Japanese auction house Connect.auction is set to launch later this month. The auction firm will showcase a wealth of items from some of the world’s top designers in different applications such as furniture and various housewares. For those unable to attend these auctions in person, live eBay bidding has also been instituted to allow for the bidding via the internet. The inaugural auction will take place on November 26th at 10:00 am (Japanese time).
Info: honeyee
With December looming on the horizon, Crooks & Castles has officially shed some light on their latest expansion into the retail front. The Crooks & Castle flagship store is set to open early next month on Melrose (West of Fairfax). More information will be announced as the grand opening nears.
Rei Kawakubo’s COMME des GARÇONS fashion label has just opened their third GUERRILLA STORE in Poland’s capital Warsaw. COMME des GARÇONS’ popularity can largely be rooted in their avant grade designs. Their GUERRILA STORE concept involves the opening of a store for a period of 1 year with a minimal renovation budget. The location for this latest endeavor was a former fruit store in a Stalinist era building. The GUERRILLA STORE is currently open for business.
GUERRILLA STORE +4822
ul. Koszykowa 1
00-564 Warszawa/Poland
T: +4822 621 1046
Monday – Friday: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Japanese department store Muji is set to open their first store in the United States later this month. With a claim to fame based on their no frills and understated creations, this 3,200 sq ft store will feature items such as stationary, housewares, apparel, appliances and furniture among other things.
In an attempt to bring environmental conservation to a social forefront, Muji has implemented their "My Bag" initiative which discourages the use of bags and excess materials. The first 500 shoppers will be given a special gift within their free "My Bag". A "My Bag" will be given to shoppers for free for the first 3 days, with all bags available for purchase for $1 after the initial opening period. The grand opening is set for November 16th at 12:00 pm.
Muji Soho
455 Broadway
New York, NY
F.I.L. aka. Free International Laboratory which sells high quality products from Visvim will be opening its newest flagship store in Kanazawa, Japan on November 3rd. This will be the fourth F.I.L. store the others being F.I.L. Tokyo, F.I.L. Sendai, and F.I.L. Hong Kong.
F.I.L. Kanazawa
920-0997 Ku
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture Tatemachi
Tel: 076-222-1625
Opening Hours: 11:00〜20:00
Inquiring Mind has just offered a heads up into some of the hottest items for Fall with the creation of The Buyers Buyble. A wide variety of brands contributed some of their hottest items giving readers a great look of what’s new.
Flight Club is the popular sneaker consignment store which first opened in New York and recently expanded to LA. They are known for stocking the rarest kicks in the world by allowing sneaker sellers sell their goods at the store for a comission. Now, Flight Club has just opened their new shop in a country which may have the craziest sneaker collectors in the world, Tokyo. The new store will be located in the Harajuku area so if you’re in Tokyo, be sure to stop by to check out what’s in stock.
Image: Hiroshi Fujiwara
In an interesting turn events, Japanese lifestyle magazine hnyee has added an interesting new feature in the form of hnyee.Auction. Some of the items included are derived from hnyee associates such as Fragment, Neighborhood and Philippe Starck. However, we’re a bit unsure as to who provided the Chevrolet El Camino. None of the items are currently up for bids, however having said that these auctions are only available to the Japanese domestic market.
