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Join us this Thursday, May 17th from 6-8PM at Artists & Fleas at Chelsea Market for our 4th Spring shopping event to bring some of the best of Brooklyn designers, stylists, hipster-makers and more together with 2 renowned Brooklyn “bests” – karaoke DJs The Kings of Karaoke and Red Hook-based Sixpoint Brewery – for an evening of sipping, singing, [...]

Give the Gift of Good Design: What’s New From Who

May 11, 2012 What's New From Who
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When it comes to design and designers, there’s the touch and then there’s the magic. Most of the time, it takes a little bit of both. There are some who are natural-born killers (of design) and others who hone the craft over time. Lucky for you (and that Mama who might be in tow with [...]

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Mama’s Gotta Brand New…: 5 Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

May 9, 2012 Fabulous Finds
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Don’t make it a – yawn – Hallmark Holiday. As awesome as Moms are, they are sometimes difficult to shop for. We’re making it easy peasy for you with these 5 made in Brooklyn recommendations: 1. You might hate to admit it, but your Mom is always right. She has wisdom that seems to always help [...]

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Made in Brooklyn, Made in Lieu

May 8, 2012 In Case You Missed It
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Sometimes the price-point in New York can be frustrating. Everything seems to cost so much money. $15 for a cocktail, $15 for a burger – that’s $30 and the night’s not even started! What’s someone to do if they still want to look good? Made in Brooklyn, Made in Lieu. Handmade, locally designed unisex shirts. [...]

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Si Se Puede: Derby, Cinco, Cowboys & Tea

May 4, 2012 What's New From Who
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Hold on to your horses. This weekend is when the non-stop turns borderline nonsensical in the world around us. Whether you’re celebrating the most amp’d up 2 minutes in professional sporting events, the battle cry for Mexico’s El Tri or just a good old weekend with family and friends, we urge you to come out [...]

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Put the Needle on the Record

May 3, 2012 Events
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There are countless call-outs to the DJ. Hey, Mister DJ. Play it, kick it. Spinning vinyl and laying down the tracks has been a fundamental part of the market experience since Day 1 when Koi Market kids Jesse & Steph first showed up slinging sushi, hot sake and Afro-beat and ’70s soul. Fast-forward and we’re back. [...]

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If You See Something, Say Something: Pamela Barsky Designs

May 2, 2012 Fabulous Finds
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Say what? We all know that person – unless we are that person ourselves – that let’s slip exactly what we are thinking even when nobility and just plain good manners obligate us to refrain from doing us. You know, those knee-jerk reactions in response to that person’s horrid street style, poor fashion faux pas, [...]

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Nina Choi, the Memo Bandit

May 1, 2012 In Case You Missed It
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Spring has sprung and all of a sudden it hits you. Weddings. Mother’s Day. Baby showers, housewarmings, birthdays. The list just goes on and on. A card’s a card right? Just paper and an envelope? Not the case with the Memo Bandit. Nina Choi’s whimsical cards contain lots of surprises: a decoder or a secret message [...]

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What’s New From Who

April 27, 2012 What's New From Who
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Union Pool regulars and visitors to our Spring pop-up at Chelsea Market will immediately recognize photographer Teddy Telles upon entering the market this weekend. His pop-up photo booth has won the hearts and minds of many (and counting) wherever it goes. This weekend, the Williamsburg denizen sets it up in his own backyard, bringing a box [...]

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Rifle + Radford in the Spotlight

April 26, 2012 Fabulous Finds
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Serious radness has officially arrived in the form of RIFLE + R A D F O R D, designer Melanie RR Edwards homage to the spirit of the Southwest with the soul of a Brooklyn-phile now on display at our Chelsea Market pop-up via Austin. Part lifestyle brand and part design collective, R+R has been [...]

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Selling Sentimentality

April 24, 2012 Fabulous Finds
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You know you’ve felt it. Certainly, you’ve found yourself saying something that sounds like it. Holy shit, I remember when that album came out or My mom used to have that in her closet or Dude, those were my sheets.[That Harold & Kumar-like soundbite is legit: it’s actually the impetus for – or so the [...]

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Fresh Design, Choice Vintage, Good Food: What’s New From Who

April 20, 2012 What's New From Who
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If there was a weekend to stuff yourself with the wonders that this Williamsburg market has wrought, you got one. Artist Henry J. Simonds is genuinely fascinated by the cult classic Super Ball (that’s TM’d in case you wanted to know). Yes, that delightful bouncy ball that has enthralled the masses for generations and generations. [...]

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