Ian Gillespie
Building culture.
His buildings, sustainable design philosophy, and commitment to public art win the Westbank founder awards and kudos around the world, but at home he’s a polarizing figure.
Seattle
Motif Seattle
Downtown Seattle’s art haven hotel.
Immediately upon check-in to Motif Seattle, guests are immersed in local culture.
Black Bear Brand
Workwear for a lifetime.
Life is an adventure—and Black Bear Brand produces the type of well-made menswear that can go along for the ride.
The Edgewater Hotel Rocks
Seattle’s only overwater property gets musical.
Today, the hotel is beloved not only for its locale, but for a star-studded musical history that dates back decades.
A Visitor’s Guide to Seattle
Time well-spent in this city by the sea.
Just a quick jaunt from the Canadian border, the Pacific Northwestern city of Seattle, Washington, is well-situated for weekend visits and offers plenty for curious travellers to explore.
Ceramic Fortune
Aleksandra Pollner's porcelain fortune cookies.
Wedge, roll, cut, shape, repeat. That’s the mantra of Seattle-based artist-designer Aleksandra Pollner when she’s forming porcelain fortune cookies before they are kiln-fired.
Herbivore Botanicals
Au naturel.
In 2011, the Seattle kitchen of Alex Kummerow and Julia Wills temporarily became an apothecary while the duo searched for a solution to a skin irritation.
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
High-priority pie.
When the President of the United States comes calling, you answer. Even if that means arranging for a full-size, 1,800-kilogram Neapolitan pizza oven to be delivered to the tarmac of Washington’s Paine Field Airport so that you can personally cook for Barack Obama.
Dine Out
A collection of outstanding restaurants.
It is, perhaps, one of those eternal questions: “Where should we dine?” Thankfully, in asking ourselves this, we have come up with plenty of answers.
