Seattle Mag
Design Wunderkind Corban Harper
This local 22-year-old women’s wear designer is on a roll.
Designer Corban Harper isn’t just on a roll, he is steamrolling: Since graduating from the International Academy of Design and Technology in Tukwila last February, the 22-year-old women’s wear designer has quickly become the de rigueur attraction at local fashion shows, thanks to his graceful, feminine gowns and polished ready-to-wear. But the winner of Project…
Cool Vintage at Kaleidoscope Vision
This Capitol Hill clothing boutique makes it easy to find new contexts for vintage pieces.
The name might seem odd, but Kaleidoscope Vision quite aptly describes the soul of this Capitol Hill vintage clothing boutique. Owned and operated by childhood friends Ria Leigh Rabut, Mackenzie Garfield and Sophia Phillips, KV features finely tuned clothing collections, hung in organized vignettes. Each set is inspired by an era or cultural element; a recent “American…
Funboy Watches
These sporty, neon-colored watches look good on everyone.
Embrace your inner wild child by strapping on a neon-hued wristlet from new Capitol Hill– and Los Angeles–based brand Funboy Watches. Designed by two locally raised brothers, the waterproof silicon watchbands and faces can be combined in many color combinations (splashy purple and neon orange; patriotic red and blue; suave all white) to suit your…
How to Bring Classic Nautical Style to Your Home
Summertime is high season for Seattle’s booming cruise business. Welcoming nearly 900,000 travelers each year, the city’s cruise terminals are the gateway for ocean adventures to Alaska and all Northwest waterways. Marvel at a majestic vessel from a vantage point at Smith Cove Park, and you’ll dream of hitting the high seas. Want to bring…
Seamless in Seattle 2012: The Top 13 Finalists
The judges’ votes have been tallied; the contestants have been given the word; now, see if your favorite designer made the cut. The following 13 contestants have been invited back for the second round of judging in the 2012 Seamless in Seattle contest; from these talented designers, who will emerge on top and be featured…
Tot Textiles: Eco-Chic Comes to Your Kids’ Room
Portland's YOLO Colorhouse debuts a line of healthy fabrics
YOLO Colorhouse, Portland’s purveyors of pretty, nonpolluting paint, has created a new line of soft and snuggly organic fabrics just for life’s newcomers. The Sprout Collection ($36 per yard) features 100 percent organic cotton fabric boasting a 230-thread count that’s made in the U.S.A. using nontoxic, water-based inks. Even better, YOLO teamed up with craftsperson…
Architect Jim Castanes Revives a 1910 Home on Capitol Hill
The remodel features a new playroom and sunken patio garden
When it comes to remodeling, it’s often just easier to knock things down and start from scratch than it is to make calculated changes from within. The downside of this route is that it can result in a hodgepodge design compromise, and, ultimately, in the loss of a home’s heart. Christine and Eric Larsen, and…
Dry Soda, Fonte Makes A Splash At Aspen’s Big Food Fete
You just never know who you’re going to bump into at the huge Aspen Food & Wine Classic Grand Tasting Tent. There are hundreds of wineries, scores of food purveyors, not to mention ginormous displays of dazzling gadgets, gizmos and kitchen equipment for the home cook and the pros. More than 5,000 consumers streamed into…
Willows Inn Chef Blaine Wetzel Wows Aspen Food & Wine Classic Crowd
Blaine Wetzel, the wunderkind chef from Willows Inn on Lummi Island, was named one of the nation’s Best New Chefs by Food & Wine Magazine, his increasingly famous face featured on the cover of the July issue. One of the perks of this recognition is an invitation to the Aspen Food & Wine Festival, a…
Cormac Mahoney Shines at Aspen Food & Wine Classic
Madison Park Conservatory’s Cormac Mahoney was glowing. And it wasn’t just the photo-op bright lights. No, the chef was basking in the steady stream of compliments flowing from the consumers at this weekend’s glittering Aspen Food & Wine Classic. Even after waiting in one of the longest lines of the event, avid food enthusiasts raved…
The Gates Foundation Brings World Health Home
A new interactive exhibit helps connect Seattleites with the problems people face worlds away.
Seattleites are nothing if not socially aware, but it can still be difficult for us to fully grasp the grave problems facing people who live a world away. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hopes to help bridge that gap with its new visitor center, located on the organizational campus near Seattle Center. The interactive…
Free Shoe-tying Lessons
Need help getting your tot trained to tie his own shoes? Leave it to the professionals.
Flip-flop days are upon us, but soon enough, it will be time to lace up those runners again. Need help getting your tot trained to tie his own shoes? Leave it to the professionals by attending a free shoe-tying lesson in the Nordstrom kids shoe department. Offered once a month at all locations, typically on…
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