Marty Allen is the guy behind Marty Stuff, a new web 2.0 art concept. Marty creates sock puppet portraits and creates a MySpace profile for each one of them. Isn’t it the perfect gift for a geek friend? You can visit his website to buy your own sock puppet portrait. We met with him at the Union Square market in Manhattan.
Puppytron 5000
Visit the Puppytron 500 MySpace Profile
The Nutty Bunny
Visit the Nutty Bunny MySpace Profile
If you want an original souvenir or great wall art, you should buy an Ork Poster. They created posters for New York, Manhattan and Brooklyn:
Visit Ork’s Webiste: http://www.orkposters.com/
I’ve just found a Japanese version of American Apparel. It’s called Uniqlo and sells affordable clothing. Visit the website to learn more about this cool brand: www.uniqlo.com
Uniqlo
546 Broadway, New York
www.uniqlo.com
Each time I’m in New York I have to stop at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Shop. They have a great selection of design books and other little design treasures. My best advice? Don’t bring your credit card or you will spend waaay to much money on great books… I’ve been able to limit myself to buy only 3 this time around.
Cooper Hewitt Design Museum Shop
2 East 91st Street NY
www.cooperhewittshop.org
Spring is a design shop and an exhibition place at the same time. What’s interesting about Spring is that it’s not only a great place to find design gifts you want to buy for yourself, but the entire store is re-designed every season. You’ll find very interesting pieces like cushion with the Top 10 Google search on them or Dexter dinnerware.
“Spring is a starting point, an idea base, an exhibition space and related store promoting design and art through curated shows and highlighted products. Structured on four principal shows a year, we work with a pool of talented guest artists, designers and curators to create cohesive, informative and, above all, interesting exhibits. It is an ambitious and exciting project that promotes thinking, explores new exchanges and provides a link to, and association with, innovative projects.” - Blurb taken from Spring’s website.
Spring
126A Front Street Brooklyn, NY (Dumbo)
www.spring3d.net
Even if you don’t have enough money to buy anything at Moss just check it out because it’s really one of the best places to find great design in SOHO. There are 4 different showrooms to see - don’t miss the one in the basement!
150 Greene St New York NY 10012We met Monkey at the Brooklyn Flea Market on Saturday: his stuff was absolutely amazing and original. Wrecords By Monkey is a Brooklyn-based design company that bridges the worlds of fashion, art and music. Using reclaimed vinyl records, they create handmade jewelry like bracelets, necklaces, earings, rings and t-shirts. Veronique could not resist the temptation and bought 2 really cool bracelets.
To Learn more about Wrecords By Monkey visit:www.wrecordsbymonkey.com
Fred Flare is a great shop and colorful place where you can find all sorts of things like astronaut ice cream, hats, gadgets, tapedeck USB recorders, books and other cool stuff. On the other side of the street be sure you stop at Eat Records.
And as I was researching the shop online, I found out that they also have a video podcast series on the iTunes Store and on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/fredflareinc
Fred Flare
131 Meserole Ave at Leonard Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn 11222
www.fredflare.com
Eat Records is a new and used vinyl shop that also serves organic food and coffee. The ambiance is really interesting, the tables and chairs are unique and the music came from genuine old vinyl records playing. A really interseting hybrid of shop and café.
Eat Records
124 Meserole Ave Bet. Eckford & Leonard, Brooklyn
eatrecords.com
Part of our Coolhunting retail tour at the 99 Percent Conference
The Kidrobot shop in SOHO is the ultimate toy shop for designers and non-designers. Don’t even think about getting out this place without buying something… it’s just impossible. You may want to buy three different items just to put them in three separate bags (they are really cool)… Don’t go there at the beginning of your trip or you’ll spend all your money on those awesome figures.
Check this out
126 Prince St, New York, NY
www.kidrobot.com
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