Posts tagged buffalo

These guys opened for Tycho last night, good stuff.

Some awesome photography of a great new restaurant and bar in Buffalo, NY—Vera Pizzeria. The atmosphere is really unique and it has a beautifully designed interior. The food is “italian-italian” not “american-italian”. And the drinks come with a single giant ice cube and are made in a pre-prohibition style. If you’re ever in Buffalo, make sure to check this place out. More photos here.

Some awesome photography of a great new restaurant and bar in Buffalo, NY—Vera Pizzeria. The atmosphere is really unique and it has a beautifully designed interior. The food is “italian-italian” not “american-italian”. And the drinks come with a single giant ice cube and are made in a pre-prohibition style. If you’re ever in Buffalo, make sure to check this place out. More photos here.

This house is right around the corner from my house in the Elmwood Village of Buffalo, NY. It’s the only modern house really in the entire neighborhood, read and see more here.

This house is right around the corner from my house in the Elmwood Village of Buffalo, NY. It’s the only modern house really in the entire neighborhood, read and see more here.

Check out my new mix, ‘Fall’, on Designers.MX! I had a lot of fun putting together the mix, it was actually much harder than I thought it’d be, and designing the album cover. Enjoy.

Check out my new mix, ‘Fall’, on Designers.MX! I had a lot of fun putting together the mix, it was actually much harder than I thought it’d be, and designing the album cover. Enjoy.

Love this box print by Dolan Geiman, little out of my price range.

Love this box print by Dolan Geiman, little out of my price range.

New BFLO Series piece. Kept this one simple and brought a sketch in my sketchbook to life.

New BFLO Series piece. Kept this one simple and brought a sketch in my sketchbook to life.

While the final tagline for this campaign “Buffalo. For Real.” is a bit off…this video is amazing. For those of you who have never been or said you never will be, and for those you who think know but really don’t, please watch this. Learn something about the great city Queen City Studio and Design Detox call home.

Chris Harmon’s animated video titled Oil’d, explores the impact of the Gulf Oil Spill a year after the spill was discovered. Great piece, and Buffalo gets a shout out!

Back in Buffalo

So many people question, and even criticize, my decision to move back to Buffalo to do what I do. Outsiders judge Buffalo based on its sports teams and its weather. Which is ironic because you won’t find any fair-weather fans in our city of unfair weather. And why is someone respected more because they live in a city like New York, or Chicago, or San Diego? These cities are great, yes, but are they going anywhere? Is there room for these unquestioned places to truly improve? Maybe there is, maybe they will become greater. Or maybe they will always just…be? But here’s the reality, being in a great city doesn’t make you great. So, what are you doing? Because I’m doing what I love in the once great city I love, and I’m determined to help make it great again in whatever way I can—no matter the size of my impact. That’s the kind of great I want to be, and to me, that’s reason enough.

Rob Hopkins
Founding Partner, Designer
www.queencitystudio.com 

First look at our new office space in downtown Buffalo, NY! We will be located in the gym/basement of what was once the “Buffalo Alternative High School” and is now the Oak School Lofts. Can’t wait to get in!

The newest piece in the BFLO series, a tribute to the legendary Rick Martin who died today. He was one-third of the famous Buffalo Sabres line known as the “French Connection”—one of the greatest offensive lines the game has ever seen.

The newest piece in the BFLO series, a tribute to the legendary Rick Martin who died today. He was one-third of the famous Buffalo Sabres line known as the “French Connection”—one of the greatest offensive lines the game has ever seen.

A few pieces of our work (3 total) have been featured in Go Media’s February Flickr Showcase. We’re honored to have our work shown a long side the designer’s/artist and we have been frequent visitors of the Go Media site for years.

A few pieces of our work (3 total) have been featured in Go Media’s February Flickr Showcase. We’re honored to have our work shown a long side the designer’s/artist and we have been frequent visitors of the Go Media site for years.