photo:Eric Rose
Larry Olmstead has been incorporating evironmentally sound ideas and concepts into his designs since his final year project for his Master’s degree in Performance Sportswear Design from the University of Derby. At Karrimor in the UK, a major European backpack manufacturer, Olmstead was introduced to the applied concept of lifetime use products. Since 2003, […]
ultra Q: Larry Olmstead
ultra Q: Alicia Rose
photo: Lauren Coleman
It was no surprise to us that one of Alicia Rose’s secret superhero powers is “major multitasking.” You’ve seen, for the past two seasons, her brilliantly theatrical photos for OBT’s “Who’s Your Dancer,” series, and she regularly shoots the bands that populate her other world, that of booking the fab Doug Fir. Meanwhile, […]
ultra Q: Bruce Carey
Described as having the Midas touch when it comes to restaurants, Bruce Carey isn’t resting on his triplicate laurels (Bluehour, Saucebox, and Zefiro). Even the birth of his son this spring (handsome fellow) hasn’t slowed him down…see his answer to the last question below. Recently, Carey took a moment to answer the ultra Q.
ultra Q: Jennifer Gately
A breath of fresh air, she swept into town as the new Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art and in a mere six week whirlwind of studio visits and smart networking took a measure of the state of the visual arts in Portland while filtering through 768 submissions to build the 2006 Oregon […]
ultra Q: Dan Stiles
Designer Dan Stiles responds to the ultra Q in which we ask Portland’s movers and makers a number of pressing questions
Not only did Dan Stiles make your favorite rock poster of the century, the one that almost makes you crash the car when you spot it in the window of the record store, he’s also […]
ultra Q: Laurel Gitlen
Gallerist, curator, and force-to-be-reckoned with, Laurel Gitlen, of Small A Projects and The Affair @ The Jupiter Hotel answers the ultra Q wherein we ask Portland’s movers and makers a number of pressing questions.
At her Small A Projects, Laurel Gitlen–gallerist, curator, and force-to-be-reckoned–consistently puts on interesting shows with work by younger artists (mainly imported, and […]
ultra Q: Jonny Shultz
Designer, modeling agent (Q6), event producer Jonny Shultz responds to the ultra Q in which we ask Portland’s movers and makers a number of pressing questions…
An award-winning designer of women’s accessories, Jonny Shultz has recently moved into designing women’s ready-to-wear. His full women’s collection debuts at STRUT on June 7. Shultz recently took time out […]
ultra Q: TJ Norris
Curator, gallerist (the greatly missed, SOUNDVISION), visual artist, arts writer, TJ Norris takes a moment to answer the ultra Q in which we ask Portland’s movers and makers a number of pressing questions
Opening this Friday at the Guestroom Gallery (Mark Wooley’s annex gallery at the Wonder Ballroom complex at 128 NE Russell) is grey|area curated […]
