Editorial - Imprint Lab

Sep 08, 2015 Krk Dominguez’s More Than a Witness at Lethal Amounts

by Martin Wong

I missed the opening night of the More Than a Witness: Post-Hardcore and Beyond 1985-2015 photo show by Krk Dominguez at Lethal Amounts. That was too bad, because it would have been great to tell the photographer to his face how awesome it was to see his no-frills (but not without thought) captures of so...

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Sep 03, 2015 Clear Infinity Piece by Becomb

by Calvin N.

Becomb just came out with a new and improved plastic infinity piece. The plastic band is lighter than the stingray and almost half the price. Looking through the hashtag #infinitypiece, I wanted to share some photos people have been posting on their Instagram. photo: @becombing photo: @jez_gold photo: @bramvanhaeren photo: @posesawkwardly Becomb Instagram...

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Sep 01, 2015 Announcing Save Music in Chinatown 7 with Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss, Upset, California, Rachel Haden, Steve Soto, and Atomic Nancy

by Martin Wong

If you've been following this blog for a while, you've probably been wondering when the next Save Music in Chinatown event would be coming up. Yes, the music program at Castelar Elementary is still defunded. And as our daughter enters second grade, my wife and I are ushering in a third year of benefit concerts....

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Aug 31, 2015 8 Questions with: Nick Pourfard of Prisma Guitars

by Calvin N.

I found out about Nick Pourfard through the Internet. He is a self-taught woodworker who builds one-of-a-kind guitars at his shop in San Francisco, CA. The vibrant colors on his guitars intrigued me and the fact that it’s made from recycled skateboard decks makes it stand out from the rest. Here is...

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Aug 27, 2015 Psychic Temple’s Grand Opening

by Calvin N.

InterTrend and Imprint’s new office space, Psychic Temple, had its much anticipated grand opening party with clients and friends this past Friday. Guests were able to check out the stunning library which features James Jean’s artwork carved into the backs of an integrated series of bookshelves, as well as the HotxTea yarn installation hanging above...

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Aug 25, 2015 Disguise: Masks and Global African Art at SAM

by Martin Wong

Sometimes mistakes work out perfectly. We had left Vancouver BC, crossed the border, and drove straight to the Seattle Art Museum because I wanted to see the Chiho Aoshima installation. I hadn't seen her work in person since Takashi Murakami's Superflat landed in Los Angeles and changed everything way back in 2001. That was the...

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Aug 18, 2015 Corita Kent retrospective at the Pasadena Museum of California Art

by Martin Wong

I have to admit that I didn't know much about Corita Kent when I entered her career-spanning retrospective at the PCMA last week. But the collection of works has something for anyone who is interested in silk screening, graphic art, or the intersection of art and activism. Kent had a most unusual trajectory. The nun taught...

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Aug 13, 2015 Visiting Ace at Knockaround HQ

by Calvin N.

Last week, Imprint made a visit to Knockaround headquarters in San Diego, CA. It was my first time seeing the office in person and I was quite impressed. If you know Ace, he likes to have a fun environment. As soon as you walk in, you see a pool table, ping pong...

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Aug 11, 2015 My Bruce Lee Pilgrimage in Seattle

by Martin Wong

My family and I vacationed in the PacNW last week, and our final stop was Seattle. There, my parents, wife, daughter, and I wound up dedicating our entire last day to Bruce Lee. It actually didn't start off like that. We went to the Lake View Cemetary to take flowers to my wife's great grandfather's...

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Aug 04, 2015 Starting a library

by Martin Wong

You might have heard that Imprint has recently moved to a new office: the renovated Psychic Temple in Downtown Long Beach. It's a lovingly, gorgeously, and intelligently restored commercial building--the second oldest in the neighborhood--and the library is an inspired collaboration between architect/designer Brandon Shigeta and artist James Jean. Imprint founder Julia Huang asked a handful...