Posted on July 18, 2011 in Menswear I’ve been on the prowl again, this time bumping into the Goo Factory in Japan, an interior design partnership who handle the design of retail spaces, window displays, and basically anything to do with decoration. Working with such stores as United Arrows, Nanamica, Nepenthes, and most …
Posted on July 8, 2011 in Menswear It’s been fascinating to watch the rise of Tanner Goods, they’ve done extremely well, picking up multiple stockists and even starting their own brick and mortar store in the heart of Portland. As soon as I caught a whiff of a Tanner Goods for Cool Hunting article I knew it was going to be full of goodness.
Making handmade leather belts, wallets, lanyards and canvas bags, …
Posted on July 6, 2011 in Menswear Très Bien have been toying around with the renovation of their Malmö shop in Sweden for a little while, so it’s great to see this collection of imagery arrive through email.
The interior can be matched up with the last store in terms of aesthetics, but they’ve definitely spruced it up with some nice wooden touches, mirrors as well, thus creating a fresh wide open space …
Posted on July 1, 2011 in Menswear It’s been interesting to follow the progress of Canadian shop Neighbour over the past three months. On their website they’ve just released a lookbook that they put together thanks to photographer Jennilee Marigomen (who we’ve showcased before in a separate post), featuring different pieces from the shop and also giving us a first real look at the interior.
The Gastown District in Vancouver has accumulated a …
Posted on June 30, 2011 in Menswear I picked up some imagery from the 1LDK store in Tokyo and their Annex shop in Nagoya, Japan. The stores are both located in tiny apartments, the type described by estate agents in Japan as a 1LDK (1 bedroom + living room/dining room/kitchen area), hence the company name. A very smart idea if you ask me.
It carries a selection of up and coming Japanese brands …
Posted on June 25, 2011 in Menswear I’m a consistent browser of the Union LA webshop so it’s nice to get an interior view of the brick and mortar store and also hear owner Chris Gibbs talk about his daily routine in the video below. I personally think Union has a great selection of clothing and the general aesthetic is pleasing. I’m a big fan of the rare products that they pick …