The arrival of spring is important to us here at SHIFT_DESIGN so when Pennsylvania’s own Punxsutawney Phil showed his shadow on Thursday predicting winter for six more weeks he was in the minority when it came to rodents predicting the weather. According to the National Climatic Data Center the overall prediction accuracy rate is around [...]

Join us for our DesignPhiladelphia event.  We will be transforming Plants Etc. at 2313 Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia into our pop-up shop.  Opening reception is Friday, Oct. 14 from 6-8.  Sale happens Oct 14-16 and Oct 21-23 from 10-6pm

Here is a behind the scenes look at FUNSTON, we wanted to share some of the process of designing our well travelled product featured on Gizmodo, Notcot, theawsomer, uncrate, justluxe, treehugger, MSNBC… Originally conceived to be useful across seasons, ice chest in the summer and fire-pit in the fall without taking up too much space. [...]

SHIFT_DESIGN’s rainwater harvesting, green roof and living wall systems are all eligible for this financing program. Homeowners in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties can take advantage of energy efficient improvements through the EnergyWorks program. EnergyWorks experts help owners find ways to reduce their building’s energy use, and EnergyWorks’ low-interest loans help them pay [...]

Check out our recent Edgley window box install at Rybread and while you are there grab a signature sandwich.   Owner Ryan Pollock, an architect turned sandwich maestro enlisted us to improve his Fairmount Avenue store front just in time for Summer.   If you are interested in owning our Edgely Window boxes, see our [...]

Designed in-house by our own Tim Barnes and developed by Seth Baxter. As you explore the site you will find what we have been up to lately.

We have been awarded as a Green Innovator for the 2011 Green Economy Business Opportunity Conference (GEBOC) being held in Baltimore, MD. As an award winner, we will be presenting a lecture on our studios work during the conference.

Just got done with the photo shoot a little while ago and everything seems like its going to turn out really great! Sam Oberter our photographer really knows his stuff. We had a great location for the shoot, the Museum at Elfreth’s Alley (the nation’s oldest residential street). They granted us access to shoot in [...]

We were chosen to show Funston our fire-pit (flip over) ice chest in the Kickin’ Back exhibition! This curated event showcased new forms of design that reflect leisure. Projects ranged in scale from children’s toys, fence pockets (www.internationaldesignclinic.org) to skate parks. Opening night is Thursday, January 27, 5.30 to 7.30pm the show lasts until March [...]