At Autodesk's Pier 9 workshop, "artist-in-residence" is an exceptionally broad term. The makers engaged at the waterside complex include engineers, roboticists, architects, programmers, bakers, mathematicians, artists, fashion designers, and woodworkers. Here, a day in the life of the hive-like design factory. October 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Meet the local masters of wood, glass, metal, and concrete. October 2015, San Francisco magazine.

An artful robot turns Instagram posts into brushstrokes. September 2015, San Francisco magazine.

City Hall's first artist-in-residence shares his prized buckles, bolts, and beer tokens. August 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Labyrinth-like buildings on the outskirts of Oakland used to churn out canned goods and paint. Now they're havens for painters, acrobats, stuntmen, and pole dancers. June 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Uncovering the tales behind strangers' tattoos. April 2013, O magazine.

Desert insects give fashion a rosy hue at Ogaard. September 2014, San Francisco magazine.

A portable hideaway that blows away the hammock. January 2014, San Francisco magazine.

57 cross-pollinating members of S.F.'s maker class. August 2012, San Francisco magazine.

True San Francisco style, as defined by four city dwellers and a chain of their decked-out comrades. September 2012, San Francisco magazine.

Illustrator Maira Kalman composes art in her sleep. August 2013, San Francisco magazine.

Nearing her 95th year, choreographer Anna Halprin shares the things she has carried with her. May 2015, San Francisco magazine.

An operatic new artwork rises in mid-Market. February 2014, San Francisco magazine.

What is Oakland style? Definitely not normcore, and a far cry from S.F.'s ubiquitous chambray and ballet flats. It's gaudy, garish and—as the individualists at left will tell you—doesn't give a damn about what anyone else thinks. June 2014, San Francisco magazine.

An encyclopedia of 3-D objects made in the Bay Area, from candy to a new leg. March 2014, San Francisco magazine.

You thought the Dolphin Club was eccentric? Meet the mer pod in our midst. April 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Inside a Castro couple's costume bank. September 2014, San Francisco magazine.

"Unbuilt San Francisco" reveals grand city plans both forthcoming and futuristic, from blatant economy boosters (a casino on Alcatraz?) to whimsical ideals (Venice-inspired canals winding through Mission Bay). September 2013, San Francisco magazine.

SFMoMA curator Joseph Becker shares his finds from Copenhagen, Cuba, and the Mission. March 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Jessica Silverman christens a new gallery in the Tenderloin. Plus: Eight more new galleries showcasing laser-cut sculptures, melted-down weaponry, and masking tape cityscapes. December 2013, San Francisco magazine.

Sure, it's outwardly anti-consumption. But that doesn't mean there's no room on the playa for Camelbak cocktails and electric skateboards. 28 Burners share their must-have items. August 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Putt-putt nirvana—with cocktails—takes over a mortuary in the Mission. March 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Art history in a silk, satin, and muslin palette comes to the Legion of Honor. March 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Touring the High Line's tree-filled, snack-blessed, inflatable-mascot-inhabited second segment, open to the public June 8. June 13, 2011, New York magazine.

The 18 steely-nerved artists featured in the Museum of Craft and Design’s new show, Obsessive Reductive, have more in common with surgeons or illusionists than painters. February 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Ten pioneering members of the Makeshift Society, a Hayes Valley clubhouse and coworking space geared toward creative polymaths—architects, fashion designers, photographers, illustrators, and more (bloggers all). August 2012, San Francisco magazine.

Out of the junkyard, into the greeting card. February 2014, San Francisco magazine.

The collected treasures of a 20-year ballet career, from Chinese antiques to French wine. April 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Dana Hemenway electrifies the art of macramé. August 2014, San Francisco magazine.

One sketchbook, 10,000 ways. March 7, 2011, New York magazine.