New York City Guide
During our trip to the Big Apple, we met B-Reel, a design studio in downtown SOHO. Over the last year, they launched several amazing onl...
May 27th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Jerry Knight is one of the three associates at 80/20, a studio based in San Francisco and New York: they are specialized in user experience....
April 29th, 2009 by kfanctil
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 ...
April 29th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Brooklyn Label is a modern american bistro located in Brooklyn that brings together everything Brooklyn stands for: diversity, art, culture ...
April 27th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
There is many coffee shops in Manhattan, but I really fell in love with the Cake Shop. It’s a Coffee & Bar shop with drinks, coff...
April 27th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
I first met Richard Borge 8 years ago while I was still in design school at UQAM in Montreal. He was my teacher for an International Design ...
April 27th, 2009 by kfanctil
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:...
April 27th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Island Burgers and Shakes is really THE place to eat burgers in Manhattan (in Hell’s Kitchen). The menu includes over 60 types of bur...
April 27th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Last stop in NYC, Harlem! http://piurl.com/1ZCf
April 25th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
http://twitpic.com/3z1du - Enjoying the last hours in New York in Central Park:
April 25th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Jason Randal has accomplish a lot in his carreer. We have trouble keeping track with his resume: author, actor, songwriter, magician,...
April 23rd, 2009 by kfanctil
Cheryl is a social entrepreneur and the President of Echoing. This global nonprofit company has awarded more than $27 million in start-up ca...
April 23rd, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Céline is a refreshing French graphic designer who lives in Park Slope (Brooklyn). We met her at the Loki Lounge on 5th Avenue in Brooklyn....
April 23rd, 2009 by kfanctil
You should listen to The Sounds or Ingrid Michaelson or the other bands who are on the Original Signal Recordings label. Founded by young en...
April 23rd, 2009 by kfanctil
Seth Godin, CEO of Squidoo and bestselling author & blogger spoke the 99 Percent conference. He started the conference dressed like a pr...
April 23rd, 2009 by vdesrosiers
There is something you got try : it’s called Wasabi Tobiko Sashimi (soft version) or Wasabi Tobiko Sushi (strong version). It’s ...
April 23rd, 2009 by vdesrosiers
I’ve just found a Japanese version of American Apparel. It’s called Uniqlo and sells affordable clothing. Visit the website to l...
April 23rd, 2009 by vdesrosiers
So far, I think the best way to discover the districts of New York is with Soundwalk’s audio guide. Soundwalk is a cutting-edge audio ...
April 22nd, 2009 by vdesrosiers
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...
April 22nd, 2009 by kfanctil
A good post from Jennifer Van Grove: “New York City is rife with digital savvy and entrepreneurial vision, so much so that not only has so...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
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 ...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
We will try to find the Xylopholks in the subway but we may not be lucky. Thanks to Gina Desjardins.
If you want to know more about the X...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
Here is a great link if you want to shop in Dumbo (Brooklyn)
www.designindumbo.com/
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April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
I wish Apes & Androids were in town. They are the lastest trend inNew York bands like MGMT mixing analog and electro music. A show in B...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
Running is an interesting way to discover cities. Sunday, I went running in Central Park and saw hundreds of runners. Even if you walk 7 hou...
April 21st, 2009 by vdesrosiers
If you don’t know Cool Hunting by now, I suggest you subscribe to their newsletter because they always share tons of new stuff on desi...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
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...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
We met Monkey at the Brooklyn Flea Market on Saturday: his stuff was absolutely amazing and original. Wrecords By Monkey is a Brooklyn-based...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
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 r...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
While doing the Dumbo’s Soundwalk we came across the Gleason’s Gym. It’s not your average Gym, in fact it’s the olde...
April 21st, 2009 by kfanctil
http://twitpic.com/3om2g - At the Triad NYC for the Celebrity Autobiography show
April 20th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Fashioning Felt is presented at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum until September 7. It’s a beautiful exhibition that explores ...
April 20th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Scott Thomas is the Design Director of New Media, the agency that is behind the Obama Presidential campaign.
The Obama campaign was the f...
April 20th, 2009 by kfanctil
Robert Hammond is the Co-founder and President of Friends of the High Line. His organisation brought the 1.5 mile-long used elevated rail st...
April 20th, 2009 by kfanctil
Drinking with the Cirque du Soleil folks at Bar East #newyork April 20th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Walking in Central Park after a visit at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. http://piurl.com/1XIW
April 19th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Over the years, Threadless has become a multi-million dollars t-shirt business. Meet Jake and Jeffrey, the Threadless guys.
Jake Nickell...
April 19th, 2009 by kfanctil
Chilling in Randall's Island... Trying to relax a bit http://piurl.com/1XDK
April 19th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Celebrating Christian & Orthodox Easter with Cirque du Soleil. Eating a circus brunch ht...
April 19th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
In our 99 Percent Conference goody bag, we got an interesting poster:
This poster seems like a normal poster, it’s a nice desig...
April 19th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
We had the chance to enjoy the great view and to get a couple of drinks with the 99 Percent’s folks at the Thompson Hotel.
Visi...
April 19th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
Michael Bierut is a partner at Pentagram, one of the biggest branding and design agency. He has won hundreds of design awards. His work is p...
April 18th, 2009 by kfanctil
In love with Dumbo... And now attending a wrestling match http://piurl.com/1W,C
April 18th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
http://piurl.com/1Wxz : Having a chicken curry at Rice in Brooklyn
April 18th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
We were lucky enough to meet with the coolest Ecuadorian at the 99 Percent cCnference: our new friend Juan Miguel Marin, a design director f...
April 18th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
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...
April 18th, 2009 by kfanctil
Jill Greenberg is a famous and controversial photographer who lives in New York. She is very well known for her Times Magazine’s cover...
April 18th, 2009 by vdesrosiers
The Kidrobot shop in SOHO is the ultimate toy shop for designers and non-designers. Don’t even think about getting out this place with...
April 18th, 2009 by kfanctil
Alter is two shops where you can find nice eclectic clothes, one side for the men and the other one for women.
109 and 140 Franklin S...
April 18th, 2009 by kfanctil
















