Style
May 22, 2013 | by Amanda Manitach

Art Shmart

Kirsten Anderson elevates Lowbrow. WHO Kirsten Anderson, the 43-year-old founder of Roq la Rue Gallery who single-handedly put Seattle on the map as one of the hearts of the Lowbrow movement. Her 2004 book Pop Surrealism established the term as a definition of the West Coast art uprising with...
May 25, 2013 | by Jonathan Zwickel

Taste Test with Luuvu Hoang

When it comes to fashion, says Luuvu Hoang, “Seattle has always been a little behind,” so the Vietnamese-born bon vivant spent his teenage weekends poring over...
May 15, 2013 | by Nate Watters

Monsoon Season across the Country

Julia's was packed Monday night with friends and fans of Seattle's very own Jinkx Monsoon, who, in case you haven't heard, just won Season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race....
May 13, 2013 | by Jonathan Shipley

Area Geek and Mom vs Antiques Roadshow

"Antiques Roadshow" taped an episode Seattle back in August 2012. Writer Jonathan Shipley took a Winslow Homer print (above) and his mom (not for appraising). The...
April 26, 2013 | by Amanda Manitach

Scenic Driver

Rachel Ravitch transforms natural materials into big statements. WHO Rachel Ravitch, the 27-year-old architectural designer, accessories artist and entrepreneur who...
April 26, 2013 | by Amanda Manitach

Saloon Nouveau

E. Smith Mercantile revives a neighborhood tradition. For all the talk of the Pioneer Square renaissance, many of the neighborhood’s newly sprouted offerings aren’...
April 26, 2013 | by Jonathan Zwickel

Taste Test with Catharina Manchanda

After arriving in her “dream city” almost three years ago, Catharina Manchanda landed a dream job as SAM’s curator of modern and contemporary art. Now the German-...
March 27, 2013 | by City Arts Staff

Taste Test with Hana Ryan

In 2011, 25-year-old Hana Ryan cofounded the online boutique Craft & Culture with business partner Jason Parker. Since then, C&C has become a go-to for...