Jennifer McCullum
A Local Artist’s Drawings are the Face of Bellevue Fashion Week
A local illustrator’s art hits the runway for Bellevue Fashion Week
Growing up on Mercer Island, fashion illustrator Blair Breitenstein was inspired by artist Ruben Toledo’s campaigns for Nordstrom. “I remember looking at his Christmas shopping bags, and wishing my drawings could someday be printed like that,” Breitenstein says. That someday came a few years ago when, thanks to her Tumblr and Instagram feeds, the 26-year-old’s…
Fall Fashion Forecasts Show Lots of Gray
From charcoal knits to sterling silver, these are the 50 shades you really need to see
Above: Lafayette 148 New York jersey stitch turtleneck in “rock,” $268, shop.nordstrom.com. Schai “Vita” snood in “granite,” $280, Baby & Company (Belltown, 1936 First Ave.; 206.448.4077; schaischai.com). Rings, left to right: Jules Smith solid hammered ring, $39, shopbop.com. Miansai screw cuff ring in sterling silver, $150, Moorea Seal (Belltown, 2523 Third Ave.; 206.728.2523; mooreaseal.com). Jules…
Kit and Ace Brings its Luxe Apparel to Capitol Hill
The Canadian brand’s celebrated technical knitwear is now in Seattle
In an age where athleisure has made its way from locker room wear into everyday wardrobes, Shannon and JJ Wilson are reversing this fashionable formula for the better with their luxury apparel line: Kit and Ace. “We wanted to take everything we know about technical fabrications and athletic apparel and apply those things to natural,…
New Custom Stemware Collection by Acclaimed Glassblower
A look at acclaimed glassblower Michael Schunke's creation debuting at MistralKitchen
Haute cuisine fans of MistralKitchen have a new reason to raise their glasses. Partnering with acclaimed glassblower Michael Schunke, chef/owner William Belickis has debuted a custom stemware collection as the crown sparkler in the restaurant’s newly redesigned Jewel Box Bar.“Our cuisine is designed to be refreshing, to elevate,” Belickis says. “The glasses really grab that.”…
Meet the Illustrator behind The Whale Wins Mural Art
A tattoo artist’s illustrations offer seashore allure at home
Self-taught illustrator Kyler Martz started selling screen prints in local coffee shops just three years ago when one of his pieces was purchased as a holiday gift for Whale Wins’ chef-owner Renee Erickson. She liked Martz’s work so much, she commissioned him to create the 13-by-20 foot mural that decorates the exterior of the Ballard…
A Bellevue Designer’s Modern, Award-Winning Furniture
Mark Dellplain learned his love of woodworking from his father, who built wooden boats
When 2008’s economic downturn forced then graphic designer Mark Dellplain to reassess his career, the Bellevue resident made an unusual decision: He bought a boat. “Growing up on Vashon Island, I watched my father build wooden boats,” Dellplain says. “He died when I was 7, and I wanted to see what it was about working…
Filson Flagship Store Opening in Late Fall
Filson casts its lure into a bigger pond with a newly designed retail headquarters
Ever wonder where to go to rub shoulders with hunters, fishers and ranchers clad in heavyweight tin cloth and Mackinaw wool? Starting in late fall, the newly revamped Filson on First Avenue is a safe bet. Seattle’s iconic outfitter hopes the flagship will be a “destination retail experience” that takes the brand to a broader…
Sorrento Hotel Gets a Huge Makeover
Local designers burnish the klondike–era Sorrento Hotel
More than 100 years after Seattle’s oldest continuously running hotel opened its doors, the Sorrento has a new look. Original guests—from Gold Rush millionaires and Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition attendees—treated the Italian Renaissance–inspired building on First Hill like their second residence. And the hotel-wide renovation embraces that spirit of a luxury home with a modern aesthetic, especially…
Orchid Studio: A Tiny Backyard Getaway
A Crown Hill couple plants a little dream house in their backyard
Fred Huntsman and Barb Roberts’ love for mid-century modern design had them considering leaving their 1929 Crown Hill house for a new place that would embody the clean simplicity and indoor/outdoor integration of the 1960s. “We were starting to get serious about it,” says Huntsman, an outpatient staffing supervisor at Harborview Medical Center. “We had…
Preppy and Proud: Tommy Bahama’s Bradley O’Brien
Tommy Bahama executive Bradley O’Brien talks East Coast convention out West
Bradley O’Brien held top roles at Sperry Top-Sider, Ralph Lauren, Lands’ End and Old Navy before joining the Tommy Bahama design and product development team last year as its executive vice president, but her fashion history started long before her impressive résumé. “My grandfather worked for Macy’s, and my dad worked at Joseph Magnin and…
Your Essential Sun-Safe Beauty Products
These locally available products will keep you sitting pretty in the summer sun
From pebbly beaches to sandy shores, it doesn’t matter where you throw down your towel—these products have you covered. Romarin French market basket ($40) from French Girl Organics (by appointment only), Georgetown, 5701 Third Ave. S; 206.948.6495; frenchcuisineandwinetours.com Linum Home Textiles herringbone striped Turkish pestemal towel ($34), only at Nordstrom, downtown, 500 Pine St.; 206.628.2111;…
Tamara Codor’s Art Meets Home Decor
The Pioneer Square-based painter takes classical training to home decor
The spirit of the Renaissance hangs like gossamer on Tamara Codor’s art and furnishings, the legacy of time spent studying classical painting in the Loire Valley in her late teens. With business partner and furniture maker Sterling Voss, Codor creates decorative works, such as mirrors that reimagine 17th-century antiques (as seen in Bar Sajor) and…
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