Between Light and Shadow

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Opening credits for a short film by Patrick Richardson Wright on architect Tom Kundig and his long-time client, photographer Carol Bobo. Shot at Shadowboxx, the Lopez Island, WA home designed by Kundig for Bobo and completed in 2010. For the story of the same name in the first issue of Pacific Standard Magazine. Interview by Amber Murray (Free Time Industries, Seattle Design Foundation); story photography by Kyle Johnson. Watch the film here.

See more content from the first issue of the magazine at pacificstandardmagazine.com, and click here to order.

Meta

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I like the loose nerdiness of this campaign, and the way it references bookmarking and image-gathering. Seems very post-modern and suits the label well, I think.

Solidarity

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I'm missing my old town this week. I was there for the turn of the century, for 9/11, and for the Eastern Seaboard blackout in 2003. We had our going-away party in 2008 in the middle of Hurricane Hanna. I can't help but feel like I should have been there for this, too.

Image of the Day

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Photograph by Alice Springs (a/k/a June Newton, 

wife of Helmut Newton), 

from Dépêche Mode magazine, Paris 1971

Dirty Clean

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I'm really feeling Proenza Schouler's fall ad campaign (photographed by Alasdair McClellan and featuring model Meghan Collison – love her).

Somewhat unrelated, the ad for Proenza's new Madison Avenue store, which I also really like. The image and colors feel strangely reminiscent to me of the label's recent collections, and the way the concept is stripped down to a bold image and simple type makes me think of the way the brand has been steadily working towards a tighter, clearer identity:

Image of the Day

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Spread from Blind Spot magazine, issue 8, 

designed by Tony Arefin (1962-2000).

Tony Arefin, a self-taught designer, produced catalogs for many significant British art exhibitions during the early 90s (he was described by one design critic as  "single-handedly processing the print needs of the entire British art scene"). Arefin went on to become Creative Director at I.D. magazine, and art director for Bomb, Blind Spot, and Art + Auction. (He later worked for Wieden & Kennedy in Portland, OR, and Ogilvy & Mather, NYC.)

An exhibition of Arefin's work opens at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, on September 12. In case you happen to be on the other side of the pond.

via ArtInfo

Elegance is Refusal

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I missed this documentary at this year's SIFF, but I'm looking forward to seeing it when it's released next month.


Trailer for Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel  
(premiering September 21 in NYC and LA).

Dead Calm

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 Hiroshi Sugimoto from A Magazine,
 curated by Haider Ackermann

(incidentally, one of my favorites).

Ain't No Party Like a West Coast Party

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The magazine release and aftermath left us with not much time for updating the blog, but we're officially back in effect. To ease back in, some photos from the launch party last month. Thanks to everyone who came and turned it out!

 

Photography Kirby Ellis

Pacific Standard Magazine

Cover 1: Abby Brothers in Gucci and vintage Eddie Bauer, photographed by Michael Donovan in North Cascades National Park. Cover 2: Alexis Schuster in 3.1 Phillip Lim and vintage Nordstrom, photographed by Charlie Schuck in Olympic National Park. 

Pacific Standard Magazine celebrates a selection of the best and brightest of the Great Northwest. The first issue features photography by Kyle Johnson, Charlie Schuck, Robin Stein, Michael Donovan, and Julie Cheek; a short story, "Seattle Burlesque," by Jack Kerouac; architect Tom Kundig's work for photographer Carol Bobo; artists Ashley Helvey, Victoria Haven, Matt Lifson, Izzie Klingels, and Jay Clark aka FaNKULT; an interview with photographer Eirik Johnson; previously unpublished Polaroid stills from the movie Streetwise by Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell; interviews with Palaceer Lazaro, Tiny Vipers, Phil Elverum, Morgan Henderson, Karolyn Kukoski of Witch Gardens, and five more of our favorite Northwest musicians; a remembrance of Seattle legend Gordon "Gordini" Brown by Javas Lehn, Hubert de Givenchy, and others; a story by Laura Cassidy; a large fold-out poster by fashion designer/textile artist Lily Raskind; a poem by Spencer Moody; beautiful oysters; Washington wine; Sausage Skateboards; a report on the future of that huge white NOAA research vessel parked by the Ballard Bridge; and an exclusive Pacific Standard theme song by Seattle trio Flexions, pressed onto a clear vinyl flexi-disc which is bound into the magazine.

Pacific Standard is 220 pages and available with two gold and silver foil-stamped covers (pictured above), in editions of 500 each, for $40 + $4 shipping. Release date is June 23, 2012.

Choose Cover Version:

Black & White Cover $40 Color Cover $40 Flexions "Pacific Standard" flexi-disc $5 Lily Raskind poster $5

Please e-mail info[at]pacific-standard.com if you are interested in selling or distributing Pacific Standard Magazine.

Dirty Black Summer

Behind the Scenes of Ledger Magazine's cover story. Ledger is published by our friends at Craft & Culture and the launch party for issue no.1 is TONIGHT at Vermillion in Seattle, 8–11PM.

Filming & Art Direction Mckinley Parker / Photography Wendy Liu / Styling Frankie Betheny & Deven Vierra / Hair & Makeup Annabelle Petry / Model Britt Schafer @ Heffner

The Magazine

 

We've been on serious hiatus for a number of reasons but one of the main ones is that we've been focused on finishing this project (which we've been hinting at for quite some time...) 

Pacific Standard Magazine! Release party is Saturday, June 23rd in Seattle if you're here. 

Much more info coming soon and email me to get on the mailing list strath[at]pacific-standard.com.

Sleek

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Zuzanna Bijoch shot by Sebastian Kim, with styling by Charles Varenne, for Numéro #133.

via Fashion Gone Rogue

Fragments

Cool video by Bungo Tsuchiya for Husk Magazine

Animated

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Kate King photographed by Ezra Petronio for Self Service no.36. (Sweater Rochas / beanie with veil Jil Sander.)

Jourdan Dunn (black leather jacket with silk sleeves Junya Watanabe / white shirt Comme des Garçons).

Styling by Sabrina Marshall. More here.

Image of the Day

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Dug the color, texture, and feeling of this photo by Pari Dukovic from a recent New York magazine slideshow.