When I was at SXSW I saw Andrew playing with these odd cardboard boxes and building things with them. He told me they were Bloxes and that he was involved with the company and that they were local to Chicago. I thought they were neat, but couldn’t think of a use I’d have for them.. plus they seemed a little too pricey. Andrew told me he made a side chair for his desk out of 20 Bloxes. But 20 Bloxes will cost you $59.95 and all I could think is that I could buy a nice chair for $60 bucks. Anyway…
I came back to our office in Chicago after the conference was over and we had TONS of Bloxes here. Every few days someone thinks of something new to build and we rearrange them into a new shape. It’s been fun to think of different things. My favorites have been the scooter parking that I conceived and John helped me build and the igloo that PaulBaker built. Someone also built some cubes to sit at that were pretty neat. So, I guess we’ve had a lot of fun with the Bloxes in the office, but I still don’t know if I’d have had to pay for them, if I ever would.
More photos of our office Bloxes creations here. Ill probably keep adding to that link as we keep making new things.
Yesterday was one of the craziest days at work. I should have known it was going to be an odd day when in the morning a woman with a donut cart showed up. It was her first day in the office and as a way to introduce herself they had her walk around with a utility cart full of Dunkin Donuts and hand them out to people. I guess that’s one creative way to get to know someone, although I think everyone is just going to call her Donut Girl and not her real name.
