Kuro Neko meets…Sherry Case from T & S Dezigns
Today, we pay homage to a great furniture designer.
Well, I think so…
Kuro Neko: When did T & S Dezigns begin?
Sherry Case: It started back in November 2004 under my original avie, Sherry Callahan.
Kuro Neko: Did you ever try building anything else before settling on furnishings?
Sherry Case: Yes, i started making clothes but just have no patience with it..that’s why admire people that can make clothes in SL.
Kuro Neko: Do your ideas come from your head or do you get influenced by real life designs?
Sherry Case: They all come from different sources..my head, magazines and people that asks for stuff that they want.
Kuro Neko: Do you make all your own poses?
Sherry Case: When I started no, but it’s hard to find poses that matches or fits the furniture that I make so I started learning them (and still have alot to learn!) and ever since then I make my own.
Kuro Neko: Have you made any sculpty furniture?
Sherry Case: Yes I have..I made a living room set, well a new version of the latest one I made, the Living Room Set 107. The original one is 450+ prims and now it’s down to 238 prims I think, which is really great cause now we can save prims…YAY!
Kuro Neko: What is your favourite suite?
Sherry Case: My latest one..Living room set 107 cause it’s identical to my RL set.
Kuro Neko: What piece of furniture do you find most difficult to construct?
Sherry Case: Bed! always the bed! lol.
Kuro Neko: How much would you say your business has grown since you started?
Sherry Case: Well it has grown alot although I know that there’s still alot where I need to improve on but I’m just very happy that I don’t need to go to craft stores in RL to make stuff. Before I joined SL I love building doll houses. Not from scratch ok? hehehe..I used to buy the kits and put them together and furnish them but now that I found SL I am happier because I don’t have to make any more mess like I used to 
Kuro Neko: Do you make a good living on Second Life?
Sherry Case: Well I make enough to pay my tiers and pay some bills.
Kuro Neko: When you want a break and decide to sit down, how long does it take you to choose which couch you want to sit down on? (Silly question!)
Sherry Case: Hmmm…is that in RL or SL? LOL!
Kuro Neko: Tell me about some of the people you have met in Second Life that really inspire and influence you.
Sherry Case: Well I didn’t meet her in SL. We met in there.com, Xandi Mars. She’s actually the one that convinced me to play SL and I thank her for doing that! TY XANDI! 
Kuro Neko: Finally, what kind of futuristic furniture can we expect from Sherry Case in the next year or so?
Sherry Case: Well I plan on making more furniture sets in sculpties (but still need alot to learn in using the software for it) to save on prims. And hopefully one day I’ll be able to make some clothes… HOPEFULLY!
Me and Sherry at T & S Dezigns, sitting on some furniture that used to be a leopard.
Kuro Neko meets…Iris Seale from Punch Drunk
Give a warm welcome to Iris Seale, designer at Punch Drunk…
Kuro Neko: Firstly, tell me how you felt when you were approached for an interview.
Iris Seale: I felt amazingly flattered.
Kuro Neko:Tell me how Punch Drunk was born.
Iris: Well, I heard about Second Life in a ‘cyberarts’ class at school. I’m a Theatrical Costume Design major, so I thought maybe it would be a cool way to reproduce some of my designs in 3D before I built them. I made lots of friends after I joined and they all asked me where I got my ‘outfits’ from. Eventually I started designing things just for SL and decided to open Punch Drunk.
Kuro Neko: May I ask, why did you name your store Punch Drunk? Is it because you want people to be stupefied by your designs?
Iris: Heh, stupifying people with my designs has never really occured to me I knew what I wanted the feel of the store to be: something girly but tough, fun, and bright. Punch Drunk was the first name to occur to me and I thought it fit all my criteria.
Kuro Neko: How would you class your clothing?
Iris: Definately girly! But like I said before, tough girly. I love bright colors and fun shapes. So..I guess I’ll have to go with bright and girly.
Kuro Neko: How many stores do you currently have around Second Life?
Iris: As of right now, I have my first and main store in Mischief Cove, a store in Fashion Mode on the Docks, a store in Cross Roads, and another in MO island. That’s a lot of stores!
Kuro Neko: Who are your favourite designers in Second Life?
Iris: There are WAY too many to name. I love funky, handdrawn clothing so I tend to frequent those stores a lot.
Kuro Neko: Do you consider Second Life to be a form of income or just a bit of fun?
Iris: Just for fun. While I’d love to someday say that my hobby is my job, I’m not crossing my fingers for it right now.
Kuro Neko: How often do you play Slingo, and how often are you lucky?
Iris: I play slingo far too much I usually play with some friends at another friend’s ‘park’, but you can find me at Parrothead sometimes. My sweet landlord, Claude Kirshner, just put a slingo solo freeplay machine in my loft, so I’m loving that. In group slingo, I think I’ve won maybe a total of five or six times. I’m not very lucky!
Kuro Neko: Do you feel you have found your true calling in Second Life, or do you think the future holds more for Iris Seale?
Iris: I definitely think I’ve found what I want to do in Second Life. I can’t imagine anything more fun than making up clothes.
Kuro Neko: Do you receive a lot of customer feedback?
Iris: Not nearly as much as I’d like, actually. If I’m in my store with customers, most of the time they’re really quiet. I don’t know, maybe I make them nervous by poking around.
Kuro Neko: What is the single most strangest thing that has happened to you in Second Life?
Iris: Well, i had a few interesting stalkers, but i think the strangest thing is people liking the clothes i put out I’m always afraid that people won’t like my style. It’s my style, though, so it’s not like I can do anything else.
Yes! We are wearing the same dress! And yes! That is Sydney Opera House!
