I have to say, I love my little artist studio in downtown Ferndale. I have been here for about 5 years and it's become my home away from home. It's usually messy and I've come to accept that it's just the way I work. I use it for all sorts of creative things such as metalsmith and jewelry design, fashion design, and photography. I do headshots here and creative shoots. I take apart vintage machines: adding machines, cash registers, and typewriters to use the parts to make je

Sunday, January 14th was Main Event 20, the kick off to the North American International Auto Show. Media and Press are invited to attend th

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The AP story went global! USA Today, US News & World Report, Yahoo News, ABC News, and news stations, newspapers, and radio stations all over the US. Thank you Mike Householder! The four dresses are all made entirely out of Inteva's Inteather material, what car consoles, panels, and sun roofs are made out of. They are very comfortable and two of the dresses even have pockets. #internationalnews #abcnews #detroit #fashion #cardresses #associatedpress #designermakesgownsfromcar

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — One auto supplier is taking the term "ready to wear" to a whole new level. Inteva Products LLC commissioned a fashion designer to produce four gowns using the same thermoplastic material the maker of engineered components and systems places in the instrument panel surface of a number of General Motors Co. vehicles. The results were on display during a recent pop-up fashion show at the North American International Auto Show