Design Hotel Find: 11 Howard NYC
“We are just complicated animals.” This, according to an ethereal neon art piece floating on the ceiling overhead, is a titillating thought while exploring 11 Howard ”“ Soho’s sleek new boutique hotel. The neon artwork, by West Coast artist Dan Attoe, is one of many provocative pieces found throughout the hotel and marks the entrance […]
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Cool Shop Find: Totokaelo NYC
Nestled in a lofty and cavernous space, Seattle-based clothing retailer Totokaelo in Soho is the newest destination for the aesthetically-minded. Totokaelo opened its doors on Crosby Street in September 2015, expanding its multi-brand curation of apparel and goods to New York City. The Totokaelo Soho store features a soaring atrium, winding steps, and crisp, white […]
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Art Hotspot: Judd Foundation NYC, 101 Spring Street
For the minimalist art and design enthusiast Donald Judd’s former home and studio is the ultimate art experience in NYC’s Soho. Judd meticulously converted the historical industrial building into a live/work space, now considered to be the birthplace of “permanent installation”. On the guided tour visitors can experience the space with Judd’s permanently installed pieces […]
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Haute Perfumery Find: MiN New York
Step off the busy streets of SoHo and into a space so perfectly curated that it could be a mystical world created by Lewis Carroll or Philip Astley. The boutique perfumery’s dark panelled mahogany shelving, flower adorned Ferris wheel and carefully placed scent stories create a sensory, otherworldly experience. The space guides you through a […]
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Cool Shop Find: Henrik Vibskov NYC Boutique
Stepping into the Henrik Vibskov NYC flagship store is like entering a whimsical capsule of the Danish designer’s past and present work. The store immerses you in an artistic performance, which tells a story through its micro-installations, eclectic range of clothes and carefully selected wares. Set against white walls and blonde Danish furniture, the wave […]
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Cool Shop Find: Byredo NYC Flagship Store
Byredo’s newly opened SoHo flagship is the embodiment of the brand’s luxurious, simple and understated identity. Upon entering you become instantly immersed in the Byredo shopping experience, which has a distinct and refreshing lack of obvious retailing. Designed by Swedish architect, Christian Halleröd, who has crafted an infrastructure worthy of Byredo’s evocative range of fragrances, […]
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Zio & Sons on #GatheringsLikeThese and NYC’s Most Instagrammable Hotspots
1 / 1 ( 2 votes ) They say a picture paints a thousand words – and with last month’s news that Instagram, the ubiquitous photo-sharing platform, now has over 300 million active users (making it officially larger than Twitter) – it seems that the world agrees. For many of us, sharing the most intimate […]
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NYC Holiday Pop-Up Shops: The Cleverly Curated List
Ever get the feeling that you’ve just seen it all before? Finding a unique gift can be a challenge, and often one of the greatest frustrations of holiday shopping is coming across the same merchandise again and again. Luckily a host of exciting pop-ups are surfacing all over New York, presenting wares from emerging indie […]
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Concept Store Find: The Apartment By The Line NYC
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) The Apartment by The Line is the brick and mortar incarnation of the stylish ecommerce shopping experience known as The Line. Inside the shop-able apartment, everything from the Proenza Schouler and JW Anderson pieces hanging in the walk-in closet (which dreams are made of) to the Moroccan Beni […]
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Fantasy Restaurants: Nicole Franzen’s Best of NYC
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Clean, classic, minimalistic, with a mixture of old and new ”“ these are not only the eye-pleasing things we’re constantly searching for at Melting Butter ”“ they’re what we’ve found in our latest city curator and major Insta-crush Nicole Franzen. A Brooklyn-based food, lifestyle and travel photographer, Nicole’s […]
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