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102 meet + greet meet + greet meet + greet meet + greet meet + greet meet + greet meet + greet meet + greet Rare Form Designer Dave Whitling puts style into substance. Though his job is to create icons, Dave Whitling is a bit of one himself. With mop-topped hair and Sid Mashburn cuffs on his tailored jeans, you can catch “Super Dave” (as his friends have dubbed him) hanging at Loose Nuts Cycles in Grant Park, riding his jaunty Cannondale racer to his creative design office on the Westside, or building some smashing furniture and lamps (check out his Morris Lounge chair below). Once a rock star, the mid-30-something Whitling spent eight years drumming in the Athens music scene before buckling down for a job with a 401(k). He served as unofficial art director for the band, too, and soon realized that this was his new path. Graduate studies at Portfolio Center, an internship at Unboundary and a stint at Crispin Porter & Bogusky in Boulder made that possible. Now back in Atlanta, he’s a senior designer at Unboundary, a 25-year-old firm that creates multimedia and branding for some of the world’s leading companies (think FedEx and Coca-Cola). One of his most exciting projects to date was creating the identity for Kwanza Hall’s new Year of Boulevard initiative, bent on transforming the infamous corridor between Ponce de Leon and the Atlanta Medical Center. A rally cry was born: “YO Boulevard!” and the Summer of Possibilities, providing summer-camp scholarships and internships to underprivileged kids, kicked off May 19. “I work with big national clients, but it’s nice to see a visible impact of your work at home,” he says, smiling. We have to agree. His latest side project, Bitter Southerner, shines the spotlight on Southern bartenders slighted by Drinks International ’s list of the world’s best bars. Look for the launch of the interactive video series online by late summer. @469ride –Kate Abney Photography by Troy Stains Fresh furniture is among design Super Dave’s talents! many
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Designer Dave Whitling puts style into substance.<br /> <br /> Though his job is to create icons, Dave Whitling is a bit of one himself. With moptopped hair and Sid Mashburn cuffs on his tailored jeans, you can catch “Super Dave” (as his friends have dubbed him) hanging at Loose Nuts Cycles in Grant Park, riding his jaunty Cannondale racer to his creative design office on the Westside, or building some smashing furniture and lamps (check out his Morris Lounge chair below).<br /> <br /> Once a rock star, the mid-30-something Whitling spent eight years drumming in the Athens music scene before buckling down for a job with a 401(k). He served as unofficial art director for the band, too, and soon realized that this was his new path. Graduate studies at Portfolio Center, an internship at Unboundary and a stint at Crispin Porter & Bogusky in Boulder made that possible. Now back in Atlanta, he’s a senior designer at Unboundary, a 25-year-old firm that creates multimedia and branding for some of the world’s leading companies (think FedEx and Coca-Cola).<br /> <br /> One of his most exciting projects to date was creating the identity for Kwanza Hall’s new Year of Boulevard initiative, bent on transforming the infamous corridor between Ponce de Leon and the Atlanta Medical Center. A rally cry was born: “YO Boulevard!” and the Summer of Possibilities, providing summer-camp scholarships and internships to underprivileged kids, kicked off May 19. “I work with big national clients, but it’s nice to see a visible impact of your work at home,” he says, smiling. We have to agree.<br /> <br /> His latest side project, Bitter Southerner, shines the spotlight on Southern bartenders slighted by Drinks International’s list of the world’s best bars. Look for the launch of the interactive video series online by late summer. @469ride –Kate Abney Photography by Troy Stains
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