by thesavageway | May 23, 2023 | moss art
Green Moss Walls are all the rage in interior design in 2023. There is something to be said for having the healing power of nature indoors and without any of the maintenance – it’s glorious. In fact, this is known in the industry as “Biophilic Design.”
The term Biophilic Design may be new to you but you’ve experienced it every single day without realizing it. Design industries are just now getting more intentional with it. Biophilic Design is someone’s innate attraction to nature and living things. It can be found in everything from architecture, landscaping, water features and pocket parks, to simply adding plants into a space or listening to elevator music that sounds like rain – the list goes on and on. Our offering, Moss Art, is a great example of Biophilic Design. We are using elements of nature and bringing them into corporate office, small businesses, restaurants, banks, etc to help create the glorious effects of Mother Nature.
As you know, when you spend some time in the woods, go for a hike or just put your bare feet in the grass, a sense of calm comes over you. You feel like you can breathe a little easier. The world slows down and you stop to appreciate beauty at every turn. That is what we are doing with Moss Art – it’s calming, grounding, and beautiful to look at. You can notice something different every time you stare at a piece of our art.
We wanted to share some of our larger scale green moss walls that bring this Biophilic Design into interior spaces. We are so proud of this work.
Green Feature Wall: Truist Bank now has a 40′ long Moss Wall with custom signage on top.
Moss Walls with Neon Signs: Carolina Pharmacy (left) UNC Charlotte Dining Services (right).
Reindeer Moss Wall: The Oliver Apartment Complex in Charlotte, NC.
ALTERNATIVE GREEN WALLS
You don’t always have to cover a wall edge to edge with Moss to make an impact. We have found great success with using negative space, designing with a shape in mind when a “VE Option” is required (value engineered cost savings) or using a structure that already exists. If a green wall is desired, we can always find a way.
A variety of projects using existing wall features and moss: UNC Charlotte Dubois Center (top left) | Crowntown Cannabis (top right) | Forgotten Road Ales Greensboro (bottom left) | PARA Charlotte (bottom right).
Above: Both photos feature the work we did at Credit One Stadium in Charleston, SC. Three separate Green Moss Art installations were created. Even ceiling acoustical panels.
Mixed Moss Wall with Mushrooms: NoDa Canteen in Camp North End, Charlotte, NC.
Unique Green Walls: Damn Good Brands reindeer moss drip | Crave Dessert Bar in Asheville.
No matter how you design it, incorporating Moss Art into your space is a great way to bring life, grounded energy and interest into a space. If anything here inspires you, please reach out. Our team of artists are ready and excited to help bring your vision to life. (Email: [email protected])
by thesavageway | Mar 15, 2023 | moss art
Every month, The Savage Way has the honor of gifting a Bolt of Inspiration during Creative Mornings, which is run by the awesome organization, Charlotte is Creative. If you’re not familiar with Creative Mornings, it is a morning social gathering to embrace the creative community. We talk about important issues facing our arts & culture initiatives and enjoy a fun coffee-fueled program.
The Bolt of Inspiration is one of our favorite things to do each month. It is a chance to highlight people in the community who inspire us or who are doing awesome, creative work. Torrie gets up every month and presents a 12″ Moss Art bolt to a different recipient. Since the program’s inception, more than 40 Charlotteans have been recognized with a Bolt of Inspiration. It’s opened our eyes to so many interesting and impactful humans.
Photo credit: Dionna Bright Photography
Torrie presenting the award at a previous Creative Mornings at Wray Ward.
Starting in March 2023, we welcomed our friends at UNC Charlotte as the lead sponsor of the Bolt of Inspiration award. This was a natural partnership between Charlotte is Creative, The Savage Way and UNC Charlotte. We’ve worked with the University on several Moss Art and Clean Graffiti projects over the years These include the Dubois Center Moss Wall and Mobile Moss Wall (pictured below), along with other projects like Niner Nation Week Clean Graffiti (also pictured below) and two Moss Rental Walls for their alumni event.
With Torrie as a proud graduate of UNC Charlotte (Go Niners!), it was even sweeter to know that the school sees the hard work that creatives in our community are putting in. Check out this beautiful feature that UNC Charlotte did on Torrie Savage and The Savage Way.
Previous work of The Savage Way and UNC Charlotte.
We can’t wait to see how this sponsorship helps grow the Bolt of Inspiration program. UNC Charlotte – thank you for the opportunity to continue shining the light on Creatives in Charlotte.
If you want to nominate a local Charlottean for a Bolt of Inspiration, send us an email at [email protected] with the cool, creative things that they are up to and we will review!
by thesavageway | Feb 21, 2019 | moss art
Custom Moss Art for 49er Annual Giving #NinerNationGives
We’ve had the pleasure of working with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for several years now. In fact, between the 49er Alumni crew and the Belk College of Business, we’ve completed five Clean Graffiti campaigns since 2013. Amazing! Their support is so appreciated.
Here you can check out some of that past work: Belk College of Business #UNCCBizSelfie, Belk College of Business $20k Salary Bump, Belk College of Business What’s Your Next Step, 49er Alumni Norm Niner Nation Gives, 49er Alumni Pride scavenger hunt.
#NinerNationGives
The Annual Giving sector of the University has a campaign called #NinerNationGives. This annual fundraiser is a huge way to support the University and all of the Alumni programming. For this 4th year, we were brought in to create a custom piece of Moss Art that travelled to a few University events around Charlotte.We love that this moss is functional art. Since it is a hashtag, people know that the goal is to post pictures to social media using that saying. Not only was this creative marketing a success, it was fun to see our artwork pop up at different events around town.
Moss Facts: This Moss Art piece is 36” x 36,” routed and filled with forest green moss, and made with lots of love.
Custom Moss Art for UNC Charlotte Alumni Association by #thesavageway.
Norm the Niner, mascot of UNC Charlotte, poses with the Moss Art that #thesavageway created.
Director of Athletics, Mike Hill (center), along with other 49er Alumni gather around the #NinerNationGives Moss Art.
One of our biggest supporter, Amy Jolly, poses with our Moss Art for UNC Charlotte.
We love the Niner Nation crew!
We LOVE the 49er Alumni crew and look forward to our next project with UNC Charlotte.
by thesavageway | May 10, 2016 | clean graffiti
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association has created an interactive marketing campaign utilizing Clean Graffiti and supporting businesses called the 49er Alumni PERKS Scavenger Hunt!
Clean Graffiti by #thesavageway for UNC Charlotte Alumni Association. #49erAlumni
PERKS PARTNER PREMISE:
PERKS Partners are businesses that give benefits to UNC Charlotte alumni members – discounts, tickets, etc. There are two levels:
- Green Level PERKS: Exclusively for UNC Charlotte Alumni. Members receive discounts from all participating program partners.
CLEAN GRAFFITI SCAVENGER HUNT DETAILS:
It’s simple.
- Find the Clean Graffiti spot near the participating UNC Charlotte Alumni PERKS Partners Businesses.
- Take a photo.
- Post to social media using #49erAlumni and tag the business.
- You’re now entered to win various prizes. The first to tag all 13 spots will receive 2 season football tickets and passes to Alumni Tailgate Village during the 2016 season (if you want help, let us know!)
Details on the UNC Charlotte #49erAlumni PERKS Partner Scavenger Hunt with Clean Graffiti – #thesavageway
Clean Graffiti for the #49erAlumni UNC Charlotte campaign. – #thesavageway
You can find the Clean Graffiti near these businesses:
Clean Graffiti outside on the Pizza Peel in Plaza Midwood for the #49erAlumni Scavenger Hunt. #thesavageway
As an alumni-owned business, we are proud to be working with UNC Charlotte in this creative way. The Alumni Association staff is incredible and we love partnering whenever we can. Check out Torrie a few weeks ago at the UNC Charlotte Alumni Entrepreneur Panel.
#thesavageway Founder Torrie Savage (second from the left) on the UNC Charlotte Alumni Entrepreneur Panel. (photo @49erAlumni)
Now get out there and support those UNC Charlotte PERKS Partners! We look forward to seeing your Clean Graffiti posts on social media!!
by thesavageway | Oct 8, 2015 | clean graffiti
UNC Charlotte, which happens to be Torrie’s alma mater, has been introduced to Clean Graffiti in the past. OrthoCarolina ran a campaign during the inaugural Charlotte 49er Football season in 2013. Recently, #thesavageway had the opportunity to re-visit the campus for another Clean Graffiti initiative. We worked with The Edge University Walk to highlight the UNCC Alumni Tailgate Village – (The Alumni Tailgate Village is located directly across the street from Lot 19 at the corner of Cameron Blvd and Craver Road, near the tennis courts once you’re on campus).
Our reverse graffiti was to bring attention to the newly established Hauser Alumni Pavilion. We chose locations surrounding campus where people would be walking to the games as well as highly trafficked parking areas.
Clean Graffiti by #thesavageway for The Edge University Walk!
Clean Graffiti supporting the new UNC Charlotte Alumni Tailgate Village sponsored by The Edge University Walk. – #thesavageway
When you’re on campus for the Charlotte 49ers vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Homecoming Game on Saturday, October 24, keep your eyes out for these Clean Graffiti spots! Take a picture and let us know by using the hashtag #49erAlumni & #thesavageway!
Clean Graffiti for UNC Charlotte, sponsored by The Edge University Walk. Photo Credit Amy Jolly. #thesavageway
Go 49ers!
