Derek and Lauren are an amazing couple who have been curating projects together as long as they’ve known each other. A few years ago they opened a store in San Francisco called The Curiosity Shoppe, which is a wonderland of oddities and unique accessories. As if that wasn’t enough, they’ve written two books and are [...]
To follow Richard Wright’s story, which started selling vintage clothes, we bring you the story of another young entrepreneur who’s using that as a starting point. Two years ago Caitlin started Factory Vintage Clothing, a fantastic shop in Evanston, on Chicago’s North Shore. We visited it on our recent Chicago trip, and learned the trials [...]
If anyone has turned their dreams into reality, it’s Jeff Staple. He started making t-shirts his sophomore year in college, and before the year was up he had so many orders that he had to drop out to fill them all. From there, he has built a creative empire. Staple Design encompasses a design consultancy, [...]
I ended up at a party at VOOS the other night, on N 3rd St. in Williamsburg, and felt like I’d just walked into some strange alternate reality. This huge space that I’d never seen before was filled with designs by many, many of the people we’ve interviewed. Takeshi Miyakawa’s Fractal 23 cabinet was there. [...]
Elizabeth and Brian number each of their artistic collaborations. We love how unpretentious and systematic they are. Project No. 8 is a concept store in the Lower East Side/Chinatown. It’s unlikely location makes it a hidden gem, a destination for those seeking clothing, accessories, and objects like nothing you’ll fine elsewhere.
Image of the shop via [...]
Tags: Accessories, Business, Creative, Design, Fashion, Interview, Lower East Side, New York, Stores
Supermarket is an innovative website which allows independent designers to sell their wares. Curated by its founders, it has a wide range of objects, but not so wide that it overwhelms you. It’s a fantastic venue for designers to put their work up for sale online without dealing with headaches like coding a website or [...]
Citizen:Citizen makes some of our very favorite design objects. They somehow manage to marry utter luxury with biting social criticism. Philip told us how Citizen became the brand it is today, and delved into the company’s philosophy. www.citizen-citizen.com
How did Citizen:Citizen begin?
When we started, the idea was to bring British design over to America. I was [...]
Tags: Accessories, Business, Conceptual, Creative, Design, Furniture, Interview, Products, San Francisco, Stores
Exit 9 is one of our favorite gift shops in New York. The collection ranges from high design to kitsch, and it’s pretty much impossible to not find something you fall in love with. We caught up with the owner and founder in their Brooklyn store.
Exit9Manhattan: 64 Avenue ABrooklyn: 127 Smith St.www.shopexit9.com
Do you have any [...]
Character is a little shop in Nolita, full of strange oddities that can’t help but make you smile. Its merchandise ranges from nostalgic childhood objects, such as the Little Prince, and Tin Tin lunch boxes, to high end design. Much of the work in the shop has a story behind it, and if you linger [...]
I was introduced to The Curatorium by a good friend who had Matt Bird, its owner, as a professor at RISD. Matt was one of the very first to stock Egg Pants. When I was recently in Providence, I thought I’d stop in and ask him a few questions. During our conversation I learned a [...]
Tags: Accessories, Business, Creative, Design, Housewares, Interview, Products, Providence, Stores
