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Fancy Schmancy

May 9, 2015

I splurged and bought the $7 Lavazza Cafe Espresso because I felt like being fancy. That fanciness immediately disappeared when I realized I needed a drip coffee maker, and had to Macgyver one using a coffee filter affixed to my coffee mug with a rubber band.

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In Industrial Design, Product Design, Personal Ramble Tags amanda wilson, designingamanda, brainstorming, sketching, sketches, sketchbook, concept, concept sketch, design, details, designer, industrial design, product design, product, drip coffee maker, vintage coffee maker, modern, copper, coffee, mugs, cup, adobe, autodesk, digital
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A Bathroom Door

January 30, 2013

For some reason, my mental journey of "branding" for the cafe started with the signage on a bathroom door.

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In Graphic Design, Interior Design, Environmental Design, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Space Planning Tags amanda wilson, amandapandamania, designing amanda, cafe, environmental design, designer, design shop, dream job, sketches, modern interior, interior design, industrial design, concept, bathroom door, bathroom, graphics, graphic design, laser cut, design, wayfinding, signage, gender, label
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A Cafe Interior

January 26, 2013

What's a budget? A girl can dream, right?

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In Space Planning, Interior Design, Environmental Design Tags designing amanda, designer, restoration hardware, knoll studio, design within reach, west elm, peit hein eeek, dupont, lancaster sofa, lumens, houzz, cafe, design shop, interior design, industrial design, architectural, dream job, amanda wilson, amandapandamania, autodesk, concept, environmental design, sketches, modern interior
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Fresh Snaps

View fullsize I made more Poptarts, but this time I went rogue and used homemade apricot jam from my pal @winklebeebee instead of the strawberry paste in the recipe. Also, I still have a full jar of these homemade sprinkles after two batches 😂. I should've cut TH
View fullsize And with that, the gochujang sauce is all finished! Bibimbap two meals in a row! 😬😬👍🏻👍🏻 Definitely making another batch of that sauce (a yummy mix of gochujang, sesame oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, water and toasted sesame seeds).
View fullsize What a fun little Sunday afternoon: some food, human interaction 😂, and a lot of smiles. A welcomed breather during these very heavy weeks/months. I attended an online cooking class by my friend @seasoned.cook and here are some things I learned: -
View fullsize We were missing our gelato fix and glad to see that @gelataiosancarlos was open for pick-up pints! Definitely wish it was compete with wafer cookie and a little drizzle from the chocolate fountain, but this is still a delicious compromise!
View fullsize A PopTart video in three parts. These took foreeeeever to make, but they're so pretty and delicious. @bonappetitmag @csaffitz
View fullsize I made mint chocolate chip ice cream today, but I got to use FRESH mint instead of extract! 💚
View fullsize Look how cute these are! This might be my new favorite way to decorate cookies. The easy peasy recipe for these Roasty Toasty Pecan Caramel Shortbread Cookies is from @bonappetitmag / @mollybaz.
View fullsize Last night was all about celebrating this little bird building its nest at @oakandviolet in @theparkjames hotel. @redbreastwhiskeyus created a private labeled small batch (only 252 bottles!) of 15-year cask strength Irish Whiskey for their friends at
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View fullsize If you wanted to be healthier with your snack choices, you could slice some cucumber, toss it with olive oil and salt (and maybe some apple cider vinegar) and then bake at 175 for 3-4 hours until crispy. BUT. Consider yourself warned that you will ha
View fullsize Anyone else ever notice that the seeds of a guava fruit make it look like someone already attempted to take a bite out of it? . . . . . . #guava #redguava #bitemarks #biteme #frootshoot #tropical #tropicalfruit #islandlife #caymanislands #islandfruit
View fullsize If you know what's good, you'll only ever have margaritas with a splash of pomegranate juice and muddled with fresh jalapeno from now on. Happy Friday Happy Hour to you! . . . . . #quintosol #sol #facebookcampus #facebook #margarita #happyfriday #hap