We call her The Cheech™

Being both creative and detail-oriented, Kara is an accomplished designer whose work is unique and impactful no matter what a project demands. Ensuring that every aspect of a project receives attention, Kara also specializes in researching sustainability trends for client environments as well as the design and printing industries.

Outside the studio, Kara's other passions include hanging outdoors with her hubby David and pup Kona, working on her green thumb (no, that's not why we call her the Cheech...), and perfecting her wannabe violin virtuoso pieces.

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Home Sweet Nest

You’ve probably read about Nest by now, but if you haven’t, check them out. It’s not everyday something so ordinary and taken for granted gets an intuitive, well-designed and urgently needed overhaul (even though nobody really realized the need for it). Nest tells us that our thermostats control up to 50% of our energy bill, [...]

Posted on April 19, 2012 on Making Creative Matter

Loving, Living, and Learning Green

It’s hard to believe it’s been over four years since our very first Green 2.9 post. Since then, we’ve implemented various (successful and not-so-successful at times) strategies in our effort to be as responsible as we know how when it comes to environment, social, and financial sustainability. We believe that these three arenas work together [...]

Posted on February 24, 2012 on Making Creative Matter

New-Fangled Giving

As 2011 drew to a close, you probably had giving on the mind. Not just with holiday presents and host gifts, but combined with the many requests for your year-end donations, it all conglomerated to form a whirlwind package of year-end generosity. But of course, giving doesn’t stop when January first rolls around. It’s the more [...]

Posted on January 5, 2012 on Making Creative Matter