Retiring the Clocks with a Smile

Hey everybody! This is a note to let you know that starting today, we're retiring our clock production. And that's a good thing, honest! We've been contemplating this for some time now and these past few months it's become a complete necessity. We've been extremely fortunate to consistently have more than full-time specialty painting work--so much that we can no longer keep up with clock orders.

We've had a great time making and selling the clocks these three years, and we're incredibly grateful to the many, many customers who now have a little piece of Chroma Lab in their homes, classrooms, and offices. The clocks have provided us with consistent capital to reinvest in our business through items like power tools, shelving and equipment for our studio, and gadgets like the iPad which we use to show clients a huge number of sample panels and images from our portfolio on the go. The clocks have also allowed us to be visible in some wonderful publications like Dwell, House & Home, and Better Homes & Gardens, and we're really proud of those results.

We'll be making and shipping out the final orders we received last week on time, but I'll be removing the clocks from our website soon, and I'll be emptying out the Etsy and Supermarket shops today. Of course, I'll keep our accounts active so I can continue to find great items, chat with friends and buy awesome things (add us to your circle, if you'd like). Tony will also be adding work to his Etsy shop as he makes it in his free time. In the meantime, we're excited to continue growing our specialty painting business here in Boston, blogging about colorful stuff, and meeting great people both online and in person. Thanks so much for supporting us and we can't wait to show you more of our work moving forward!

And now back to our irregularly scheduled rainbow fest.

Chroma Lab in Dwell

When we started making our hand painted clocks, Tony and I said, "wouldn't it be great if one day they put one in Dwell?" Well, they did! We're chuffed to have our Orange Burst clock featured in the May 2011 issue. "Our Daily Spread" is a housewares story that includes three tablescapes. You'll think I'm biased of course, but my favorite is the first one, featuring our clock:



It's colorful and full of products from design studios we're pleased to be in company with, including Marimekko, Normann Copenhagen, and Vitra. The rest of the issue is one of my favorites in recent memory. It includes a look at furniture designer Monica Förster's model making, a story on how Greensburg, Kansas has progressed as a sustainable city since enduring a devastating tornado, and a fantastically fun Italian house tour (among other stories). So, in short, go get the May issue.

Thank you to Dwight Eschliman for the beautiful photography, Kevin Crafts for the food styling, and most of all to Jordan Kushins at Dwell, who has been so kind and supportive of our little company!

Tick Tock, New Clocks!

We wanted to debut some new stuff at this summer's SoWA market, so I'm happy to introduce some new clock designs! Not only are there new designs, but we (okay, okay...it was all Tony) put up a storefront on our site so you can buy clocks directly from us. The clocks are still handmade and hand painted and/or screen printed by us in our studio.

Surprising no one, I am sure, my favorite is the new RGB clock. I totally have a rainbow addicition:



And speaking of rainbows, we've got a new Spectrum series with every hue for those who want a simple but boldly colorful clock:





We added a few colors to the Burst series:




...and the Circles series:




And YES! We heeded your calls and now have an "I Need Numbers!" series:




And because Tony is very, very cheeky:


We hope you like the new designs and come see them in person at the SoWA market this weekend! If you can't make it in person, you can always visit our site. Tony and I keep a running tally of favorite clocks and requested colors from friends and customers, so if you'd really dig one of these babies in another color, let us know. We might just put it on offer. Thanks for continuing to support us! :)

Supermarket

We are now selling our clocks on Supermarket. Come visit our shop! And of course check out all the excellent design that Supermarket has to offer.


We really like this print titled Find Me by Laura George.


And this great Hills T-shirt by maryink.

Red Orange Yellow Pink

We have a new clock available! You wouldn't believe how good it looks against a blue wall.

New clocks

New clocks available!