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INTRODUCING OUR STUDENT ARTISTS This year at the ABC Kids Expo we hosted a “The Nose Knows Crane” Tissue holder decorating Contest. They were a huge hit! The tissue holders were on display at the front of our Booth (#1225) for viewing, judging for the student artists, and entering our raffle to win one of the holders. All judging took…

This week we decided to interview Vianka Perez Belyea, Rhoost co-founder, in honor of our Baby Safety month giveaway! She tells us about herself, Rhoost, and childproofing your home. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your family. I am married to Aaron Belyea and have two great kids – Soledad, 6 yrs old & Lucas 16 months. Soledad…

Did you know the color of your baby’s nursery can affect the mood of both you and your child? Recent psychological studies have shown that color choice can influence behaviors, stimulate brain activity and even improve sleeping habits! Check out these popular nursery room colors and how they can affect moods. Rubber Ducky Yellow might not be the best choice…

Each month Crane-USA chooses an artist to draw something on one of our drop shape humidifiers using a Sharpie marker. This month we introduce Chicago-based artist Bill Moran. BILL MORAN – Artist Extraordinare   Crane: What did you think when Crane approached you to draw an image on one of their drop humidifiers? Bill: Honestly my first thought was, O.K.…

Each month Crane-USA chooses an artist to draw something on one of our drop shape humidifiers using a Sharpie marker. There is only a few more days left to enter the “Breathe Easy” grand prize of a custom-designed drop humidifier designed by Sharpie artist Emmy Star Brown. This month we introduce Emmy Star Brown. EMMY STAR BROWN  What did you…

Cranedesignforbetterliving wants to promote a local, independent shop in your area, so tell us about your favorite shop and you could be eligible to win a $75 gift certificate. To win a $75 gift certificate to a local and independently owned shop favorite in a location close to you, please enter our raffle at the end of this blog post.…

Monsters are usually those scary, hairy creatures we fear are hiding under our beds, but New York-based artist Matthew Langille, April’s “Breathe Easy” artist, begs to differ. His friendly and colorful monsters are playful-looking creatures and he has fun drawing them on just about anything — bathroom walls in Berlin (hunh?), disposable playhouses and now, on Crane’s drop shape humidifiers. I…

In the second of our “Breath Easy” one-of-a-kind design campaign for Crane’s drop humidifiers, we welcome artist and illustrator, Abigail Friedman McLean, as the Sharpie marker artist for the March edition.Crane’s Drop humidifiers are beautiful shapes and we wondered what it would be like to make them even more distinctive objects for the home or office. “Breathe Easy” is our…

Crane’s drop humidifiers are beautiful shapes and we wondered what it would be like to make them even more distinctive objects for the home or office. “Breathe Easy” is our one-of-a-kind design campaign that takes our drop humidifiers and pairs them with the talent of visual artists from around the country. We thought that Sharpie markers were the perfect medium…