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Friday October 19 is our annual Girls' Night event, 5 – 8p in the Click! loft. Bring a girlfriend or two and accessorize with some of our favorites! Be the first to get your hands on the holiday collection of leather bags and wallets from HOBO! Our local rep will be introducing new colors and models that we've completely fallen for, and you will too. Our own Adia of Rain City Forge will be unveiling her newest jewelry designs! This is a girl who knows a thing or two about how to subtly make a big statement with just the right piece....

October's featured artist is our own Frances Smersh. Fourteen years ago it was Frances's idea to open a contemporary design boutique in West Seattle. Three and a half years ago Frances was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's Disease.   You may have seen Frances in the shop, perhaps wearing her painting smock, usually eager to visit and say hello, maybe talk about products in the store, sometimes at a loss to find her words. This last year Frances has struggled with more challenges that the disease has presented, and found that art is an area that she can still thrive. While she now needs...

Let's celebrate! Fourteen years of Design That Fits in West Seattle is a pretty good reason for a party. It was 2004 when Frances and John Smersh, touring the wholesale and retail handmade circuit with Frances's jewelry, had the realization that there were probably a lot of other people in their neighborhood who would love the work they were discovering in their travels. So they opened shop in a small space in North Admiral with a collection of goods from other designer makers. Six years later they moved Click! to the heart of the West Seattle Junction, where they continue to curate contemporary...

Wine and chocolate? Yes please. During the upcoming West Seattle Wine Walk (September 28, 5p-9p - tickets available here), Mercer Estates winery will be joining (our favorite!) locally made Dolcetta Artisan Sweets for a wine-and-chocolate-tasting-extravaganza. We caught up with Andrea, the founder of Dolcetta and asked her a few questions about her delectable sweet treats:  How would you describe what you make? I describe Dolcetta as premium handcrafted confections.  I start with premium chocolates and transform them into truffles and flavored bars. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given? I guess the best piece of advice was 'charge...

Erik grew up on the Oregon coast, spending time outside in nature.  He continues to find himself drawn to the color, texture and shapes of plants and other natural objects that first attracted him. His paintings are constructed of both abstract and realistic values, leaving the viewer to contemplate how the painting relates to the "real" world.  Meet Erik at Click! on Thursday September 13th, from 5 – 8p, during West Seattle Art Walk. How would you describe what you make?My recent paintings are based on nature being made into geometric shapes and colors. It contrasts the perfection of geometry with the messiness and beauty of nature. Can you tell us about...