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(15 January 2010) - 1. Haiti Before and AfterKeeping up to date with the aftermath in Haiti, The New York Times has an interactive satellite map displaying the terrain before and after the deadly earthquake, showing the tragic devastation of this disaster. 2. Food PrinterMarcelo Coelho and Amit Zoran of the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT have devised an ingenious automated "food printer" that stores food and makes...
(15 January 2010) - 1. Haiti Before and AfterKeeping up to date with the aftermath in Haiti, The New York Times has an interactive satellite map displaying the terrain before and after the deadly earthquake, showing the tragic devastation of this disaster. 2. Food PrinterMarcelo Coelho and Amit Zoran of the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT have devised an ingenious automated "food printer" that stores food and makes...
Innocence & Arsenik Winter '09 Collection
(15 December 2009) - Borrowing its name from the 18th Century Swedish book "The Queen’s Jewel," designer Mira Nameth's new fashion line Innocence & Arsenik channels a romantically dark sensibility incorporating nods to ancient Egypt, Geishas and corsetry in sensuously draping fabrics. Currently on display at NYC pop-up International Playground, a shop dedicated to designers from England, Denmark, the U.S. and Sweden, people in NYC can check out...
(15 December 2009) - Borrowing its name from the 18th Century Swedish book "The Queen’s Jewel," designer Mira Nameth's new fashion line Innocence & Arsenik channels a romantically dark sensibility incorporating nods to ancient Egypt, Geishas and corsetry in sensuously draping fabrics. Currently on display at NYC pop-up International Playground, a shop dedicated to designers from England, Denmark, the U.S. and Sweden, people in NYC can check out...
Vane NYC Concept Store
(10 December 2009) - Until I discovered streetwear brand Vane's Concept Store, searching for that perfect winter boot seemed like an impossible task. After months of searching, I was beginning to feel like Little Red Riding Hood. Some were too big, other too ugly, too poorly made, too expensive or too fat-looking. And, the absolute worst, several pairs were too uncomfortable. Where was that perfect mix of functionality...
(10 December 2009) - Until I discovered streetwear brand Vane's Concept Store, searching for that perfect winter boot seemed like an impossible task. After months of searching, I was beginning to feel like Little Red Riding Hood. Some were too big, other too ugly, too poorly made, too expensive or too fat-looking. And, the absolute worst, several pairs were too uncomfortable. Where was that perfect mix of functionality...
Areaware Stop Shop Holiday Pop-Up
(08 December 2009) - by Anna Carnick Set in the heart of NYC's tourism district, Areaware's latest pop-up shop at Port Authority Bus Terminal is one of the more unusual and interesting of the spate of NYC pop-up-shops to open recently. "Stop Shop"—a follow-up to last August’s “Design to Go” pop-up—sets itself apart from the pack with an impossible-to-ignore Christmastime theme dubbed “a delirious technicolor holiday midnight dream.” Featuring...
(08 December 2009) - by Anna Carnick Set in the heart of NYC's tourism district, Areaware's latest pop-up shop at Port Authority Bus Terminal is one of the more unusual and interesting of the spate of NYC pop-up-shops to open recently. "Stop Shop"—a follow-up to last August’s “Design to Go” pop-up—sets itself apart from the pack with an impossible-to-ignore Christmastime theme dubbed “a delirious technicolor holiday midnight dream.” Featuring...
Slow and Steady Wins the Race Paris Pop-Up Shop
(04 December 2009) - by Zeva Bellel Photos by Fabrice Fortin The art-meets-fashion concept brand, Slow and Steady Wins the Race made "Presents," a series of limited-edition nesting boxes for their holiday pop-up shop in Paris. Inhabiting the Brachfeld gallery for the month of the December, the event marks the first time the NYC brand has brought its deconstructionist design ethos overseas. Rolling art and anticipation into one, the...
(04 December 2009) - by Zeva Bellel Photos by Fabrice Fortin The art-meets-fashion concept brand, Slow and Steady Wins the Race made "Presents," a series of limited-edition nesting boxes for their holiday pop-up shop in Paris. Inhabiting the Brachfeld gallery for the month of the December, the event marks the first time the NYC brand has brought its deconstructionist design ethos overseas. Rolling art and anticipation into one, the...
Cooper-Hewitt Shop x Vitsœ: 33 Gifts at 33 Bond Pop-Up
(03 December 2009) - Bringing a hand-picked selection from their Upper East Side outpost to Vitsœ's Bond Street space, Cooper-Hewitt makes their first-rate gifts from their shop more accessible to downtown masses through December. The collection of goods uses the address of the furniture showroom to limit the offerings to 33 items, all geared towards design-minded giftees and available pre-wrapped and tax-free. (Cooper-Hewitt members can also bring their...
(03 December 2009) - Bringing a hand-picked selection from their Upper East Side outpost to Vitsœ's Bond Street space, Cooper-Hewitt makes their first-rate gifts from their shop more accessible to downtown masses through December. The collection of goods uses the address of the furniture showroom to limit the offerings to 33 items, all geared towards design-minded giftees and available pre-wrapped and tax-free. (Cooper-Hewitt members can also bring their...
Twinkle Pop-Up Shop
(30 November 2009) - Before the fashionable yarn brand Wool and the Gang and even before celebs started toting needles, designer Wenlan Chia reinvented knitting with her chunky hoodies and sweater dresses under the name Twinkle. Over the last decade, Wenlan's evolved it into a complete lifestyle brand, marking its 10th anniversary with a Twinkle by Wenlan pop-up shop in NYC's East Village that opens next week. Presenting...
(30 November 2009) - Before the fashionable yarn brand Wool and the Gang and even before celebs started toting needles, designer Wenlan Chia reinvented knitting with her chunky hoodies and sweater dresses under the name Twinkle. Over the last decade, Wenlan's evolved it into a complete lifestyle brand, marking its 10th anniversary with a Twinkle by Wenlan pop-up shop in NYC's East Village that opens next week. Presenting...
The Pop-Up Flea 2009
(23 November 2009) - photos by James Ryang Our weekend activities included a stop by the second annual Pop-Up Flea where we found a trove of Americana-inspired clothing and accessories (read: lots of plaid). UrbanDaddy's Randy Goldberg and Michael Williams (of A Continuous Lean) curated the vendors, from vintage Navy blankets to No Mas' boxing-themed booth. The good news is that while the flea's over, several of these retailers...
(23 November 2009) - photos by James Ryang Our weekend activities included a stop by the second annual Pop-Up Flea where we found a trove of Americana-inspired clothing and accessories (read: lots of plaid). UrbanDaddy's Randy Goldberg and Michael Williams (of A Continuous Lean) curated the vendors, from vintage Navy blankets to No Mas' boxing-themed booth. The good news is that while the flea's over, several of these retailers...
Flurry Pop-Up Shop
(23 November 2009) - by Adrienne So Portland pop-up shop Flurry takes the ingenious retail trend sweeping much of the globe a step further. Re-imagined as a designer boutique, the former shoe store now houses fifteen local designers in an airy, elegantly-appointed showroom. Glittering window displays and one-of-a-kind items entice shoppers to the downtown shop, providing an alternative to the typical chain stores in the area and giving new...
(23 November 2009) - by Adrienne So Portland pop-up shop Flurry takes the ingenious retail trend sweeping much of the globe a step further. Re-imagined as a designer boutique, the former shoe store now houses fifteen local designers in an airy, elegantly-appointed showroom. Glittering window displays and one-of-a-kind items entice shoppers to the downtown shop, providing an alternative to the typical chain stores in the area and giving new...
Japan Brand: The Wish List Holiday Pop Up Shop at Felissimo NYC
(19 November 2009) - We got a sneak peak at the Japan Brand NYC pop up shop at Felissimo today and can't wait to go shopping when it opens next Monday. Japan Brand curates artisanal objects from Japan (including paper goods, furniture, fashion, kitchen and decorative items) and assembled an impressive group for this year's pop-up shop, which continues for the next five weeks. Most of these items...
(19 November 2009) - We got a sneak peak at the Japan Brand NYC pop up shop at Felissimo today and can't wait to go shopping when it opens next Monday. Japan Brand curates artisanal objects from Japan (including paper goods, furniture, fashion, kitchen and decorative items) and assembled an impressive group for this year's pop-up shop, which continues for the next five weeks. Most of these items...
Here/Nau/NYC Pop-up Store
(09 November 2009) - Applying the same mix of sustainability, aesthetics and function to their new retail concept that they apply to their clothes, Nau's temporary boutique opening this Thursday in NYC's Soho uses upcycled materials as the primary building blocks to outfit the space. Sculptor-turned-architect Jean-Pierre Veillet (who also designed their Portland store) scoured Brooklyn streets for cardboard, beams, pipe fittings, branches and other supplies from what...
(09 November 2009) - Applying the same mix of sustainability, aesthetics and function to their new retail concept that they apply to their clothes, Nau's temporary boutique opening this Thursday in NYC's Soho uses upcycled materials as the primary building blocks to outfit the space. Sculptor-turned-architect Jean-Pierre Veillet (who also designed their Portland store) scoured Brooklyn streets for cardboard, beams, pipe fittings, branches and other supplies from what...
Refinery29's Save Fashion Pop-up
(09 November 2009) - by Maggie York-Worth Aimed at rejuvenating gloomy retail, the second edition of Save Fashion brings a curated mix of designers to NYC's Nolita neighborhood at recession-friendly prices for 10 days starting this Thursday. With an impressive line-up that includes April 77, Alex + Chloe, BBlessing, Bird, Built By Wendy, Dunderdon, Filippa K, Rag & Bone, CH pal Rebecca Turbow, Rogan, Samantha Pleet, Sophomore, Steven Alan,...
(09 November 2009) - by Maggie York-Worth Aimed at rejuvenating gloomy retail, the second edition of Save Fashion brings a curated mix of designers to NYC's Nolita neighborhood at recession-friendly prices for 10 days starting this Thursday. With an impressive line-up that includes April 77, Alex + Chloe, BBlessing, Bird, Built By Wendy, Dunderdon, Filippa K, Rag & Bone, CH pal Rebecca Turbow, Rogan, Samantha Pleet, Sophomore, Steven Alan,...
Antarctica Sub Zero Pop-Up Bar and Restaurant
(06 November 2009) - As São Paulo's humid summer approaches, just in time to help cool things down an unusual pop-up restaurant/bar called Estação Antarctica Sub Zero opens this weekend in the bar-heavy neighborhood of Vila Madalena. Conceived to promote the Brazilian beer company Antarctica's new beer, the temporary venue celebrates their double-filtration process at 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit and the refreshing new drink. The space, an inflatable giant...
(06 November 2009) - As São Paulo's humid summer approaches, just in time to help cool things down an unusual pop-up restaurant/bar called Estação Antarctica Sub Zero opens this weekend in the bar-heavy neighborhood of Vila Madalena. Conceived to promote the Brazilian beer company Antarctica's new beer, the temporary venue celebrates their double-filtration process at 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit and the refreshing new drink. The space, an inflatable giant...
Hugh Boutique
(03 November 2009) - Bravely introducing retail projects to economically-challenged downtown Detroit, Joe Posch does it with style, most recently adding Hugh to his roster of successful ventures. The eastern Michigan native started with his design store Mezzanine and Hugh, conceptualized as a "retail happening" rather than a pop-up, marks his latest. Offering masculine home, decorative and personal accessories with a swinging twist, Posch carefully curates the mixture...
(03 November 2009) - Bravely introducing retail projects to economically-challenged downtown Detroit, Joe Posch does it with style, most recently adding Hugh to his roster of successful ventures. The eastern Michigan native started with his design store Mezzanine and Hugh, conceptualized as a "retail happening" rather than a pop-up, marks his latest. Offering masculine home, decorative and personal accessories with a swinging twist, Posch carefully curates the mixture...
Phaidon's NYC Pop-Up Store
(23 October 2009) - Opening next month, Phaidon's first stand-alone store will debut in NYC's Soho neighborhood and stay open through January 2010. With their full range of titles on art and culture, as well as their Wallpaper* City Guides and cookbooks, award-winning children's books and stationery, the 2,500 square-foot boutique makes getting their goods easy with same-day delivery in Manhattan and concierge service. Other goodies include collector's...
(23 October 2009) - Opening next month, Phaidon's first stand-alone store will debut in NYC's Soho neighborhood and stay open through January 2010. With their full range of titles on art and culture, as well as their Wallpaper* City Guides and cookbooks, award-winning children's books and stationery, the 2,500 square-foot boutique makes getting their goods easy with same-day delivery in Manhattan and concierge service. Other goodies include collector's...
Type as Object Exhibit and Pop Up Shop
(20 October 2009) - Indubitable masters of font and design House Industries has long taken their art not only beyond simple curves but out of 2-D confines, coaxing them to jump off the page and into beautifully tangible objects. In the Type as Object show opening today at NYC's Type Directors Club, fans will have an opportunity to not only see these objects but buy them in a...
(20 October 2009) - Indubitable masters of font and design House Industries has long taken their art not only beyond simple curves but out of 2-D confines, coaxing them to jump off the page and into beautifully tangible objects. In the Type as Object show opening today at NYC's Type Directors Club, fans will have an opportunity to not only see these objects but buy them in a...
Harlem Pop: the Parlor Session
(16 October 2009) - This weekend Society HAE and Metro PCS co-host Harlem Pop: the Parlor Session, an extension of an ongoing series of "Pop Up Experience Shops." The project, geared towards art/fashion/music enthusiasts, consists of an installation that will house new works from emerging artists for one day only. Featured designers include Harriet's Alter Ego, The House of Nassat, Memory Lane by Toya, Enyawd Creations and more....
(16 October 2009) - This weekend Society HAE and Metro PCS co-host Harlem Pop: the Parlor Session, an extension of an ongoing series of "Pop Up Experience Shops." The project, geared towards art/fashion/music enthusiasts, consists of an installation that will house new works from emerging artists for one day only. Featured designers include Harriet's Alter Ego, The House of Nassat, Memory Lane by Toya, Enyawd Creations and more....
Parra Solo Exhibition and Pop-Up Shop
(26 August 2009) - Famed street artist and respected illustrator Parra opens his first exhibition in Germany tomorrow, 27 August 2009, called "I like the tee shirt but I will get the painting." Presented by Arkitip, the Dutch image-maker's brightly colored typographic illustrations are showing at the Pool Gallery in Berlin, an achievement that comes in addition to Parra's work plastered on clothing, sneakers, record sleeves, flyers and...
(26 August 2009) - Famed street artist and respected illustrator Parra opens his first exhibition in Germany tomorrow, 27 August 2009, called "I like the tee shirt but I will get the painting." Presented by Arkitip, the Dutch image-maker's brightly colored typographic illustrations are showing at the Pool Gallery in Berlin, an achievement that comes in addition to Parra's work plastered on clothing, sneakers, record sleeves, flyers and...
Social Suicide Pop-Up Shop
(19 August 2009) - Purveyor of provocative suiting Social Suicide brings their refined tailoring to NYC's Lower East Side, opening tomorrow alongside fellow innovative designers for the "Wish You Were Here" boutique swap. Taking up residence for just under a month (see details below), Social Suicide represents Carnaby's Newburgh Quarter in the transatlantic exchange of independent boutiques taking place between the two Bohemian neighborhoods. While most labels are...
(19 August 2009) - Purveyor of provocative suiting Social Suicide brings their refined tailoring to NYC's Lower East Side, opening tomorrow alongside fellow innovative designers for the "Wish You Were Here" boutique swap. Taking up residence for just under a month (see details below), Social Suicide represents Carnaby's Newburgh Quarter in the transatlantic exchange of independent boutiques taking place between the two Bohemian neighborhoods. While most labels are...
Areaware Design To Go Pop Up Shop
(18 August 2009) - Aggregating the finest of modern design's best tchotchkes, Areaware's new outlet at New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal offers up an assortment of unique goods for residents and passerby alike. Occupying Blank SL8, a new retail space that recently housed Refinery29's temporary haven entitled Save Fashion, the acutely edited collection is part travel supply store—with items like leather luggage tags in the shape...
(18 August 2009) - Aggregating the finest of modern design's best tchotchkes, Areaware's new outlet at New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal offers up an assortment of unique goods for residents and passerby alike. Occupying Blank SL8, a new retail space that recently housed Refinery29's temporary haven entitled Save Fashion, the acutely edited collection is part travel supply store—with items like leather luggage tags in the shape...
Ceramic Speakers by Joey Roth
(11 August 2009) - Designer Joey Roth (of Sorapot fame) recently sent us images of his sharp-looking new speakers, which soft-launched at Nooka's pop-up store at Den in NYC (see details below). Made from porcelain, wood and cork, Roth chose the materials not only for the aesthetic appeal they add to desktops, but also because porcelain's density and "acoustical deadness" rivals that of wood or plastic enabling the...
(11 August 2009) - Designer Joey Roth (of Sorapot fame) recently sent us images of his sharp-looking new speakers, which soft-launched at Nooka's pop-up store at Den in NYC (see details below). Made from porcelain, wood and cork, Roth chose the materials not only for the aesthetic appeal they add to desktops, but also because porcelain's density and "acoustical deadness" rivals that of wood or plastic enabling the...
Popup Resturant LudoBites
(06 July 2009) - by Julie Wolfson Dreaming up chicken liver mousses and pairing foie gras with maple syrup, talented chef Ludovic Lefebvre's summer pop-up restaurant LudoBite makes other food taste boring in comparison. The graphic sign, an angry rooster sporting a heart tattoo and wielding a large knife, lets diners know they have found the right Los Angeles locale. Ludo aims to both challenge and please his customers,...
(06 July 2009) - by Julie Wolfson Dreaming up chicken liver mousses and pairing foie gras with maple syrup, talented chef Ludovic Lefebvre's summer pop-up restaurant LudoBite makes other food taste boring in comparison. The graphic sign, an angry rooster sporting a heart tattoo and wielding a large knife, lets diners know they have found the right Los Angeles locale. Ludo aims to both challenge and please his customers,...
Poketo Pop-Up Shop
(02 July 2009) - Substantially-sized, fully-stocked and visually-engaging, Poketo's first Pop-Up Shop debuted this past weekend for a three-week stint at Royal/T in Los Angeles, the Japanese-style cafe and gallery known for its waitresses in French maid costumes. In addition to offering Poketo's trademark artist-designed wallets and tees, the launch kicks off a new line by Apak, with tees and a mug, plus a new shirt by James...
(02 July 2009) - Substantially-sized, fully-stocked and visually-engaging, Poketo's first Pop-Up Shop debuted this past weekend for a three-week stint at Royal/T in Los Angeles, the Japanese-style cafe and gallery known for its waitresses in French maid costumes. In addition to offering Poketo's trademark artist-designed wallets and tees, the launch kicks off a new line by Apak, with tees and a mug, plus a new shirt by James...
Hamptons Pop-Up Boutique T.B.D.
(25 June 2009) - by Kelsey Keith Summer pop-up T.B.D. opened last week on the main drag of Southampton, showcasing items for the young and casually hip. Not your mother's Montauk needlepoint shop or East Hampton high-end mall, instead owners Peter Hananel and Jesse Warren carefully curated a collection of modish men's clothing and lifestyle must-haves. Creative director Gregory Buntain built out the interior of the one-story storefront with...
(25 June 2009) - by Kelsey Keith Summer pop-up T.B.D. opened last week on the main drag of Southampton, showcasing items for the young and casually hip. Not your mother's Montauk needlepoint shop or East Hampton high-end mall, instead owners Peter Hananel and Jesse Warren carefully curated a collection of modish men's clothing and lifestyle must-haves. Creative director Gregory Buntain built out the interior of the one-story storefront with...
All Things Generic Pop-Up Store
(11 June 2009) - The Generic Man's All Things Generic pop-up store, housed inside Space 1520 (Urban Outfitter's concept mini-mall for indie labels in Hollywood), is anything but generic. Launching officially on 13 June 2009 and open until the first week of July, the L.A.-based label's dress and casual shoes under the Generic Man and Generic Surplus labels are elegant, stylish and the focus of the temporary boutique....
(11 June 2009) - The Generic Man's All Things Generic pop-up store, housed inside Space 1520 (Urban Outfitter's concept mini-mall for indie labels in Hollywood), is anything but generic. Launching officially on 13 June 2009 and open until the first week of July, the L.A.-based label's dress and casual shoes under the Generic Man and Generic Surplus labels are elegant, stylish and the focus of the temporary boutique....
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