2009 was a year of running! Running around like a crazy person is what I did. Between the 5 weddings we were involved in (including our own). My then fiance Chris was making some serious progress getting our business off the ground. We were right in the middle of bridal showers and fittings, guest lists and favor making.. this DIY motto that I had about our wedding was finally starting to consume me and adding something as important as starting your own company into the the mix might not have been the smartest thing to do at the time.
Chris actually took charge of the thing- filling out the paperwork, going down to city hall, getting our business license, filing the fictitious business statement in our local Sun Newspaper, he did it all. We had a few hiccups on the name of the firm- we didn't want it to limit what we are capable of doing by being too specific. I wanted to use the same umbrella brand identity for the my line of upcycled vintage jewelry that I have been designing for the past 3 years and Chris wanted to have something to cover him for when he is able to get back into designing and fabricating surfboards (! I married a surfer-architect.. lucky me, I know!) So Murray Design Studio was what we decided on- basically a place where we can just create freely and keep "our hands in many pots" - actually as many as possible! Luckily, we are both equally engaged in the art scene as well as what is happening in architecture and design- we wanted our company to reflect who we are and what we are interested in.
So in August 2009 Murray Design Studio officially took flight and a month later so did we, Chris and I were officially Murrays and our life together was just about to begin.
The jack hammer that is my husband got in and got his hands dirty- getting our company off the ground with a big push. Sometimes you need someone to come in and get things moving forward. That is what he did... broke up the mess and chaos and got Murray Design Studio off on the right foot.
Chris actually took charge of the thing- filling out the paperwork, going down to city hall, getting our business license, filing the fictitious business statement in our local Sun Newspaper, he did it all. We had a few hiccups on the name of the firm- we didn't want it to limit what we are capable of doing by being too specific. I wanted to use the same umbrella brand identity for the my line of upcycled vintage jewelry that I have been designing for the past 3 years and Chris wanted to have something to cover him for when he is able to get back into designing and fabricating surfboards (! I married a surfer-architect.. lucky me, I know!) So Murray Design Studio was what we decided on- basically a place where we can just create freely and keep "our hands in many pots" - actually as many as possible! Luckily, we are both equally engaged in the art scene as well as what is happening in architecture and design- we wanted our company to reflect who we are and what we are interested in.
So in August 2009 Murray Design Studio officially took flight and a month later so did we, Chris and I were officially Murrays and our life together was just about to begin.
The jack hammer that is my husband got in and got his hands dirty- getting our company off the ground with a big push. Sometimes you need someone to come in and get things moving forward. That is what he did... broke up the mess and chaos and got Murray Design Studio off on the right foot.
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