I discovered de Medici Ming Fine Paper today strolling around in my free time after a meeting here in Seattle. What an absolute gem of a shop. I was mesmerized by the fantastic selection of cards, journals, handmade papers, letterpress…
Continue Reading →Our arty pal (and Spear Collective member) Grant Barnhart has another opening around the bend, this time in his Seattle hometown. "Exact Change," Grants latest body of work, was built on inspiration from the work of American artist Robert Rauschenberg.…
Continue Reading →Seattleite Justine Ashbee should be the celebrity spokesperson for Sharpie. A 2004 RISD graduate, Justine has been creating her intricate and lively work with the never-fail pens for much of her career -- one that has been propelling her out…
Continue Reading →My older sister is leaving Seattle. This is a tragedy for three reasons; 1) As far as places to visit go, Seattle is far superior to Sand Point, Idaho; 2) After she is gone, my reasons to go to Seattle…
Continue Reading →This is a sick aspect of my personality, but I will absolutely judge you based on your font usage. If I happen to peek over at your computer and you have so much as a widget displaying crappy typeography, I'm…
Continue Reading →I was recently gifted with a beautiful necklace from Kimberly Baker, an up-and-coming Seattle jeweler known for her "tough and tender" designs. Now that I've slobbered over it, slept with it, and taken it with me to very intimate and…
Continue Reading →Yesterday, Seattle's internet consulting team SEOmoz announced their Web 2.0 Award winners for the year. During the decsion process, the SEOmoz team took a hard look at hundreds of Web 2.0 sites and picked the crème de la crème in…
Continue Reading →Although the Seattle indie rock band Say Hi To Your Mom is not necessarily new news, and don't have a new album on the near horizon (at least that I know about), I just got their 2006 album "Impeccable Blahs,"…
Continue Reading →Blackbird is not only a great menswear boutique to visit, but it also understands that many fashion buffs aren't able to make the trip to Seattle to see the store for themselves. Don't get me wrong, you should do your…
Continue Reading →Komin Yamada, the Japanese designer behind the uber light and high performing GLOBAL line of cooking knives, is also responsible for Myodo & Co.'s gorgeous and extremely exclusive line called Sha Ra Ku Mono. Where GLOBAL has developed a healthy…
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