Can metro Grand Rapids become a hub of design innovation, a center for forward-thinking individuals to congregate and live? Seth Starner thinks it can, and a prestigious Chicago design school agrees.
Chris Muller and Chip Richards are making waves with their single-minded devotion to the idea of a whitewater park in dowtown Grand Rapids. They say its within our grasp, if we all just get behind the concept and push.
Artists Rick Beerhorst and his wife Brenda try to live life the same way they create art -- strip it to its bare essentials and enjoy it to the fullest. Learn about life in the Family Beerhorst.
Scott Naylor deals in "purposeful art," where a creation can incorporate sound and lighting as well as sculpture for use by companies, bars, restaurants or even someone's own entertainment center. Get an earful about Loud Art Design.
One boutique is a find, but several boutiques collaborating on a fashion show is a feast for local trendsetters. Fashionista Angie Austin and her compadres want to bring a bit of New York to Grand Rapids this month.
Metro Grand Rapids is now home to several small sound studios that can produce top quality recordings for local bands at a fraction of the price charged a decade ago
With some everday items like a computer, digital camera, and checkbook -- and a heavy dose of love for apparel -- you too can start your own fashion design house in Grand Rapids
A city's fashion starts from the top down. Rapid Growth takes a hard look at the continued growth and viability of the West Michigan salon scene.
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