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Category Archives: Extended Portfolio

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 a [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Company News, Polystyrene Uses, Videos | Comments (0)

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 [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Polystyrene Uses, Videos | Comments (20)

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 [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Art & Sculpture, Polystyrene Uses, Videos | Comments (4)

Koni Kats are World class.

September 22, 2009 – 9:14 pm

We recently created a 3D sign made from Styrofoam for the media launch of the new  F1-in-schools 2010 season. The event, held at the beginning of September, was officiated by Minister for Education & Science, Batt O’Keeffe.
“F1 in Schools” is a competition for secondary schools to design and manufacture compressed air-powered racing cars. Student teams [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Sport related | Comments (0)

Home for a mobile phone

September 13, 2009 – 10:27 pm

In April, we created this Samsung Tocco Ultra mobile phone replica for our client, Kick Communications, for the launch of this model onto the Irish market. The launch and subsequent media coverage proved to be very successful but it left the giant cell phone taking up space in their Donnybrook offices. We were pleased to [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Marketing related, Polystyrene Uses, Recycling | Comments (2)

Formula 1 is go, go, dough.

September 7, 2009 – 5:20 pm

The flag has dropped and we are into the start of a new school year, when kids across the country are encouraged to reach their potential and beyond, no matter what discipline they choose.
An example of this is F1 in Schools. This is a unique challenge that enables second-level students to get their hands on [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Marketing related, Polystyrene Uses, Sport related | Comments (0)

Fugitive Gorilla seeks refuge in Montana

September 4, 2009 – 10:27 pm

In a blog post, in May, we told you about a incident where a ‘Gorilla’ went into a convenience store and stole a large polystyrene display banana on their second attempt.
We know that you have been waiting on the edge of your seat to hear a conclusion to the story.
Well, all we can tell you [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Polystyrene Uses | Comments (0)

Says What it is and it is What it Says

August 17, 2009 – 11:05 pm

We were bouncing a few ideas around the office and workshop the other day, looking for some inspiration and a new project, when we came across some clear perspex table tops that we had left over from the Irish Blog Awards.
So the discussion then switched to: “We could do this?”, “What if we tried that?” [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Architectural, Competitons | Comments (21)

And now for something completely different

July 22, 2009 – 9:47 pm

After speaking with a customer recently, I came to the conclusion that it was time that we featured some of the work that we create for use in the construction sector. The client was under the impression that all we made were signs and point of sale display props; he was quite surprised when I [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Architectural, Polystyrene Uses | Comments (2)

Making it Big

July 7, 2009 – 10:16 pm

This article has been gathering dust in my draft folder for a number of months. It was getting to the stage where I was going to delete the story as some missing parts never materialised… Well they did today, only 3 months late and on the wrong side of the world.
Mr Pat Phelan, from Cubic [...]

By Fran | Also posted in Marketing related, Polystyrene Uses | Comments (2)