You can design cardboard furniture... Although that was already done by Gehry. I too have been toying around with furniture designs, as well as lamps, and other household items.

I have an interest in photography. But it's mostly taking pictures of people's houses...

"You can design cardboard furniture... Although that was already done by Gehry."

is this an attempt at humor? if so, i think it failed...

somewhat related...

designing furniture on the side sounds fun, but how do you manage to get it built? do you have clients? or are you simply building up a collection? also, building furniture through traditional means (wood working, metal work, etc.) seems relatively within reach as long as you have the right equipment, but it's harder to get hold of more interesting machines (laser cutter, cnc milling, etc.) unless you're in school. anybody have suggestions how to gain access to these technologies outside of school?

Hey dammson,

F U.... I don't see you adding any intelligent feedback to the boards, so why don't you shut your mouth?

I've heard of people doing set design.

i write...and did cartoons for local papers.

i teach

when i retire from architecture i want to be a postal delivery man with a walking beat in an old residential neighborhood. but that's not answering the question, is it?...

I WOULD SELL MY BODY!!!

(if older rich ladies were willing to pay...hehehehhe)

bartend...i mean come on...how much time do we spend in bars as it is? might as well get paid for it...great way to meet women as well...and everyone loves the bartender!! ;)

I've taught an autocad course to interior design students.

I've designed house additions/alterations for friends.

I've done labor on those additions/alterations.

I've built furniture, although all is being used by me personally.

I've thought about getting a job at Home Depot when things were slow.

i always wanted to be a zookeeper. i wonder if the detroit zoo will give me a temp position in the summer. relationship to architecture - dealing with wild animals.

do any of you working architects/designers find the need for a side job? (or had one in some point in your career) --that is for financial purposes. I am starting work soon and am curious... and what were those jobs if any?

hey - i just started working - i have one main job and two side jobs for financial purpose... but they are both design related so i don't mind them.

I HAVE DONE SOME TEACHING..... HARD AS HELL... NO MONEY.

MADE MORE IN THE LAST 4 YEARS DOING REAL ESTATE SALES
THAN I WILL EVER MAKE BEING AN ARCHITECT.

3D ANIMATION IS EASY MONEY
QUICK RENDERINGS 1,000 TO 2,000 A POP

INVESTING BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING.DON'T BUY NOW SUCKERS MARKET.

BUY AND SELL FIXER UPPERS FUN WORK HUGE PROFITS.
HARD TO FIND GOOD DEALS NOW.

I HAD 12 RENTAL PROPERTIES IT WAS HARD HARD WORK
GREAT MONEY. HARD WORK MAY SELL THE LAST 6 SOON
PROPERTIES ARE WAY OVER PRICED.

I own a bar on the island of Kauai. I'm able to work only fri/sat nights for the cash end of it. With live music on four of the five nights we're open the management end can get a little heavy.

I'm only posting this to tell all who are reading and might someday think about purchasing a bar. don't don't don't.

You think architects have liability, try 200+ drunk bastards dancing in a second floor bar with the restrooms down stairs.

every once in a while I am stuck working every shift for a month or so, employee on vacation. Usually takes me about three weeks of not designing before I'm woking out wall sections on napkins. (who doesn't do that anyways, right?)

I've also never been sucker punched by a architectual client.

Every decision I make has been determined by what would make the best story....the bar wasn't a smart decision, different though.

I was a chimney sweep for a while....

Delivered newspapers...

Worked in a paint store....kinda like being a bartender

Side jobs (additions, etc.) for friends and friends of friends....

My next gig- I want to be a home inspector!!!

Side job in the cosmetics sales industry. Current position doesn't offer a lot of creative outlet, but good nuts & bolts. Complex eyeshadow techniques, however, now that takes a designer's eye
(no pun intended).

One of my co-workers worked a side job at Nordstroms when she first started in architecture. The employee discount afforded her a "professional" wardrobe and then she quit.

I've considered doing that lately. Have you seen what a good suit costs these days?

As a busy full-time Architect I have ditched the’creative’DJ sets at friends parties (usually paid with nice but useless - beer and narcotics).

Now I have moved into graphic art prints to family etc. More useful as a hobby and I give the work away as presents or gifts..

I also occasionally lecture to college students on Architecture but this is paid in CPD points (continued professional development).

When I first started working (about 5 years ago) I made money on the side by making maps for a local map making company that contracted with emergency service providers (Ambulance, fire, etc.) It was decent money (under the table) and I generally enjoyed using Illustrator to make the maps.

Bouncer at a local college bar. crap money and I got tired of frat boys and not having my own weekends while working 50-60 hrs a week at the firm. 2.5 years was enough for me.

I also got myself associated with a small architectural firm that does funeral home work all over the country. they use locals like myself to do their as-builts and measured site drawings, then they do the rest. saves them a bundle in passed-on travel expenses in the initial stage and the money is good.

I'd like to get to the point where i can turn my furniture construction hobby into a side job or complete employment. someday.

I was laid off a couple of years ago. I live in a small city, so there wasn't much opporunity for a new position. A new Lowe's was coming to town though - and hiring for all positions. I applied for a kitchen cabinetry design position. I filled out the app, sent a resume, called, stopped in asked if they got my application etc. Did everything I could to get an interview. I told them I was genuinely interested in the postition (I was, however lame that may sound I thought it would be fun) I tried so hard to get that job but never even landed a damn interview! Boy did they miss out.

mehh....

furniture and graphix seem to be happy niches. a side hit was: a friend +myself got in w/ a local firm doing some massive P/R work for some new projects...we were contracted out to do comp.renderings and small web work. nice little bling and some good evenings w/ some great people. i would love to go back and do more furniture if i ever got the chance and motivation.

one of my best mates finishing up grad school is a part-time model...not calvin klein or anything fancy but he's the regular "Lotto ball puller"

many retail design employers look first for salespeople, not design or product knowledge.

~voice of (sad) experience.

Sometimes the big chains that do kitchen planning (and/or office planning) will make you sign a non-competition agreement if you do get the job that will prohibit you from doing kitchen (or office) planning in another firm or chain for one or two years after you leave their company. I don't think I'd want to sign such a thing at this point as you never know what sort of work you'll find yourself needing/wanting to do next year...
I worked for a test prep company when I was a student and had to sign such an agreement for that job too - it even prohibited me from offering private tutoring on any subject for which the test prep company offered courses or materials for 18 months after leaving their employment.

I'm trying out the PORN star thing but its not going too well. Not many being filmed around - what about you folk in San Fernando Valley? Any Luck?

While going for my BArch, I used to sell blood and blood plasma. You can give plasma twice a week. Way back then, you could get $15 for the first visit and if you came back within the same week, they paid you $25 for the second visit.

cool - I didn't get paid for the blood I gave - the long forms to fill out weren't worth it.

I did give myself up to science whilst doing some interviews at MIT. I was a guinea pig not too sure what it was but they paid me $110 for it. Just enough to last me until the rest of the week.

invest a dolar ...write a book .... if lucky make millions later ... then get drunk and stay well

i mean a dollar for stationary