candy

Photo from Architectural Forum August 1952. New York City. Architect, Victor Gruen. Graphics consultant Alvin Lustig. (via)

upon further internet poking, i found that the store was the leading manufacturer of kosher candy in brooklyn! they sold candy in wonderful tins like this one.

bonus link : a brief history of candy-making in brooklyn.

oh noooooeeeessss!!

baltic bazaar's closing!! where will we put our throwaway things?!

the gay[er] gap ad

i refuse to embed the original one because i can't stand those shrill prepubescent girls. but if you haven't seen it (which i'm sure you have) you can subject yourself to it here.

in brooklyn shopping news...

Trendy upscale department store Barneys New York is planning to open its first-ever location in Brooklyn, according to sources close to the situation. The retailer is canvassing the market in the hope of opening a Barneys Co-Op in Cobble Hill, despite the still treacherous retail climate and the precarious condition of its Dubai-based owner, Istithmar World. (via)

i sure hope they don't let poopy gensler design / rueen it.

nErD aLeRt!

"Reykjavik designer Sruli Recht has completed the interior of his own flagship store in an abandoned fishery in Reykjavik, Iceland."
"The floor is painted in a colour 'somewhere between blood and rust', which Recht points to as the store’s theme, and the walls are lined with patterned corrugated cardboard." (via)

can i get that orange hoodie-cape?

nErD aLeRt!

this bike shop in san fransisco applies the interface of their website to their built retail environment. really smart design....and look at all those colors! (via)