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Paper transport

When the origami series began we couldnt avoid the inevitable: the paper plane. Yep, and we did it and in silver too. And we just gotta throw a couple of ships in there too. And we couldnt resist photoshop-ing it. And look how compulsive paper folding can be!

Have a blissful Lunar New Year!

Roar, Year of the Tiger begins 14th February!

Forecasts expect a year of calamities, changes and chances in the 12 months ahead.

To have it coincide with Valentine's day

Perhaps its a reminder for us to also

Cherish.

*we'll be spending time off the porch from 14th - 17th february. happy lunar new year!

From Points to Lines to Form

*refer to post below for images*

Take a strip of paper and fold it into a busload of ideas! A cost-efficient and effective time-killer that led us to this series by turning a singular strip into 3-dimensional forms then topping it off with a gleamy Swarovski crystal that's sweeter than ice-cream! What a mouthful, then again, better to think twice when throwing those papers away eh?

Multi-taskers!

Those tiny handcrafted silver beads from the hills deserve more attention then they're getting, so we decided to string them up in leather, making them more ubiquitous in the form of bracelet-necklace-belt. Yep, you can wear them three-ways!

Folded Friends from Centimeter Design!

Most of us first came into contact with origami while we were... okay then it's not so long ago. It is highly liberating as the hands form paper into planes, jumping frogs, hats, flowers, cash cheques and just about anything. (okay we made one of that up.) And it is just as intimate as it is liberating, you get to make whatever you desire (there's a book of erotic origami, whatever that means and not that we know what's between the covers tsk tsk~)

One aspect of our art is to conserve the sweeter parts of our what our little brains can recall, and with this instance, the paper is superseded by sterling silver. This is just the start of our conservation project, do keep a lookout for more to come in this series as we attempt to resolve our little fetish with paper/silver!

happy new year!

We're ushering in 2010 infront of the computer screen, wanting to show you a new collection in silver. Made by tribesmen and women from the hills of northern thailand, (they're the ones with lots of rings around their elongated necks that most of us get to see only on national geographic) and we thought it special to share a tiny bit of their extensive culture with you.

Best wishes, and see you next year.

hey that's Rudolph!

santa claus is coming to town, or is he? and when? we cant say for sure (though he might be more concerned with Copenhagen right now) but local malls have been readily assuring us he's on the way, somewhere.

while waiting, we've been soaked up in the seasonal spirit and put some pieces together. 7 days more till we find out where our jolly old Santa is (more specifically, what our presents would be!)

jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells rock!...

Anniversary

It was quiet but we utterly enjoyed our thanksgiving dinner, and especially so as we blow the candle out for the porch's first birthday too. We offer our silent thanks to you who have been with us the entire year.

A sneak preview from Centimeter Design, and we hope to serve you better each time. Thanks, once again.

More postcards!

The latest offerings from our treasure chest of politically-incorrectness. Don't we just love this city? ^^

Christmas charms!

on this last friday the thirteenth of 2009, the porch is beginning to hear the rustles of Christmas! we want to kickstart the festive mood with charms that might, well, charm a smile out of you. ^^ (we especially love the reindeers!) we can't wait to smell christmas dinner already!

what's your sign?

Doodling is the one thing we're absolutely fond of, and it so happened that we're capable of transforming doodles into wearables too. Notwithstanding our addiction to Animal Planet, it was decided to create a chinese Zodiac series (of animals, what else!) that will be ubiquitous but still maintain a personal touch.

Too often we chuckle at our own creations, but this will probably tickle you too. Meh...^^

A time to remember

31st October is a day that children remember as fun. 31st October is also the start of a 3-day festival to remember loved ones who have passed on. Whereever they are, they will always be a part of us.

Happy trick-or-treating~

Beware of Fraud(s).

It has come to our attention that some of our inhouse design were being haggled elsewhere other than the porch. Much as we'd love more exposure, but we will have to concede that right now we are retailing them as LIMITED collection pieces only.

Please take note of the logo (above) that is laser-engraved onto all products under Centimeter Design. It is our assurance to you of the quality and care that we provide.
It is also a mark of the hours and effort we had poured into researching, designing and producing. Any lookalike found anywhere else is a design stolen from us.

We're deeply grateful to those of you who have been part of our little clique of Centimeter Design collectors, and we'll continue to design with heart and pride!

Our little way of sharing the occasion with you.

Everyone has their particular way of celebrating festivities, some bake, some decorate, but we do it the only way we know how; through jewellery.

So here we go, some specially designed sterling beads for our first Halloween on the porch. A little something from us.

11 more days!

yes, yes we're counting down to Halloween! it is traditionally believed that looking scary should aid in warding off malignant spirits, and that is the best excuse to put on costumes/clothes that we wouldnt dare to wear given any other day,
in the meantime, the perky little brains on the porch decided to give it a little modern tweak and thus, Halloween-themed Charms!

the porch went on an outing~

the porch was at the International Women's Club luncheon last thursday. imagine 400+ women in the same room... it did take a little while to get acclimatized to the decibel-level, but nevertheless, we were absolutely thrilled to be there!
In fact we lunged at the chance to release our new seasonal products there! More on that next time, so stick around. ^^

black gold rush!

*Disclaimer: Background images from Bangkok Post

Like a fascinated child, we wondered aloud how something black could gleam so wondrously of gold. These are the marcasite stones that made their way here from faraway Switzerland and now sitting pretty in different cuts and alignment. Bracelets, earrings and rings....hmm, match them to complete a gleaming set of your own!

Notice: Away from 21-25 September

*coming soon from centimeter design

We will be running away from the porch from 21-25 September. Catcha all soon on the 26th of September '09!