Coffee with Guppy
Q&A: John Richards, Co-Owner of Downtown Seattle Boutique Jackstraw
John Richards worked at the Seattle luxury fashion stores Butch Blum and Marios for 25 years before opening Jackstraw in 2008.
This article appears in print in the February 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. John Richards is co-owner and buyer at Jackstraw, a specialty boutique selling mens and womens apparel. Situated at First Avenue near Virginia Street in downtown Seattle, it endeavors to sell clothing with stories and character, beautiful construction nothing too…
Earth, Wind and Fire: Q&A with Artist Dante Marioni
The world-renowned Seattle glass artist reflects on success and symmetry.
FAMILY RESEMBLANCE: In addition to being the son of a famous glass artist, Dante Marioni has two well-known uncles in the arts trade: painter Joseph Marioni and conceptual artist Tom Marioni. World-renowned glass artist Dante Marioni lives and works in Seattle. The son of American studio glass pioneer Paul Marioni, he first held a blowpipe…
Coffee with Guppy: A Woman of Vision
Nancy chats with eyewear entrepreneur Arlene Phillips.
ARLENE PHILLIPS owns Ottica Seattle, an eyewear boutique she opened 15 years ago at First Avenue and Lenora Street in downtown Seattle. Starting this business was a great risk, she confides, because Id never owned a business before. I was in between kids and decided that rather than go find a job, I would give…
Coffee with Guppy: Drawing Fire
Cartoonist David Horseys job is to elicit a reaction.
Editorial cartoonist David Horsey spent 30 years at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, where he won two Pulitzer Prizes for his biting political commentary. He has worked as a cartoonist and columnist for the Los Angeles Times since 2012. What is the job of a political cartoonist? Its similar to a columnist or an editorial writer: Observe…
Coffee with Guppy: Rich Komen’s Unlimited Determination
The longtime entrepreneur dishes with Nancy Guppy on restaurants, running a business and hiring the right people.
Restaurateur Rich Komen began his extraordinary career in 1961 by securing the sports concessions contract at the University of Washington. In the ensuing 56 years, Komen opened more than 40 restaurants, founded and sold Restaurants Unlimited (think Cutters, Palomino, Palisade) and, with his crack executive team, created Cinnabon. When did you become interested in the…
Coffee with Guppy: Raising the Bar
A chat with musician/restaurateur Val Kiossovski.
Val Kiossovski co-owns the Solo Bar on Lower Queen Anne and Saint Johns Bar and Eatery on Capitol Hill. Since 2000, he has played lead guitar in the gypsy punk band Kultur Shock, which mixes rock, metal and punk with traditional music of the Balkans. Nancy: Describe your philosophy of running a bar. Val: My…
Coffee with Guppy: Taking Care of Artists
Nancy sits down with gallery owner Gail Gibson.
Gail Gibson owns G. Gibson Gallery in Seattle. Initially specializing in 20th century photography, Gibson has since expanded to include contemporary artists working in a variety of media. After 25 years in Pioneer Square, she relocated to a new space in Lower Queen Anne (104 W Roy St.) last fall. Whats the most important thing…
Coffee with Guppy: Seeking Authenticity with Tom Kundig
A chat with the celebrated Seattle architect.
Tom Kundig is a principal and owner at Olson Kundig, the Seattle architecture firm and design practice founded on the idea that buildings can serve as a bridge between nature, culture and people. Nancy: What does an architect do? Tom: An architect solves problems. We observe whats going on culturally, both historically and currently, and…
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