt has been engaged as the creative designer of an apartment on the west side of Cleveland. He will be working with renowned architect Joe Hanna of JRH Architects in a collaborative design of the space including three bathrooms.

Ongoing opportunities continue to unfold in the public sector as well as prominent private commissions and design. We’ll keep you posted

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