Cooper-Hewitt Shop x Vitsœ: 33 Gifts at 33 Bond Pop-Up

Bringing a hand-picked selection from their Upper East Side outpost to VitsÅ“'s Bond Street space, Cooper-Hewitt makes their first-rate gifts from their shop more accessible to downtown masses through December. The collection of goods uses the address of the furniture showroom to limit the offerings to 33 items, all geared toward design-minded giftees and available pre-wrapped and tax-free. (Cooper-Hewitt members can also bring their card …

Stockholm’s Julmarknad

by Richard Prime A holiday tradition in Sweden, Stockholm's top colleges and design institutions put on annual fairs known as Julmarknad. The events pack booths full of interesting gifts, pieces of artwork, design pieces, fashion, jewelery and trinkets, posing a more artisinal alternative than a last minute dash around the mall. Of the three major fairs, Konstfack is perhaps the largest. Stockholm's most famous school …

The Pop-Up Flea 2009

photos by James Ryang Our weekend activities included a stop by the second annual Pop-Up Flea where we found a trove of Americana-inspired clothing and accessories (read: lots of plaid). UrbanDaddy's Randy Goldberg and Michael Williams (of A Continuous Lean) curated the vendors, from vintage Navy blankets to No Mas' boxing-themed booth. The good news is that while the flea's over, several of these retailers …