About Design Turnpike

As a boy, I loved license plates. Six-hundred-mile trips were enlivened by keeping a list of the many diverse plates I saw on the road along the way. Family road trips to New Mexico, South Dakota, Florida, New Brunswick and many other destinations exposed me to the wealth of color, style and personality of each state's tag. A separate but genuine love for maps, geography and crafting grew to inspire the art you are viewing right now.

Design Turnpike began as a simple quest to recreate for myself a fascinating piece I saw at Greenfield Village, a map of the United States made entirely from expired license plates. It was during that learning process that a whim turned into a hobby and creative outlet. Along the way I realized I had my own wealth of original ideas for taking discarded license plates and immortalizing them in ways that could bring people years of enjoyment. In fact, a blue Michigan plate that adorned my first vehicle for 8 years lives on in one of the pieces in my personal collection.

Working from Dearborn, Michigan, the birthplace of the modern automobile, I continue to brainstorm and produce various new designs along with some of the classic license plate maps shown my Flash Gallery. I'm also interested in potential commissioned work. If you would like to discuss a custom piece or simply have a good idea you'd like to pass on, please let me know!

To learn how you can purchase a piece from Design Turnpike either for yourself or as a gift, click here.

License plate art by Design Turnpike combines great, authentic and vintage license plates with a flair for the dramatic: beautiful, timeless pieces that you can hang in your home, office or cottage. These pieces of license plate art make terrific gifts and endless conversation opportunities with business contacts, guests at your home, and much more. License plate art by Design Turnpike comes in dozens of forms: state maps, company logos, flags, and much, much more. Contact Design Turnpike to find out more about vintage license plate art that is one of a kind and painstakingly created for your lasting enjoyment. Your Art Li
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