It has arrived. The Apple iPad, no, that’s old news now. The media hype surrounding its launch has been disappointing, with many journalists and industry experts commenting that there is nothing really innovative about the device, and that it is just a super-sized version of the iPhone. Well, we do have something new and innovative, [...]
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Author Archives: Fran
St.Patrick meets St.Yrofoam
March 21, 2010 – 5:49 pm
St. Patricks day has been and gone for another year but St.Yrofoam (the lesser-known patron saint of extruded polystyrene) was present to help celebrate and decorate the Irish public holiday. St.Yrofoam, or Styrofoam, as she is known to her followers, is widely used at themed events to make props, signs, masks, floats and costumes. She [...]
The R.O.I.
March 15, 2010 – 8:22 pm
The ROI acronym has something to do with “Return on Investment” and it is based in the “Republic of Ireland”, but the ROI in this blog post is to do with the Role of Insulation. So now that I’ve broken the ice, I will continue, and things will hopefully become a little clearer. ‘Breaking the [...]
It’s all New: The year, decade, ideas and optimism.
January 9, 2010 – 9:21 pm
A little late maybe, but a Happy New Year to you and I hope it is a healthy and happy one for you. This is the first post of the year and of the decade. Hopefully we will be here for the next decade and a few more after it. Christmas and New Year was [...]
Santa’s 7 seasonal secrets
December 13, 2009 – 11:44 pm
Believe it or not, we at Made In Hollywood are privy to the inner workings of Santa Claus in his North Pole hideaway. We are asked to create snowflakes, igloos and snowmen to help Santa out before his busiest day of the year. Polystyrene is the perfect material for creating those wintry wonderlands as well [...]
Snowman vs. Foam-man?
December 6, 2009 – 2:38 pm
We might be lucky to get snow this year here in Ireland. I did see a slight dusting recently on one cold morning, on the Cooley mountains. Our workshop has a view of the mountains and when covered in snow they can look very picturesque, but it is still very early in the year to [...]
Driving on solid… styrofoam?
December 3, 2009 – 7:12 pm
You take it for granted that, while you are travelling along a road, you are on solid ground. In most cases, you are, but what do the road engineers do when they have to build a road on soft or boggy ground? In years gone by, they may have attempted to dig out the soft [...]
Rising above the flood waters
November 26, 2009 – 10:51 pm
Ireland is renowned for green countryside with it’s ‘forty shades of green’. This is because we get a lot of precipitation. Whether it be a ‘soft day’ or ‘raining stair rods’, we get every type of rain. However, November 2009 has been one of the wettest on record, with unprecedented rainfall levels which has resulted [...]
