Oakley HQ: The Details- 03.12.10
I feel like such a tease. I keep showing you parts of Oakley HQ, but not the insides… well not the normal insides, just the secret bar so far. And since these are in fact their real offices with 1500 people or so… there is a lot of work going on, and the majority of it confidential… so for everything i CAN show you, just know that there were probably 10 things i was dying to take pics of to share with you… whether they were prototypes, new designs, renders, sketches, or even amazing future wall tiles that i’m still lusting after… BUT that being said, take a peek at how awesome the architecture is, a peek down memory lane of Oakley’s history, the ejection seats CEO Colin’s waiting room… and his mine… camouflage covered cubicles… a few allowed sketches… the GI Joe looking guy dropping out of a helicopter on me when i looked up… machine gun in the hallway… AWESOME diorama’s to put your childhood shoebox setups to shame… and a bit more.
On Oakley fun facts: Did you know the name came from that adorable dog up there? And you can see the original 70s acorn logo from their bike grip days on the next page too!
Stepping into the lobby…
So those fans WORK. but they squeek or something… and drive the poor receptionists insane… so they are seldom (if ever) on…
Check out that orginal logo! And that’s Oakley the dog! And their first product ever…
… and that concludes your super brief version of the museum…. fun video from Oakley over at facebook showing you this with a bit more detail
isn’t that some waiting room? All those ejection seats, and they dont even make them JUMP when its your turn…
In the seas of cubicles ~ it was fun that some were camo tented…
I literally looked up and this guy was coming down at me…
these dioramas were constructed and shot for a print ad campaign…
Beautiful special artist projects!
The theater…
Isn’t that an impressive podium? And so steampunk scifi?
Sadly, leaving the dramatic space of the Oakley Lair… if you’re in the area, visitors are welcome to pop on by, climb on the tank, and check out the store and displays in the lobby!
I’d love to work in a place that glorified the military industrial complex and where tokens of Western imperialism adorn the hallways along with the tools of destruction and violence we use to oppress anyone who would challenge our authority to dictate global laws and policies.
----- John 24.10.10 21:07