Studio AHEAD

05/28/2026

Earlier this year we were invited to the home of David King , the British-born graphic designer and musician who lived in San Francisco for four decades. There we were met by his wife Dione, who guided us through the creative force that is David’s work. David, who died in 2019, produced an enormous body of print ephemera, as well as photography, film, radio plays, and sculpture, that is just now being archived, sorted, and arranged into something resembling a narrative. If there is any connective thread, it might be David’s anarchist spirit, reflecting the times and places he variously called home: Dial House farm, where he met Crass, whose symbol became David’s most well known creation; downtown New York during the no wave scene; and San Francisco.

Dione is lovely and filled with stories, and we were happy to interview her a few months after our meet up to talk about David’s legacy.

Read more on California: A Journal. Link in bio.

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05/28/2026

05/20/2026

Nob Hill penthouse entry, featuring “Kids Table” artwork by Landon Pointer from .2gallery over 1940s modernists stepped console.
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05/07/2026

Jamie Alexander is one half of Park Life , the exquisitely curated, always interesting retail store and gallery space in Inner Richmond, which he opened in 2006 with Derek Song. Since then, Park Life has become a cultural mainstay, where you might find works from our favorite locals next to rare print ephemera or the latest edition of Apartamento (currently, we’re enjoying Graphic Languages, a global survey of writing systems). Alexander is also co-founder of the exquisitely interesting, always curated SF Art Book Fair , where you might find us strolling this summer. Recently we visited his home in the Richmond District, where we talked books, beginnings, and the time he was sued by Jeff Koons.

Pictured: A vignette in Jamie Alexanders apartment in the Inner Richmond of San Francisco. Read more on California: A Journal.

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04/24/2026

Join Studio AHEAD team! We are currently hiring for Junior Designer and Intermediate Designer roles.
Link in bio for more info.

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