About Me - punke.paul@gmail.com
- Punke Inc.
- Oak Park (Chicago), Illinois, United States
- I work with restaurateurs, designers, architects, businesses, construction companies and homeowners who need assistance turning ideas, visions, carefully thought out projects and sometimes even bewilderment into beautiful, well crafted finished products. I began doing paint finishes, murals, signage and building custom furniture and art pieces after graduating from art school in the early 80's and have been at it ever since. My largest project spanned almost ten years and began when a client needed help with a restaurant concept that he wanted to duplicate. After the second store came a third, a fourth,until I found myself responsible for creating and maintaining the "vibe" and the look of just over 200 stores in many different US markets along with a warehouse/furniture/artifact/signage production facility to support them! Now, I'm again spreading my talents around not knowing what new project or opportunity is around the corner and loving it. This blog/portfolio shows only some of the work I have produced over the years. I encourage you to dig back a ways. Some interesting things in here! Contact me at punke.paul@gmail.com with questions, comments and inquiries.
Mar 26, 2012
Hilton "Glass" Shades... Finished sconce pictures coming soon!
My task was to see if I could come up with a way to mimic an art glass sample using cylindrical acrylic tubes. The tubes are to be used in exterior sconces that will be installed at the Hilton at Michigan Ave. and Balbo, Chicago. After many experiments and consultations with the architect, this is what I came up with. Thanks to Aria Group for the awesome pictures and presentation. I'll add pictures of the finished product when available.
Omango Magazine Racks
After years of saying, "This would be easy if I knew how to weld." .......
I FINALLY taught myself to weld!!!! Pretty simple, I know, but it's a start.
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