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Enjoy a collection of musings, deep thoughts and good times from our crew here at Foerstel.

In the spirit of Apple launching its newest member of their tech family, the iPad Mini, we thought we would share these “tan-tooed” apples, designed by an unnamed Japanese farmer who has taken his love for the Apple brand to a whole new level. The owner of the Fuji orchard

What happens when an object is no longer needed for its intended purpose? All too often I see an old shipping pallet and automatically think “Adirondack chair!” in the sheer excitement of my own creativity. However, I don’t need or want an Adirondack chair. So, when I started scouring the

A conceptual thesis project by Hauke Scholz, the MusixCube, is shaking up the industry standard by combining a Rubik’s Cube puzzle design with the typical sound/keyboard associated with mixing electronic music and sounds. Unlike the typical Rubik’s Cube, the MusixCube is designed to enjoy every twist and turn while tapping

Halloween is right around the corner and before you know it, you’ll be getting handfuls of little four-foot monsters, ghosts, and ghouls knocking on your door. And that means a lot of candy with questionable ingredients and excessive waste. Here at Foerstel we are committed to helping you live a

The LA Times recently spotted the Idaho Potato Commission‘s 6-ton Potato Truck and apparently already had an 18′ fork that was just big enough to dive right in! “Pasadena’s 18-foot fork finally has food to match its massive scale. Drivers heading toward the median that splits Saint John and Pasadena

Italian artists Guido Daniele is creating beautifully designed art on your hands. Over the past 10+ years his “Handimals” have gained worldwide exposure and have been featured exhibits in galleries, fashion events, and advertisements across the globe. We think his ideas are fresh, interesting and sometimes make us look twice.

Despite the overuse of puns, Savannah Bee Honey packaging is pretty sweet (okay, I’ll stop, now)! Like most packaged jelly products you find on the shelves, honey has been fairly consistent in bottle presentation. Straying from the norm, Collin Cummings‘ design celebrates the natural beauty of honey in a minimalistic,

Conceptual artist Rune Guneriussen has just updated his website, adding 20 new magical-looking photos of works he’s creating on location all over Norway. The installation artist and photographer makes ordinary objects come alive – assembling everything from lamps, chair, desks and books into such a way that they seem to

One of the reasons we love Care2 so much is their consistency in producing informative, balanced content that focuses just as much on the benefits as it does the drawbacks. That being said, we were very interested to learn about the health benefits and drawbacks of something that millions of

“Cloud Book Study” by Heidi Neilson consists of a book that when flipped through at high speed, reveals a time-lapse film of clouds moving across the pages. The video shows the movement of the clouds across the sky in a way you could never achieve by thumbing through the book

hat-trick have designed a typographic chess set based on chess notation, K for king etc. The forms are based on the typeface champion (lightweight) by hoefler frere jones. This unique twist on typography and chess was an arduous process that started over 5 years ago. Jim Sutherland of hat trick

London-based designer Hoyan Ip reuses leftovers to create fashionable trimmings, such as buttons, belt buckles, sequins and embellishments in various shapes, sizes and colors. Called ‘Bio-trimmings’, the wasted food—that was previously-destined to be disposed of—was, instead, dried, cooked, blended and transformed into sustainable products. Ip hopes to promote the social,

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Tom Foerstel : Founder & President

Tom Foerstel

Founder & President

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60’s, Tom developed a strong desire to create positive change for people and planet.

He went on to pursue his passion for art and design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and worked for design firms in Southern California before moving to Boise, Idaho in the early 80’s. Foerstel Design opened its doors in 1985. Since its inception, the firm has cultivated a bold, happy, forward-looking team focussed on creating distinct and effective work on behalf of their clients.

An integral part of Tom’s philosophy is giving back to the community in which he lives — a company cornerstone that drives Foerstel’s long history of providing pro-bono services to local non-profit humanitarian and arts programs.

One of Tom’s proudest personal achievements is his ability to say Supercalifragilisticexpyalidocious backwards.