Find out just what kind of guy Omar Salazar is – his affliction with sneakers, how he came to start skating Nike SB shoes in the first place. From his first dabbles in design with ninja turtle toes to his new pro model which you might say is designed not unlike the skater himself – to grow better with age.

The following interview was composed in a hotel room overlooking EMB and the pier in San Francisco, CA at 2pm on Monday, March 8th 2010 with photos from later that night.

For our fashion feature in 8.1, Michelle Ford, Mila Franovic and Ariana Preece visited the dwellings of some of Vancouver’s local artists.
Today’s extended visit is with Brad Phillips.

For our fashion feature in 8.1, Michelle Ford, Mila Franovic and Ariana Preece visited the dwellings of some of Vancouver’s local artists.
Today’s extended visit is with Alex Morrison.

What your friends and contemporaries say speaks volumes to the kind of person someone is. The friends, co-workers and former Art Dump members of Andy Jenkins all speak of him as a someone how is more of a guide than a force in the workplace. While not immune to the human condition it seems his way is to be a boss in an almost subversive way. In the following text you’ll read what some of his former workers think of him, as a boss, friend and legend of his craft.

As a followup to our print feature on Andy Jenkins in 7.6, writer Isaac McKay-Randozzi conducted interviews with some of Andy’s co-workers to get a sense of what the man is like to work with and for.

Today, our featured interview is with Rick Howard, co-owner of Girl Skateboards and Andy’s boss. Check back tomorrow for another interview by Isaac with fellow Art Dump members Bob Kronbauer, Michael Leon and Tony Larson.

color magazine 7.6
PRODUCT TOSS
fashion editor MILA FRANOVIC
shot on location at the ST REGIS hotel vancouver

For the tour issue Mila and Gordon worked together with the St. Regis hotel to shoot a product toss story exploring the oohs and ahhs of packing for travel. These are some of the left over shots we had, hey cant print everything rite.