Slide Show: Trophy Case
June 22, 2012

DRINK THIS Three University of Oregon pals started making mead in a Eugene warehouse last year. Their new Blue Dog label now brings the Viking-esque (but delicate!)
Photography by Michael Novak

Courtesy: Bobby Abrahamson
CITY LIFE Photojournalist Bobby Abrahamson combined Type 55 Polaroid film—the “holy grail of Polaroid,” he says, because it produces a quality, lar

Courtesy: Emily Christensen
WEAR THIS Emily Christensen’s Filly clothing blends sexy, demure, rustic, and modern. “I look for the simplest expression of the

Courtesy: Sasquatch Books
BOOK + BANDS Former Willamette Week music editor Mark Baumgarten explores the history of the Olympia music scene in

Courtesy: Kristen Moore
EXPORT Kirsten Moore started making garters 13 years ago after stumbling on some 1920s designs and realizing that modern versions were “cheap and ugly.” More than 1,600 individ

EXPORT The Wilsonville-based company Sol Republic pursues a youthful market with its high-quality, comparatively low-cost (starting at about $100) headphones, designed with
Photography by Michael Novak