In 1987 I founded B.M.I.P. (Bill McCready Interior Planning). My passion for furniture design has developed through a career ranging from Architecture, Graphic, Fashion, Interiors and Industrial Design. All my training has been with top quality materials and expertise. Market trips to San Francisco, High Point, New York, Las Vegas, Dallas, Copenhagen and London have sharpened my attention to detail. BACKGROUND Mr. Bags first became aware of dampening vibration and its effects while studying architecture in high school and during a 13,000 mile tour through Europe on a British made BSA Lightening Rocket motorcycle, vibration will take its toll no matter what the situation. Billy Bags hauling duffle bag, Spain 1966. Upon returning to California and while attending art school in Los Angeles, Bags realized how important it was to deaden vibrations in the area of audio sounds. Renting a small apartment behind the Greyhound bus station in Santa Monica, Bags hooked up his Gerard turntable to a large Marshall guitar amplifier in lieu of speakers for his audio system. Listening to music at high levels would cause the stucco walls of the old apartment building to vibrate and the lows to carry across the alleyway to the bus garage. Mechanics at the garage would throw wrenches against the side of the building causing vibrations of their own. Getting the message Bags unhooked the Marshall amplifiers and left town. Moving to a small town in the Rocky Mountains outside Boulder Colorado, Bags was employed by Head Ski as a lab technician researching and developing lighter, faster skis and dampening overall vibration. Winters in the Rockies prompted Bags to head south to Guatemala for a change in weather and a reality check. Time to get serious and start a career. Bill "Mr. Bags" settles in Santa Barbara and goes to work for interior design companies eventually becoming a buyer of domestic and imported furniture which takes him back to Europe. Now intent on combining his artistic talents and architectural skills to create his own designs, Mr. Bags steps into the world of entrepreneurship. With a family interest in chassis construction/auto racing plus Bill's architectural and artistic background the foundation is solid. Starting with a chair and ottoman "Billy Bags Design" is coined. Along with this original chair design, Audio/Video furniture by Billy Bags is introduced. Billy Bags Chair 1988 These days you can find Mr. Bags almost any workday of the week either designing a custom system in the office at the factory or perhaps checking out the surf on the way back home to Santa Barbara in the Billy Bags Turbo Super Bug. "The Billy Bags Turbo Super Bug"