Phillips Garden Studio Space
December 18, 2008
Phillips Garden studio has a great history . A gas station transformed into a design studio. Not only is this space a great example of reuse but the space is downright beautiful. Ed Burke, the owner of Phillips Garden, designed and built the studio from the ground up (with the help of others). In 2005 a second floor addition was added. Below is a photo journey of the studio space and all its transformations…
The original structure for what is now Phillips Garden
beginning the construction
a fish sculpture was built out front by artist (and professor) Jeff Millikan
In time the fish was removed and would be replaced by a new sculpture (you will see below), Jeff Millikan is still a good friend of Phillips Garden and comes has coffee with us from time to time. We all miss the fish a little…
at one point Phillips was also a coffee shop, now this space is closed to the public but still open for staff use. It’s awesome.
the downstairs studio…
after the fish we got a new sculpture by Su-Chen Hung, a San Francisco based artist
It is a large bamboo windchime with the beginnings of a blanket of thyme on the ground
In 2005 a second level weeHouse was added to Phillips Garden studio
… with a crane
it looks great on the inside too
we love it
our studio today – 2008
Sculpture
August 15, 2008
In 2006 we comissioned a San Francisco based artist Su Chen Hung to create a sculpture for the front of our studio space. She came up with a spiral design made of steel and bamboo with spiraled ground-cover of Creeping Thyme that mimics the sculptural design. This piece is called “Walk around Time”, and acts as both a wind chime and a piece of art:
This design in Minneapolis at Phillips Garden Studio, inspired Su Chen to create another piece in Taiwan taking the idea of the bamboo spiral further. This piece was created in 2008 and is called “In Praise of Light and Sound” it can be found at the Shisanhang Museum of Archeology in Taipei, Taiwan.
