Tantric paintings collected by French poet Franck Andre Jamme’s in Tantra Song — one of the many beautiful books available at Monograph Bookwerks in Portland, Oregon. They were part of the Publication Fair with Publication Studio at Ace Hotel Portland today — you’ll be hearing more about Monograph here in the near future.

We at Atelier Ace have a new neighbor in Portland’s Chinatown — Table of Contents, the mercantile of our dreams and a close friend to our other neighbors and old friends Studio J, the brainchild of Janet and John Jay. We recently raised a glass to TOC’s grand opening and then waltzed around the corner for an afterparty and feast at Studio J, with decorations by Janet and Hazel Cox and a lot of good friends in attendance. The very talented Johnny Le took photos.

Table of Contents just launched a new web shop, and they’re celebrating with a quick winter sale through Saturday. They’re also on the impressive roster of booksellers and presses at this weekend’s Publication Fair hosted by Publication Studio in The Cleaners at Ace Hotel Portland. Now is the time to indulge thyself with handsome books, objects and sweaters…

Some hot dogs from Johnny Sole, one of our Stick it to the Man shops where you can get ten cents on the dollar knocked off your tax-free purchases at small, local Portland boutiques and designers, as well as the same deal on guest rooms. This means you can sleep with us, save those papers and get great swag all at the same time.

It’s called The Mush Fair and it’s a real thing happening in The Cleaners at Ace Hotel Portland this Sunday and Monday. Bring stories of your own — we welcome you as you are, on the hood of any car or in a fairy-riddled mushroom cave afar — and learn something about how mushrooms grow, function and live their little lives. Presented by Oregon Mushroom Stories and PICA, and this footnote is from Nopmire.

Between Sword + Fern’s kinetic sound installation, Carly Mick’s psychedelic cortex, Made on the Moon’s secret planet, LiFT’s wall of dreams and Kate Towers’ springtime Shining, we’re not sure where or at which point our minds were completely blown at Content 2012. Hope Reynolds of Folk Studios caught it all on cellulose acetate for the annals of history. Show us your own shots on Instagram @acehotel.

It’s raining its ass off in Portland, pleasing the goth and the navel gazer in us to no end.

Thanks to ADX for the signage — we’re pumped for Content 2012 tomorrow at Ace Hotel Portland. $5 of every ticket will be donated to aid hurricane relief through New York Cares.

Bobby Bonaparte founded LiFT Label on a wing and a prayer in Portland, Oregon — we like anyone who’s a sucker for a leap of faith, with the creative chops to make it work. Bobby’s launching his new collection at this year’s Content at Ace Hotel Portland, presented by smart. Steer yourself our way this Sunday — $5 of all tickets go toward Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

I started drawing “LiFT” with an upwards arrow for the “i” on my skateboards when I was in the 8th grade. I hoped writing “LiFT” would give me more height or ‘lift’ when I was ollieing. Always seeking to progress, I found an ancient silkscreen that belonged to my aunt in my basement and taught myself how to silkscreen LiFT concepts.

I loved the creative freedom silkscreening gave me, I could put anything I wanted onto a shirt. I soon found that shirts and clothing generally were an incredible means of self expression. I began getting my message out and it seemed to resonate with people.  

After interning at Weiden + Kennedy in Tokyo, I took a job in marketing causing my creativity to lagg. After about a year, I got inspired do a line of tanks for summer with a new mission to connect with the community in a positive way, a commitment to the environment, philanthropy, pushing the envelope of design and manufacturing in the Northwest and maintaing an overall positive perspective.

That summer, the line of tank tops sold out and it became clear that I could make a living doing what I love. I left my salaried job to follow my passion for LiFT. Over a year later, LiFT is carried by rad shops in Portland, San Francisco and San Diego and has been featured in local media and on Portlandia and Girls.

I’m incredibly proud that my new line is sewn entirely in Portland. I pattern out the shirts and pants. The crewnecks with Pendleton pockets are knit here by Columbia Knit.  My chambray button up is made of organic cotton/hemp blend and my collaborative shirts with Foster Huntington and Mao Kudo are printed on organic cotton. It’s my goal to use more sustainable and eco-conscious fabrics moving forward, and it’s important to me to give back to the community by donating time, money and supplies to some amazing non-profits like Ecotrust, Salmon Nation, p:ear, The Listening Archive & Focus the Nation. LiFT is a member of 1% for the Planet, an organization founded by Yvon Chouinard, and we donate at least 1% of our total sales to an non-profit of our choice (Ecotrust).

The company has evolved immensely since it’s conception. I’m happy that “LiFT” and the “STAY LiFTED” mantra have remained a constant in my life. On days when things are especially overwhelming, I take a moment to breathe and remind myself to stay lifted.

And, yes, I am related to Napoleon. My father’s father hired a genealogist to trace back the lineage to Corsica and the man himself. We share a similar nose, stature and drive.

It’s obvious, however, that Bobby has that chip that Napoleon was missing about everyone working together for the greater good. Evolution! It’s a beautiful thing!