A big thank you goes out to all that came out to visit us for the first annual New Products Open House at QCP. This was the first of many exhibitions that QCP will be hosting all over Southern California. You should also look for us at the ASLA convention in Denver this fall. We’re extremely proud of our new product lines and would love to share them with you! The afternoon was filled with food, music, and friends from the Inland Empire. QCP’s headquarters were transformed into a showroom complete with beer from Hanger 24, the Kogi lunch truck, raffles, and plant tours.
It was a perfect afternoon for the unveiling of our two newest products- Shear and Q line. Both designs received great praise from our many customers.
Shear line, Cliff Garten and John Cook
First we’ll look at Shear line which was designed by Cliff Garten. Cliff Garten Studio’s work with QCP is a partnership to last the ages. Cliff’s design background is extensive. Garten received a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Landscape Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. While highly educated it is obvious that Cliff’s talent is innate and lends itself to creating great spaces. “Sculpture defines our interaction and movement by creating energy between things, generating interest in public activity, reframing our private lives and creating a sense of place within public and private realms.” Cliff makes a great point, and we believe the new Shear line will help designers create these dynamic spaces.
The Qline and John Cook
The Q line was designed by John Cook, an industrial designer who currently calls Ventura home. His sleek designs would no doubt be at home in any environment. John’s background in industrial design lends itself to these simple yet flowing forms. John’s current work includes designing exercise equipment for a global leader in fitness based education, Mad Dogg Athletics. The Q line is reminiscent of these pragmatic yet elegant pieces. He has also received many patents and international design awards including the IDEA, Good Design, ID magazine and Red Dot. We are proud to have John as a collaborator on this new line.
Shear and the Q line
Many of our customers from the surrounding areas came out to show their support for our new product line. Among the list of attendees were BMLA, Cal Landscape, Kammeyer & Associates, J Ginger, Community Works Design, Architerra, David Evans and Associates, Cliff Garten Studio, Community Bank, ACT-1 Construction, The City of Norco, The City of Lake Elsinore, Lewis Retail Centers, Matt Construction, Pacific Shores, Glazing Concepts, and many others. It makes us here at QCP proud to have such a great group of people take time out of their busy days to come and visit. Congratulations to our three grand prize winners that took home $2000 worth of QCP product- Gregg Denson of Architerra, Kim Rhodes of David Evans and Associates, and Ken Kammeyer of Kammeyer and Associates.
Photos- (L-R)
1. The 12:30 Tour!!!- L-R Ken and Ron Kammeyer(Kammeyer & Associates), Robert Martinez(QCP), Marc Glaeser(Matt Construction), Samantha Ferguson, Shannon Karlson, Erin Lybeck (BMLA)
2. Mmmmmm...the Kogi Lunch Truck.
3. John Cook (Designer) and Justin Wait (QCP)
4. Kevin Bash, Kathy Azavedo (City of Norco), Fred and Rick Crook (QCP)
5. Samantha Ferguson and Erin Lybeck(BMLA)
Again, thank you to all who participated in our first open house. We enjoyed sharing our new products with you and look forward to seeing them in the landscape soon!