Deep Craft Atelier Week 2

Click here to learn more about Deep Craft Atelier, a pop-up store at Storefront Lab. Kids love Lawrence labianca’s toy boats. (©  www.hanskwiotek.com) We spent another lively Saturday hosting Deep Craft Atelier for the second of three weeks at Storefront Lab in San Francisco’s Mission District. Guest Chef Cal Peternell of Chez Panisse grilled delicious […]

Deep Jersey

Clothing Designer Gabriel Russo models the Deep Jersey. I’ve been collaborating with my friend Gabriel Russo on the first in a series of Deep Craft garments, an open-neck, pull-over jersey. Inspired by the vintage LL Bean canvas fisherman’s tunic I wore daily as an apprentice house builder and later as a deckhand on a salmon […]

Gabriel’s Indigo Jacket

Indigo Jacket by Gabriel Russo I love the Indigo Jacket by my good pal Gabriel Russo, especially its ‘ghost pocket’. Gabriel sews and dyes these himself and each one is unique. Check out Gabriel’s wonderful website and blog to learn more about his thinking and process behind the jacket and other textile constructions. Gabriel’s work […]

In the Studio with Gabriel Russo

Gabriel Russo wearing a Hipari of his own design at his studio in Richmond, CA My friend Gabriel Russo taught me that style is a state of mind, and in capable hands can literally be constructed. What I see as the ‘everyday-special’ style evoked by his clothing design- relaxed, well-made, familiar but fresh- flows from […]