Fort Standard - Mission Small Business!! Vote

Join Ian and Greg in the last couple of days of voting for Mission Small Business!!

Ian Collings

Fort Standard needs your help!

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Fort Standard & Kai Williams at The Museum of Art and Design!

From Greg Buntain and Ian Collings email invite I copy this announcement!

Greg and Ian are participating in an open studio event at The Museum of Art and Design:
http://www.madmuseum.org/series/home-front

http://www.fortstandard.com/ - info@fortstandard.com

Fort Standard is proud to announce their participation in the Home Front series at the Museum of Art and

Design (MAD). Along with three other designers from The American Design Club, FS will

have a personal day (April 19th) in the Open Studios at MAD to create an original design piece. The criteria

for the series is to design a “seating element” which can be built in one day during museum hours.

Please join us at the Museum of Art and Design on April 21st, 2011 (7:00 PM) for a discussion on the

processes of an American furniture designer and to see what we have created!

For discounted tickets go to:

http://madmuseum.org/events/american-design-club

Promotional code: “HOME”

Silva/Bradshaw

4/16/11

Stanley Ruiz

4/20/11

Kia Williams

4/21/11

Museum Location

2 Columbus Circle

New York, NY 10019

212-299-7777

Event moderated by Sight Unseen

KAI WILLIAMS!!! Can it be! I will have to call him to see what's up - he didn't tell me about his part in this Pratt Takeover!!

FORT

STANDARD

D E S I G N E R S & M A K E R S

Greg Buntain Ian Collings - Fort Standard looking for Hire!

Greg Buntain and Ian Collings, founders of Fort Standard shared an email as follows: Please assist in their search, and give'em a hand moving for cryin out loud! They write:

"Hello Friends-

My apologies for the impersonal mass email but Fort Standard needs an intern/employee asap. Two would be even better.
Ian and I are gearing up for a project at the Museum of Art and Design in April as well as exhibiting new work in three or four different venues during Design Week in May. I have attached some press releases of some recent work which you can feel free to forward to anyone who may be interested.

We need someone who can think on their feet, is efficient in a wood shop and preferably knows Solid Works and CS5. Our shop is located in Red Hook so they either need a car or a bicycle and some motivation as there is not a lot of public transportation (we do have Fairway and great views of Lady Liberty however). They would also need a license and be able to drive our luxury cargo van.
We could easily keep someone busy with just production work but would prefer to have someone who can grow with us and be a team player. We cant afford to pay much at the moment but can offer incredible letters of recommendation and can negotiate terms of compensation based upon their levels of skill and commitment. Working hours can be flexible as we tend to work 18 hour days so anything to lighten the load would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Greg

P.S. - Fort Standard will be relocating around the corner to Pier 41 next weekend (the building where they filmed The Real World- Red Hook, and Jay-Z recently had a party) to a 7,000 sqft shop space with some serious top of the line industrial tools and a roof the size of a city block with water on three sides. Beers and food rewarded to anyone who wants to help us move."
Gregory Buntain

Fort Standard LLC

Co-Founder / Principal Designer
greg@fortstandard.com


http://www.fortstandard.com/

m. (908) 400-5628
 
Super cool. Congrats on the move and the projects - the ID Alum blog is waiting to do a formal feature on Greg and Ian - looking forward to it soon!!!

greg buntain: update 2/25/10

An update for Greg and his ongoing newest venture; as Creative Dirctor of "Tenet",
a lovely "lifestyle pop-up store" in Aspen Colorado, which as noted in the new york times magazine blog
Additionally, Greg has linked other ID alum with this project; Ian Collings, and Bernardo Guillermo & jude heslin-di leo, of Bear and Lion. All, by the way, from Brooklyn NY!
I copy the press release just issued to me by Greg as follows:

CONCEPT SUMMARY
TENET seizes the opportunity to bring premium fashion to an underserved men’s market in the celebrated skiing and shopping town of Aspen, Colorado. Offering both established and emerging labels, founders Jesse Warren and Josh Warren set out to open a lifestyle pop-up store for the high season. TENET’s doors are now open and will bring an elevated aesthetic to Aspen through mid-April.
LOCATION AND STORE
The 1300 sq. ft. space is in one of the most prestigious locations on S. Galena Street - neighboring Prada, Burberry, Polo, Gucci, Dior and Moncler. Designed and built out by owners and friends, the shop features 14-foot ceilings, exposed brick walls and whitewashed wood floors. Some of the store’s highlights include a white birch which is suspended horizontally from the ceiling along the center of the
store, a one-off burlap wrapped chandelier, mirrors framed with salvaged wooden banisters from Brooklyn and custom clothing racks made from industrial copper piping with cast brass fittings. In addition to men’s clothing (outlined below), TENET is selling lifestyle items like a mint condition 1989 Honda GB 500 Cafe Racer motorcycle, vintage cross country skis, snowshoes and a currated selection
of limited edition contemporary furniture. The 800 sq. ft. basement serves as a stock room and temporary studio space for Creative Director Gregory Buntain, who will be using the space to work on projects exclusively for TENET.
BRANDS
TENET carries a focused mix of downtown New York brands mixed with classic American heritage to cater to the haute mountain lifestyle. The store sells clothing by A.P.C., Rag and Bone, Apolis, Gitman Bros. Vintage, By Robert James, KRANE, Unis, Rogues Gallery, Isaora, Etiquita Negra, By Robert James, Patrick Dunaway and COTO along with bags and outerwear from Fjallraven, luggage and winter
gear from Filson and 1000 mile boots from Wolverine. Apart from menswear, the boutique carries select designers for women including Helmut Lang, Bodkin, Generation Love, and Adrienne Landau. TENET carries unique accessories from Tsovet, COTO, Kiel Mead, All For The Mountain, Elizabeth Yarborough, Matt Costa, and furniture and accessories from Gregory Buntain, Ian Collings, and Bear & Lion.
TENET LIFESTYLE
Throughout the season, TENET has been hosting rotating art exhibitions which started with a work by Cameron Gray and currently features work by Philippe Ramette.
Aspen Peak magazine, a Niche Media publication, co-hosted the launch party at TENET on Tuesday, December 29 with hors d’oeuvres and specialty drinks provided by Basil Hayden’s small-batch bourbon whiskey. Further events will be announced to coincide with the Aspen X Games and Aspen Fashion Week in February.
For more information, please contact inquiries@tenetshop.com or Jesse Warren at (516) 724-0121
www.tenetshop.com
307 South Galena Street
Aspen, Colorado

ian collings

We welcome Ian Collings (grad 08) and his website is now up and posted here.
The experimental works are masterful blends of design, fine art and science - everything Ian was looking to dive into - congratulations are in order, and we may have some surprises from Ian in the near future!!
check out the site!