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Luxe's Asian Grand Tour Box Set
(20 September 2005) - Luxe's new handmade red box packed full of 12 of their mini-guides to Asia makes the massive continent seem almost manageable. As we've noted here before, their concise descriptions, spunky tone, and conveniently pocketable size, are user-friendly answers to their bulky counterparts. Content includes curated selections of hotels, restaurants, clubs, shops, and (well-suited for the business traveller pressed for time) easy-to-follow suggested half-day tours....
(20 September 2005) - Luxe's new handmade red box packed full of 12 of their mini-guides to Asia makes the massive continent seem almost manageable. As we've noted here before, their concise descriptions, spunky tone, and conveniently pocketable size, are user-friendly answers to their bulky counterparts. Content includes curated selections of hotels, restaurants, clubs, shops, and (well-suited for the business traveller pressed for time) easy-to-follow suggested half-day tours....
Burton Store NYC
(19 September 2005) - Further proving Burton is as much about fashion as it is function, they've just opened a store in the heart of SoHo. Situated on the corner of Spring and Mercer, the store includes the full range of products from each of the Burton brands: Red, Anon, Analog, Gravis and of course Burton. The highlight is their 20 degree below zero testing room. It's a...
(19 September 2005) - Further proving Burton is as much about fashion as it is function, they've just opened a store in the heart of SoHo. Situated on the corner of Spring and Mercer, the store includes the full range of products from each of the Burton brands: Red, Anon, Analog, Gravis and of course Burton. The highlight is their 20 degree below zero testing room. It's a...
Toytakeova
(13 September 2005) - Toytakeova is an exhibition featuring 10 of Australia's top emerging artists. Presented as a toy store, the artists explore societal values, behavior, and relationships through toys and play. Each artist was invited to create or modify their own selection of childhood toys by drawing from memory and interpretation. The about page states that: ...The work seeks to reverse the current trend of the art...
(13 September 2005) - Toytakeova is an exhibition featuring 10 of Australia's top emerging artists. Presented as a toy store, the artists explore societal values, behavior, and relationships through toys and play. Each artist was invited to create or modify their own selection of childhood toys by drawing from memory and interpretation. The about page states that: ...The work seeks to reverse the current trend of the art...
Double Punch
(06 September 2005) - Looking for something special that all the other hipsters out there don't have? Well then, if you're out in San Francisco and tired of hitting up those other tried and true designer toy shops, then head over to Double Punch in North Beach for a more eclectic hand picked assortment of goodies. The store also features a gallery space which is currently hosting the...
(06 September 2005) - Looking for something special that all the other hipsters out there don't have? Well then, if you're out in San Francisco and tired of hitting up those other tried and true designer toy shops, then head over to Double Punch in North Beach for a more eclectic hand picked assortment of goodies. The store also features a gallery space which is currently hosting the...
Cloak
(02 September 2005) - Earlier this week Refinery29 reviewed the new Cloak shop in SoHo, NYC. We checked out the shop yesterday and liked what we saw. Here's the review from our friends at Refinery29 and writer Chad McPhail: One can feel a bit like a man-child in the proverbial candy store upon entering SoHo's newest and, perhaps, most-anticipated menswear boutique, Cloak, a collaboration project with long-time supporter...
(02 September 2005) - Earlier this week Refinery29 reviewed the new Cloak shop in SoHo, NYC. We checked out the shop yesterday and liked what we saw. Here's the review from our friends at Refinery29 and writer Chad McPhail: One can feel a bit like a man-child in the proverbial candy store upon entering SoHo's newest and, perhaps, most-anticipated menswear boutique, Cloak, a collaboration project with long-time supporter...
Groupe 16sur20 on Style.com
(01 September 2005) - Groupe 16sur20, the fashion cooperative headed by James and Gwendolyn Jurney (proprietors of the high-end custom men's and women’s line Seize sur Vingt), is the first men's shop on style.com. The on-line shop features a selection of items from the co-op's brands, including: Obedient Sons, Troglodyte Homunculus, Seize sur Vingt, United Boroughs of New York and Seize sur Vice (their collaboration with Vice magazine)....
(01 September 2005) - Groupe 16sur20, the fashion cooperative headed by James and Gwendolyn Jurney (proprietors of the high-end custom men's and women’s line Seize sur Vingt), is the first men's shop on style.com. The on-line shop features a selection of items from the co-op's brands, including: Obedient Sons, Troglodyte Homunculus, Seize sur Vingt, United Boroughs of New York and Seize sur Vice (their collaboration with Vice magazine)....
Shoebaloo Shop
(24 August 2005) - Heading to Amsterdam? Got a shoe fetish? Perhaps even with an inclination towards the extraterrestrial? Well, then check out the Shoebaloo store located at PC Hooftstraat 80. The interior of this designer footwear boutique was created by Meyer En Van Schooten. It's scifi interior not only looks the part, but also functions as such as well. The shop entrance is hidden behind mirrored doors...
(24 August 2005) - Heading to Amsterdam? Got a shoe fetish? Perhaps even with an inclination towards the extraterrestrial? Well, then check out the Shoebaloo store located at PC Hooftstraat 80. The interior of this designer footwear boutique was created by Meyer En Van Schooten. It's scifi interior not only looks the part, but also functions as such as well. The shop entrance is hidden behind mirrored doors...
Alife Rebirth
(16 August 2005) - Alife finally reopened last week next to sneaker sporting sister, Alife Rivington Club. The new space is smaller than their their original one on Orchard Street and this time around it's dedicated to selling its eponymous brand. With a tank full of Piranhas and an infinity mirror in the fitting room, the space is a fitting experience of the brand. More details at Refinery29....
(16 August 2005) - Alife finally reopened last week next to sneaker sporting sister, Alife Rivington Club. The new space is smaller than their their original one on Orchard Street and this time around it's dedicated to selling its eponymous brand. With a tank full of Piranhas and an infinity mirror in the fitting room, the space is a fitting experience of the brand. More details at Refinery29....
Designer Imposters
(11 August 2005) - The latest from New York label Yoko Devereaux's Blue Boy Etiquette line uses meta-design to critique the Targetization of our lives. Subversive styles include "Wall Art" (pictured here), a black on white splattered H&Mass Market, and a repeating blue Kmart logo with beige paint drips that comment on the ways designers like Isaac Mizrahi, Todd Oldham, and Karl Lagerfeld's designs for mainstream stores blurs...
(11 August 2005) - The latest from New York label Yoko Devereaux's Blue Boy Etiquette line uses meta-design to critique the Targetization of our lives. Subversive styles include "Wall Art" (pictured here), a black on white splattered H&Mass Market, and a repeating blue Kmart logo with beige paint drips that comment on the ways designers like Isaac Mizrahi, Todd Oldham, and Karl Lagerfeld's designs for mainstream stores blurs...
Spell It Out
(09 August 2005) - The craft-loving ReadyMade, a magazine once described to me as "Martha Stewart Living for hipsters," is offering a few great items from the lesser-known retail side of their operation. The customizable "Make-A-Sign" is a cheap and fun way to bring classic diner charm into the home. The menu board, available in 5x7" and 8x10", comes with a set of ever-rearrangeable letters that, in the...
(09 August 2005) - The craft-loving ReadyMade, a magazine once described to me as "Martha Stewart Living for hipsters," is offering a few great items from the lesser-known retail side of their operation. The customizable "Make-A-Sign" is a cheap and fun way to bring classic diner charm into the home. The menu board, available in 5x7" and 8x10", comes with a set of ever-rearrangeable letters that, in the...
Vacantoys
(08 August 2005) - Vacant, the group behind temporary "popup" stores that appear in major cities for a week to a month, introduces Brooklyn, the premiere figure in their new toy line, Vacantoys, with a guerilla marketing campaign on the streets of New York this month and an exhibit featuring 30 different unique versions at Showroom NYC that opens August 25th. The limited-edition growly pitbull, stands 24" tall...
(08 August 2005) - Vacant, the group behind temporary "popup" stores that appear in major cities for a week to a month, introduces Brooklyn, the premiere figure in their new toy line, Vacantoys, with a guerilla marketing campaign on the streets of New York this month and an exhibit featuring 30 different unique versions at Showroom NYC that opens August 25th. The limited-edition growly pitbull, stands 24" tall...
American Apparel Mexico City
(05 August 2005) - American Apparel threw a flea market-themed pre-party for its first Mexican shop last month on Mexico City's Masaryk Street (their take on the Champs-Elysees). The event launched a campaign by the Mexican photographer Napoleón Habeica who produced a series of images with the distinct American Apparel "everyday sexy" vernacular that make even me blush. (The one pictured here is the least naughty of the...
(05 August 2005) - American Apparel threw a flea market-themed pre-party for its first Mexican shop last month on Mexico City's Masaryk Street (their take on the Champs-Elysees). The event launched a campaign by the Mexican photographer Napoleón Habeica who produced a series of images with the distinct American Apparel "everyday sexy" vernacular that make even me blush. (The one pictured here is the least naughty of the...
Nike Stash and Futura Dunk
(02 August 2005) - 255, the Nike iD boutique in Manhattan's Nolita, typically plays host to a small group of invited guests. Sometimes, though, larger parties are thrown. Such was the case a couple months back when Stash and Futura brought along 30 friends. That night the graf artist and the shop keep designed a shoe together and even made a logo to go along with it. And...
(02 August 2005) - 255, the Nike iD boutique in Manhattan's Nolita, typically plays host to a small group of invited guests. Sometimes, though, larger parties are thrown. Such was the case a couple months back when Stash and Futura brought along 30 friends. That night the graf artist and the shop keep designed a shoe together and even made a logo to go along with it. And...
Nom de Guerre
(01 August 2005) - New York art and fashion collective Nom de Guerre launched its new site just days ago in preparation for the release of its Fall/Winter '05 collection. Their first-ever foray into menswear will feature what the company calls "utilitarian luxury-basics," fashionably simple shirts, sweaters, scarves, and slacks. The subculture-obsessed group, whose flagship Manhattan store is a former Black Panthers hideaway, will be opening up shop...
(01 August 2005) - New York art and fashion collective Nom de Guerre launched its new site just days ago in preparation for the release of its Fall/Winter '05 collection. Their first-ever foray into menswear will feature what the company calls "utilitarian luxury-basics," fashionably simple shirts, sweaters, scarves, and slacks. The subculture-obsessed group, whose flagship Manhattan store is a former Black Panthers hideaway, will be opening up shop...
Refinery29
(07 July 2005) - New York is turning into a giant shopping mall...in a good way. Based on an easily navigable flash-based floorplan, Refinery29 is a website launched just over three weeks ago that is dedicated to the best shops in the five boroughs. Their clean design (thanks to Agnieszka Gasparska, the lauded graphic artist and sometime Fischerspooner collaborator), along with friendly info-icons, handy "receipt" sidebars highlighting store...
(07 July 2005) - New York is turning into a giant shopping mall...in a good way. Based on an easily navigable flash-based floorplan, Refinery29 is a website launched just over three weeks ago that is dedicated to the best shops in the five boroughs. Their clean design (thanks to Agnieszka Gasparska, the lauded graphic artist and sometime Fischerspooner collaborator), along with friendly info-icons, handy "receipt" sidebars highlighting store...
Odin
(05 July 2005) - Tucked on a side street in New York's East Village, finding the men's apparel and accessories store Odin can feel like going shopping in your stylish best friend's closet. Opened in August 2004 by co-owners Paul Birardi (ex-financial planner to Coach and Barney's) and DJ/art director/designer Eddy Chai (the store's name derives from his childhood fascination with Norse mythology), it's still a relatively new...
(05 July 2005) - Tucked on a side street in New York's East Village, finding the men's apparel and accessories store Odin can feel like going shopping in your stylish best friend's closet. Opened in August 2004 by co-owners Paul Birardi (ex-financial planner to Coach and Barney's) and DJ/art director/designer Eddy Chai (the store's name derives from his childhood fascination with Norse mythology), it's still a relatively new...
Sneaker Freaker 6
(01 July 2005) - The 6th issue of the Australian Sneaker Freaker magazine arrived here yesterday and it's hands down the best so far. It's got a great balance eye candy and head candy, with stories ranging from the history of Vans to the reality of opening your own kick boutique. This time around there's a more diverse range of brands represented and lots of styles not previously...
(01 July 2005) - The 6th issue of the Australian Sneaker Freaker magazine arrived here yesterday and it's hands down the best so far. It's got a great balance eye candy and head candy, with stories ranging from the history of Vans to the reality of opening your own kick boutique. This time around there's a more diverse range of brands represented and lots of styles not previously...
SF Ferry Building's Thursday Night Market
(29 June 2005) - San Francisco's Ferry Building Marketplace is a compendium of gourmet food vendors, restaurants, and retail naturally evolved from the longstanding farmer's market that was held in the Embarcadero locale. If you find yourself downtown, the soaring ceilings leftover from the building's past as a terminal for transbay ferries make for a great destination to shop European-style or to lunch on some of California's finest...
(29 June 2005) - San Francisco's Ferry Building Marketplace is a compendium of gourmet food vendors, restaurants, and retail naturally evolved from the longstanding farmer's market that was held in the Embarcadero locale. If you find yourself downtown, the soaring ceilings leftover from the building's past as a terminal for transbay ferries make for a great destination to shop European-style or to lunch on some of California's finest...
Technology+Spa+Wellness=eq life
(24 June 2005) - eq life is a new retail concept that marries "health, wellness and technology in harmony." It looks pretty interesting to us. A former exec at Best Buy came up with the idea when a friend became ill and he felt there was an opportunity (and a need) to provide spa/salon services, beauty and wellness products and related technology products in one place. We'll check...
(24 June 2005) - eq life is a new retail concept that marries "health, wellness and technology in harmony." It looks pretty interesting to us. A former exec at Best Buy came up with the idea when a friend became ill and he felt there was an opportunity (and a need) to provide spa/salon services, beauty and wellness products and related technology products in one place. We'll check...
Beneath
(24 June 2005) - Beneath, Stockholm's outlet for consummate fans of high-end clothing, rare kicks, independent magazines, and more just moved to Kungsholmen, an island district in the city center. Located in a former photography studio on the third floor of an industrial building, décor by Peepshow, labels like Bless, aNYthing, and Edwin, titles such as Arkitip, Made, and Sneaker Freaker, and rotating art shows, make the store...
(24 June 2005) - Beneath, Stockholm's outlet for consummate fans of high-end clothing, rare kicks, independent magazines, and more just moved to Kungsholmen, an island district in the city center. Located in a former photography studio on the third floor of an industrial building, décor by Peepshow, labels like Bless, aNYthing, and Edwin, titles such as Arkitip, Made, and Sneaker Freaker, and rotating art shows, make the store...
In the Know
(23 June 2005) - “I hate shopping” are the famous last words for Cool Hunting’s Ranjani Gopalarathinam, who finally understands that shopping is a talent, and not merely a consumerist distraction from "more important things in life". Her fabulous new book, "New York’s 50+ Best Little Shops" (Rizzoli/Universe, 2005), maps the city out as a macrocosm of style and imagination, staying pretty clear of chains and corporate clones...
(23 June 2005) - “I hate shopping” are the famous last words for Cool Hunting’s Ranjani Gopalarathinam, who finally understands that shopping is a talent, and not merely a consumerist distraction from "more important things in life". Her fabulous new book, "New York’s 50+ Best Little Shops" (Rizzoli/Universe, 2005), maps the city out as a macrocosm of style and imagination, staying pretty clear of chains and corporate clones...
Celux Salon
(21 June 2005) - The next tidbit from Theme's second issue is a story about Celux Salon in Tokyo's Aoyama shopping district. It's a members only boutique created by LVMH and featuring highly exclusive items from the big luxury brands as well as lesser known designers. It's as much a lounge as it is a shop and they aim to curate an entire lifestyle. How one gains membership...
(21 June 2005) - The next tidbit from Theme's second issue is a story about Celux Salon in Tokyo's Aoyama shopping district. It's a members only boutique created by LVMH and featuring highly exclusive items from the big luxury brands as well as lesser known designers. It's as much a lounge as it is a shop and they aim to curate an entire lifestyle. How one gains membership...
Nike iD Design Lab: 255
(01 June 2005) - Since March 31st -- the same day a redesigned nikeid.com launched -- a polite yet intimidating bouncer has taken up residence at the unassuming storefront of 255 Elizabeth Street in Manhattan. His job is simple. He patiently explains to all who inquire that access to the space behind the frosted glass door is by appointment only, and those appointments can only be made with...
(01 June 2005) - Since March 31st -- the same day a redesigned nikeid.com launched -- a polite yet intimidating bouncer has taken up residence at the unassuming storefront of 255 Elizabeth Street in Manhattan. His job is simple. He patiently explains to all who inquire that access to the space behind the frosted glass door is by appointment only, and those appointments can only be made with...
SquidFire
(30 May 2005) - SquidFire is a small t-shirt and design boutique that just launched this past week by Jean-Baptiste Regnard and Kevin Sherry. Each image is hand designed and given individual attention, making the t-shirts like wearable pieces of artwork. The images are very simple-- but totally clean. What makes these so desirable is that they're hand printed in very limited quantities. Men and women styles available--...
(30 May 2005) - SquidFire is a small t-shirt and design boutique that just launched this past week by Jean-Baptiste Regnard and Kevin Sherry. Each image is hand designed and given individual attention, making the t-shirts like wearable pieces of artwork. The images are very simple-- but totally clean. What makes these so desirable is that they're hand printed in very limited quantities. Men and women styles available--...
Puma Summer 2005
(24 May 2005) - I'm a big fan of Puma's summer line--the designs are totally progressive, and they're trying new stuff--which is admirable. All shoes and clothing aside, their Summer 2005 eCatalog is just brilliant. It's easy to use and works from the point of view as if you were reading the catalog and turning the pages with your own hands- a very nice marketing touch, and fun....
(24 May 2005) - I'm a big fan of Puma's summer line--the designs are totally progressive, and they're trying new stuff--which is admirable. All shoes and clothing aside, their Summer 2005 eCatalog is just brilliant. It's easy to use and works from the point of view as if you were reading the catalog and turning the pages with your own hands- a very nice marketing touch, and fun....
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