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Local business feature: Sea Level Athletics

Hi my name is Andy Chen, owner, operator and trainer at Sea Level Athletics. We are a Cross Fit gym and fitness community that has been serving Richmond and Vancouver residents since 2019.

At Sea Level athletics we have a diverse community of members that are dedicated to improving their fitness. Our main offering is one hour classes that combine weightlifting, gymnastics and high intensity cardiovascular movements. These classes are designed to be accessible to people of all levels and coached so that everyone can follow along. We have teenagers, seniors, office workers and professional athletes all training alongside each other.

I love my job and find my position extremely satisfying. The first reason is that I get to help people achieve things they thought were impossible whether that be their first pushup or pull-up or showing up to class on a regular basis and breaking a sweat. It's always exciting to see people build confidence in their physical ability and become healthier in the process.

The second reason is that I get to watch the development of our community. It's great to watch our members hype each other up to try and lift a little more weight or push a little harder for an extra rep. We celebrate each other’s personal records and when someone fails a lift, we give them props for having the courage to try. Doing a tough workout with a group of people inevitably brings them together and many great friendships have been formed inside the walls of our gym.

COVID-19 has brought us many obstacles, fortunately we have been able to remain open, but it has changed the way we operate. We follow many of the standard COVID protocols such as mask wearing and social distancing. In addition our classes have de-emphasized high intensity movements that require heavy respiration and shifted towards technique focused body-weight and weightlifting exercises.  

Supporting local business is important to me because local businesses take care of their communities through gestures both small and large. We make conversation with our customers and get to know them personally. When a beloved customer runs into trouble, we are often more flexible, understanding and willing to help.

Click here for more information on Sea Level Athletics.

Follow them on instagram here.

Andy is wearing our bomber vest and wearing our campfire logo trucker cap.

Photos by Devan Head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The NASA Sweater Has Landed

Rocketing into outer space and floating in zero gravity; my childhood dream to one day become an astronaut.  I dug through some old photos of my early years and used this as inspiration for Granted’s new NASA sweater. It proved a difficult task at first, as there were so many events and icons to draw from throughout the decades. We landed on the now retired “worm” logo, a vivid representation of my growing up in the 80s. It’s playful, it’s fun, it has an astronaut, rockets and retro gradients all vibrantly mixed into a spacey milky way of timeless knitting craft.  The NASA sweater has landed.

NASA Sweater Back

Bodega store and Granted

Paying tribute to the late human rights activist, Malcom X features a shawl collar and frontal zip-up closure, while tribal patterns accent the sleeves, chests and pockets and an iconic portrait takes pride of place on the backside.

The sweaters will be available exclusively only at Bodega, both in-store and online.

More details of the sweater here.

 

   

Freedom Hall section of Liberty (Details)

Granted will be exhibiting in the "Freedom Hall" section of the Liberty Fairs.

Freedom Hall is the premiere curated section of Liberty Fairs, directed by Ouigi Theodore of The Brooklyn Circus. With an installment of brands from around the world, the section continues to grow as the "Must See & Experience" part of Liberty Fairs. The year the brand offering ranges from European tailors & personalities ACF from London to world renowned model Armando Cabral & his collection of shoes.


FREEDOM HALL REPRESENTS: SPORTSWEAR COLLECTIONS DEFINED BY A RECONSTRUCTED AND MORE INTERNATIONAL VIEW OF WORK AND PLAY . PREPPY MEETS SAVI LLE ROW, UPTOWN MEETS DOWNTOWN, BUTTONED UP MEETS QUIRK. ANTI-OFFICE, REFINED RUGGED, FUNCTION + FORM.



Granted viewing at Liberty (New York, NY)


Granted 2014 collection can be viewed by appointment at:

January 21st - 23rd 2014

Location:

FREEDOM HALL will be located at Studio 548
548 W 22nd Street between 11th and 12th
Booth #431/ Freedom Hall
New York, NY

 

Viewing hours:
  • January 21st, Tuesday: 9 a.m – 6 p.m
  • January 22nd, Wednesday: 9 a.m – 6 p.m
  • January 23rd, Thursday: 9 a.m – 2 p.m
If you would like to set up an appointment to view our collection please contact Brian at:
Thank you for your time and consideration, we look forward to meeting you.

 

 

Brand Feature: Ken Diamond (Vancouver, BC)

Ken Diamond began to work with leather in the late 90′s and established Ken Diamond in 2003. The philosophy behind the works of Ken Diamond are simple-high quality leather goods with classic designs, entirely hand made in his Vancouver studio. As leather work is a dying art, he works at keeping the traditions alive while using modern techniques to keep the work simple and minimal.

More details can be found here or you can visit this handsome man and the rest of the Diamond family here:

(By appointment only, please call ahead)

756 Powell Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6A 1H6
PH # 604.669.4179

 

 

 

 

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