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Cyberoptix TieLab

Necktie barroness

About Me


Bethany Shorb (soon to be Shorb Doyle), the original purveyor of "ties that don't suck", will be debuting her new line of 100% silk, luxury neckwear at the POOL Tradeshow in Las Vegas this February 12-14. Each will still be hand screened at her studio in Detroit and will feature somewhat more subtle colorways and graphics, and will use only the highest quality, heavyweight woven silk. All will be screened onto a modern, 3 inch cut. The BSD line will retail at $95-$115.
We strongly believe that a designer's ethics need not inform nor limit the look of the object, rather they must fuel it's making, therefore the TieLab/BSD will be represented at the eco-minded S(ECO)ND division of POOL. Still committed to being a solvent-free shop -- we only use nontoxic, water-based ink and encourage more brands to do the same.
Fear not, the Cyberoptix TieLab line will still continue to offer affordable, forward-thinking designs in both standard width silk and microfiber! Cyberoptix and it's BSD sister line will all be in one exciting booth at POOL.
Cyberoptix began as a side project for designer/sculptor/photographer Bethany Shorb many years ago, designing club wear with high-tech, industrial and found materials while a graduate student at Cranbrook. She has since shifted focus to the much neglected segment of neckwear and men's accessories. Cyberoptix has most recently collaborated with Ghostly International on custom ties, and is currently designing costumes and merchandise for musical acts such as The Killers, Solvent and Chemlab.
Cyberoptix neckwear is available online, through over 75 boutiques and museum stores across four continents, and is represented by All Purpose on Refinery29.
Portfolio and shop sites:
Cyberoptix TieLab
BSDluxe
Etsy Shop
Trunkt Lookbook
Talent Database
Coroflot portfolio
Each tie is hand-screened to order at our top-floor studio in downtown Detroit. We make ties for people who love and hate them.
We only use high quality waterbased inks which require no harmful solvents, this is better for both the health of our shop and for the health of our planet. Waterbased inks also have a much softer hand on fine fabrics and will never crack over time as plastisol inks do.
MUSICS:
DethLab
Dethlab Myspace
Toybreaker

My Interests

playing other people's music, pressed letters, wandering hands, staying up too late, vegas sunrises, neck nooses, vintage leather suitcases, boar's heads, artfags, architects, industrial designers, personal assistants, square waves, baroque ornamentation, bad puns, dark glasses, glass vitrines, glass eyes, poisonous plants, silk worms, whiskey prescriptions, androgyny, clavicles, generalized and specific inappropriateness, second floors, red black and white stripes, necktie parties, screenprinted images, seared marlin, raw meat, Victorian taxidermy, fashionable lateness, pretty faces, flocked wallpaper, the ol' in and out, narrow hips, skinny ties, skinny jeans, jeans team, team dethlab, dethlab +1, 1 more, +1 more + 1 more... and long-haired black cats.

Music:

team dethlab check the dethlab playlists !
Nathan Fake, Fairmont, The Soft Pink Truth, Matzak, Kiko, Passions, Feist, Deadmau5, Marc Houle, Kolombo, Compuphonic, Tomas Andersson, Zoo Brazil, Johannes Heil, Pornbugs, Adult., Stevie, Perspects, Ectomorph, Tomcraft, Boyz Noize, Franz & Shape, MOTOR, Mathew Leutwyler, Das Glow, Daniel Wilhelm, Markus Lange, Oxia, Alex D'Elia, Namito, Martin Eyerer, Savas Pascalidis, Dibaba, Cirez D, Lutzenkirchen, Fergie, Gui Boratto, The Shock, Stephan Bodzin, Swoop, Kardinal, Lowkey, Etienne De Crecy, John Lord Fonda, Oxia, Anthony Rother, Savas Pascaladis, Gregor Tresher, Sven Vath, The Knife, Morrissey, Pulp, LCD Soundsystem, Ellen Allien, !!!, Solvent, Lowfish, Superpitcher, Suede, g.d.luxxe,The Killers, Skinny Puppy, Chemlab

Books:

Crash.

Heroes:

Einstein. (The fuzzy one that meows)

My Blog

Angela’s Eye and Nice Package

Hanging At The House Of 'Ties That Don't Suck' - Angela, of Angelaseye.com/WDIV Channel 4 spent the afternoon in the TieLab last week.To coincide with our nice little chit-chat, I stayed up all night ...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:48:00 PST

Dethlab+1, wed. July 23 at The Old Miami!

THIS ONE WILL LEAVE YOU IN PAIN ON THURSDAY...OR AT LEAST WE HOPE SO...WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2008IMPERIAL EMPIRE PRESENTS:TONY CHROMIE (P17, DETROIT),&DETHLAB +1 DJ's (TOYBREAKER, X-GHB, X-DORKWAVE, GODCL...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:32:00 PST

Tonight at the Detroit Eagle - Dethlab+1!!!

WE'RE BACK FOR SECONDS.YOUR PRESENCE IS REQUESTED ATTHE DETROIT EAGLE1501 HOLDEN AT TRUMBULL, DETROITSUNDAY 29 JUNE 2008 (THIS SUNDAY!)FROM 9PM UNTIL 2AM(DETHLAB+1 DJ's AFTER MIDNITE, DISCO / SECRET D...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:48:00 PST

Nice package!

We're about to introduce some snazzy new packaging - it's all here and finally finished! Hopefully I'll some have time to add it to the site this weekend and rebuild the cart. It's my folks' 35th wed...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:20:00 PST

Dethlab + 1 , NEW LIVE MIX for download

NEW MUSIC NEW MUSIC NEW MUSIC NEW MUSIC NEW MUSIC!Download new LIVE mix by Dethlab +1 [93mb, .m4a format]Cocks on Techno Blvd.REMEMBER, this SUNDAY night, Apr. 27: DISCO SECRETMusic by Dethlab +1.Sun...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:24:00 PST

Dethlab + 1 = DISCO SECRET. April 27

Music by Dethlab +1.THIS WILL BE FUN. YOU WILL COMEYes, it is a Sunday, but it takes place in a seriously most awesome bar. Yes, it is technically a gay bar, but be not afraid, Sunday nights are danc...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:21:00 PST

DETHLAB in Brooklyn

Bethany & Doyle (Dorkwave, Dethlab - Detroit) www.dethlab.netDethlab will be flying in from Detroit to play some sexy tunes for all you spooky hipsters. Darkypants ladies of the nightlife Deanna & Sez...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:35:00 PST

FREE Dance Party at The Magic Stick 3.14.08

Dance Party at The Magic Stick 3.14.08Iron Fist in Velvet GloveFriday March 14th 200810PM -2AM18+FREE!The Magic Stick4120 Woodward Ave.Detroit MichiganFeaturing the Musical Selections of:TEAM DETHLAB ...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:42:00 PST

POOL recap - now with more pictures and words

POOL Tradeshow (part of MAGIC) Feb 12-14, Las Vegas Convention CenterI had the best helpers anyone could ever dream of having - we thoroughly rocked the work hard play hard work ethic. ;) Thankfully ...
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:31:00 PST

First round of POOL/Vegas photos

I had the best helpers anyone could ever dream of having - we thoroughly rocked the work hard play hard work ethic. ;)More soon when I fetch them from others' cameras....
Posted by Cyberoptix TieLab on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:50:00 PST