Pearl River Mart is the real Chinatown experience, all within a 3 level shop on Broadway two blocks north of Canal Street. They sell kimonos, cutlery, dishes, teas, Asian candies, furniture, and lots of other Chinese kitsch. With their prices and selection it’s impossible to leave empty handed. We just discovered they’re taking orders online too. Marc Jacobs Accessories store is a small shop, but it will keep you occupied for a good twenty minutes while you browse the wallet, t-shirts, and bag, all under $50. They’re also right across the street from Magnolia Bakery, frequently featured on Sex in the City, so have a cupcake or two, you’ll need…
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NYC: To Eat
NYC is such an amazing city and has so many interesting places to see that it was very hard to select only a few for these posts. But as I’m planning a trip to show the city to my cousin, I decided to share with you all the must-see things in my list to show her in the city. I divided the posts in 3 parts: To Eat, To See and To Shop. To Eat: Levain Bakery at the Upper West Side is unquestionably the best cookie in Manhattan. After a dear friend introduced us to this bakery, even my gluten-free diet is put aside for at least one cookie.…
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Melissa Shoes
Melissa Shoes are made from MELFLEX plastic, a patented, hypo-allergenic, recyclable, and extremely flexible PVC. The shoes are totally cruelty free. The Brazilian-based company is amazing in its recycling of 99.9% of factory water and waste, and they also go the distance by recycling overstock styles into next season’s collection. Because the shoes are plastic you can just dump them with the other plastic tubs and containers in the recycling bin when you grow tired of them, they are 100% recyclable. Designer collaborations with Melissa include: Vivienne Westwood, Zaha Hadid, Judy Blame, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Karim Rashid, The Campana Brothers and now Jean Paul Gaultier. In the US, you can buy…
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[ DIY ] Google Map Envelope
I was inspired by The Google Maps Envelope concept by Rahul Mahtani and Yofred Moik, of Syracuse University’s Industrial Design program. This is so easy and fun to make. Go to Google Maps and add the return address. Click Get Directions and add the recipient address. Copy the map. For Mac users click Comand+Shift+4 (this will save it to the desktop); use the cursor to select the area you want to save in the map. Remember it should be roughly the dimensions you want for your envelope, though you can adjust it in the next step. Use a word processor program or Photoshop to add the addresses text bubbles; I…