Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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From the Editor contributors Playing House our annual home issue is always a fun one to plan. In the process of picking out stories to run, we get to peruse furniture, accessories, hardware, fabrics, and so much more that are either made or sold To the contrary, other establish- ments are North Shore institutions, as is the case for Zimman's ("Designs of the Times," page 98). No longer do only those of us who live here know to keep the furnishings-and-accessories wonderland in our Rolodexes, though. Zimman's has also become a go-to destination for film stylists in Hollywood looking to outfit elaborate sets (and to blow up the oc- casional item, as you'll find out). Despite the store's widespread reputation and wild success, however, owner Michael Zimman and his staff have somehow managed to stay humble and treat each and every client like an A-lister. You'll also meet a few folks who tie form locally, and we get to know dozens of peo- ple in our area who are incredibly skilled craftsmen (and women). Some of the businesses and purveyors you'll read about in the following pages are, relatively speaking, fledglings, but offer products of such high quality and composition that we're sure to hear more about them for years to come. Jordan Castro, the man behind Port Living ("Set in Stone," page 20), for example, runs his company out of his Newburyport home, but he creates high-end, imaginative, and even earth-friendly kitchen accessories the likes of which many of us have prob- ably searched far and wide to find. 6 nshoremag.com March/April 2012 and function together to create efficient, organized spaces and gorgeous-looking interiors. One such person is Gary Fraser, owner of North Shore Closet Co. ("My Office," page 24), who works his magic on the region's most problematic closets and builds brand-new ones that we should all be so lucky to have in our homes. And in "High Pride" (page 128), you'll meet the husband-and-wife design duo Wilson- Kelsey and get a look at one of their most stunning projects, a condominium home in Pride's Crossing that pays homage to a by- gone era of elegance. It's simply beautiful. In addition to all things home related, in this issue we bring you some of the best spots on our radar for dining ("Northern Delights," page 14), indulging in a crea- tive cocktail ("A Brine Idea," page 18), and shopping ("Cabana Style," page 142). Also, be sure to check out our Northern Exposure section, beginning on page 13, for some great shopping ideas, from cloth- ing and accessories to cool housewares— unique finds to make your house feel like home. —Lindsay Lambert, Editor Kindra Clineff Clineff specializes in location photography for magazines including Yankee, Better Homes and Gardens, and This Old House. Of shooting Valley View Farm for "The Cheese Stands Alone" (page 134), Clineff says it "brings me back to my youth and makes me feel like I'm home again. I experi- ence a visceral connection with the living/work- ing farm that's true to my soul." When not pho- tographing, Clineff enjoys cultivating heirloom vegetables and flowers at her Massachusetts home. Visit her website at kindraclineff.com. James Sullivan Amesbury resident Sullivan ("American Faith," page 152) is the author of four books, including biographies of George Carlin and James Brown and the forthcom- ing Island Cup: Two Teams, Twelve Miles of Ocean, and Fifty Years of Football Rivalry. He is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe, a contributing editor for Roll- ing Stone, and a former staff critic and feature writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. His web- site is jamessullivanauthor.com. Emma Haak Haak is the assistant health editor at O, The Oprah Maga- zine in New York City. When she's not working on pieces for O, the Andover native, who wrote "Funny Business" (page 50) for this issue, loves to write about happenings on the North Shore. "Working on the Brainfox piece was a lot of fun," she says. "I'll definitely be keeping an eye out to see what they come up with next." Elizabeth Woodward A New England School of Photography alum, Beverly- based Woodward is a fine art and fashion photogra- pher. She has exhibited in galleries from N.Y.C. to L.A., as well as in Boston. Wood- ward calls her shoot with Brainfox ("Funny Business," page 50) one of the most entertain- ing she's ever done. See more of her work at elizabethwoodwardphoto.com and at her daily blog, diamantscanape.blogspot.com. Lambert photograph by sadie dayton