301 Redirect » Team

Move In Complete

robert — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:09:12 +0000

Yesterday was a happy milestone…..we finally got ourselves up and out of Morrison Drive and into 301B King. The move wasn’t too difficult because we had already purged a lot of old stuff during our last move….so the moving truck was filled mostly with computers, personal stuff, a conference table and assortment of chairs.

We still have setting up to do over the weekend, and Comcast needs to switch the phones over on Monday. But come Monday morning we’ll be working away in our new digs. Stop by for a tour when you’re in the neighborhood.

Beams Be Gone

robert — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:01:15 +0000

Good progress at 301 this week…the highlight being the removal of many of the beams that open up to the mezzanine and out to the patio/deck. Will be fun looking down from the patio through the glass wall to MH on the main floor working away.

Simpson climbing the corporate ladder.

Rich and Matt talking about work pens.

Matt’s Woodshop

robert — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:21:57 +0000

Yesterday we took a lunchtime field trip up to Matt Decell’s shop at the Navy Yard to look over wood grain/color samples, as we need to nail down selections for the open kitchen cabinetry and wall systems. Matt’s place is fun to roam around, although he won’t let you touch anything for fear of messing up one of the modern, custom pieces he’s building or losing your finger (or worse) on one of the cutting instruments. He’s in a big old Navy Warehouse, and has a shop-within-a-shop built inside to control the process (finishing, etc.) and temperatures.

Matt and Justin from KHA reviewing designs for the wall of wood that will open and close to reveal all the kitchen/bar features.

Offices of Blue Ion Past

rich — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:48:47 +0000

It all started back in 2000 in a shared office…actually a windowless broom closet…at 405 King Street. The 3 partners shared a 250 sq ft room with our poor intern Liza before expanding to a 2nd 250 sq ft room in 2002 when Mike and Helen came aboard.

Our 250 sq ft storage room office

We then moved just up the street to 73 1/2 Wentworth Street. Rich first moved in as a roommate in this ENORMOUS apartment, but later managed to take over the whole place for Blue Ion’s use. Blue Ion operated on the 2nd floor, while he occupied the 3rd floor as living quarters (many time awaking to RP’s music blaring from downstairs). A good run for 4 years, but it came to an end in 2006 to make room for the condo craze. During the last year Rich began dedicating himself to his obsession to find something as cool as Wentworth.

Our Wentworth Home

With the help of Mike Shuler of CBRE, we landed another great, but temporary, space on the 4th floor of the Cigar Factory. Seemingly this would be only guaranteed for 3 months as the building was being sold. We got a reprieve and stayed for over a year. While here, we developed a great relationship with the new owners of the Cigar Factory (and developed their website and interactive marketing elements).

4th Floor Cigar Factory

In 2008, we moved down to the 1st floor to make room for progress of the Cigar Factory project, thanks to our friends here, and have been here another year. All the while continuing the quest for the permanent home.

Our current home - 1st floor