Hello everyone! The holiday rush is upon us and we are working hard to deliver your orders as fast as possible. Please note that we cannot guarantee delivery by December 24th on any orders placed after December 17th. Even though we are shipping all orders USPS Priority mail, we want to allow for some padding because [...]
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Enter Our Photo Contest to Win a Titanium Oblique!
Head to our facebook page and submit your favorite Oblique photo in our photo contest and you may soon be the proud owner of a Titanium Oblique! Contest ends December 12th!
Oblique Featured in The Bold Italic’s Pop-Up Shop @ Voyager.
The Oblique is proudly for sale at The Bold Italic‘s Pop-Up Shop @ Voyager on Valencia St. in San Francisco. During the launch party last Friday night, there was free beer, awesome products, and a pretty packed house. Hard to tell if it was the awesome products or the free beer that brought the crowd, [...]
The Oblique is now selling in a brick and mortar store!
The Oblique wine bottle holder is now selling in Rare Device, a boutique and art gallery dedicated to the best in independent and innovative design from around the world. They are located right here in the NOPA neighborhood of San Francisco. If you are in the neighborhood, stop by, say hello to owners Giselle and [...]
The Oblique ‘How It’s Made’ Video is Now Online
We are pleased to finally get a video up for everyone who wanted to see what the heck a CNC machine was and how it creates an oblique from a solid aluminum bar into a more sleek solid aluminum bar with a purpose. There is some pretty sweet footage of 3-D engraving, face milling, pocketing, [...]
How to Fix a Rattling Bicycle U-Lock
Warning – This has nothing to do with Wine Holding or Kickstarter. Being an SF resident, I am required to pride myself on recycling, free speech, crappy weather in July, technology, and riding my bicycle. I ride quite a bit and even use it for more than just strictly exercise, but also as a form [...]
Kickstarter Project Creator Rule of Thumb #6 – Manage Your Backers
All of your backers want you to succeed. They are like customers that actually like you, sort of. They like what you are showing them and are willing to bet on your ability to pull it off. Many of your backers are your biggest fans and will cheer you on as you go. Then, there [...]
Kickstarter Project Creator Rule of Thumb #5 – Manage Expectations
This is very simple to do, but also very simple to screw up quickly. To sum up this lesson: be as clear as possible from the get-go about what your project is about, what the backers will receive, and how the project will be run. If you show everyone a gold iPhone accessory in your [...]
Kickstarter Project Creator Rule of Thumb #4- Be Able to Manage Stress
A project can be euphoric and gut wrenching at the same time. You need to be able to handle both. I had several sleepless nights after the launch just worrying about getting everyone’s product to them by Christmas. Also, there will always be that comment someone posts about one of your updates that really brings [...]
Kickstarter Project Creator Rule of Thumb #3 – Have a video from the start
I broke this rule and didn’t get my video up until 7 days into my project. I am not sure if it really made a big difference for this particular project. If you don’t have a video you need to have really nice images on the project page that explain the project and help you [...]