Arcade Magazine 29.1 Launch

[Photo by Chase Jarvis]

We’re proud to announce that the fall issue of Arcade Magazine is on the shelves! “From Gritty to Glossy”, guest edited by BUILD LLC, is packed with exceptional contributors that we have huge respect for. Thanks to the team over at RMB Vivid it’s a well designed issue and a total pleasure to flip through.

[Photo by Chase Jarvis]

You can read it online at this link, but we really recommend getting a physical copy in your hands – there’s just something nice about a tangible piece of literature in our immediate, digital sound-bite culture. Copies can be found at the following locations:

Seattle: Peter Miller Books, Bulldog News, Café Presse, Elliot Bay Book Company, First & Pike News, University Bookstore, Victrola, Café Vita, Cafe Umbria and Bauhaus. It’s also available north of Seattle at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park.
Portland: Powell’s Books
San Francisco: Books Inc., Green Apple Books

[Photo by Chase Jarvis]

So what’s “From Gritty to Glossy ” all about? We’re glad you asked;

As a design-build firm in the Northwest, a typical day for us involves everything from conceptual design sketches to fabricating a connection between steel and wood. Because the path of design and construction covers such a wide spectrum of thinking and doing, there are many potential stopping points along the route to considering a designed object “finished.” When and how we choose to declare a design complete is often just as important as the designed object itself. The whereabouts of a project’s final resting point in the continuum between the rough sketch, raw material, worn object or, conversely, immaculate polished work, is not only negotiable—it can determine the very success of the design…

If you missed the launch party, you missed a great time – here’s a few highlights from the event hosted at the Chase Jarvis Studio.

[Photo by Chase Jarvis]