Better Living Through Technology

Whether you’re a chef, an amateur cook, or a kitchen novice, you’re sure to recognize all of the familiar implements featured in this visual portfolio by Armosa Studios, albeit in a slightly unfamiliar form. Re-imagining the familiar: it’s a bit of … Continue reading →

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Our Brand Story

Recently, CMDG enlisted the help of local creatives Wes and Tera Wages of Armosa Films and Armosa Studios to help us share our brand. The result, a beautiful video that tells our story, shares our interests, and gives insight into … Continue reading →

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Crate & Barrel: Spring 2014

CMDG is glad to announce that we are a featured designer in Crate & Barrel’s Spring 2014 Collection. The newest line of kitchenware is made up of stainless steel utensils and measuring sets designed by Carter McGuyer exclusively for Crate … Continue reading →

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2014 International Home + Housewares Show

For as long as we can remember, our design firm has been attending the International Home + Housewares Show, IHHS. Recently, IHHS was coined as being to the appliance industry what Fashion Week is to the fashion industry [epicurious]. And … Continue reading →

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Holiday Prep..

Starting today I am having 2 of these magnificent HGTV Holiday Cocktails a day and 3 on Christmas Day!  That should get me through the holidays.. Cheers~ Brandi Read the full article and find each cocktail recipe here.

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  Carter was featured in DesignAlabama’s 2013 Journal! We couldn’t be more proud at CMDG!

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Buttermilk Lipstick chats with us about all things game-day!

Rebecca Gordon, social media personality and creator of the popular blog, Buttermilk Lipstick, chatted with Carter about game-day Saturdays. Take a look to see which SEC team he’s a huge fan of, how he would design his perfect game-day tailgate … Continue reading →

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CMDG’s Homage to Halloween

It’s a little dreary in our town of Tuscumbia, AL because of the rain today, but we’re not going to let that stop our spooky fun! We decided to move things inside and dress some of our kitchen tools in … Continue reading →

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Industrial Designers

Do you ever think about the designer that created the tool to peel the carrots in a photo like this? Pictures like these appear with recipes, in magazines and on countless other sites, yet we take them for granted. The tools we … Continue reading →

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Fortunate One

I recently came across a drawing of a building I did when I was 16 years old. It was a full set of architectural drawings for a commercial building. Notice the name I sketched in on the outside entrance of … Continue reading →

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