RASP

One more (and last) favorite vender from the Project NYC trade show is RASP, a couple of weeks ago. This is a couple designers working from DUMBO in Brooklyn - again, double score for being local and tripple score for being a couple. 

The jewelry they make, mostly rings, is very dark middle ages fantasy inspired, and have a wonderful roughly handmade quality, as if made in days before technology. It reminded me of Game of Thrones 

Bellocq Tea

One of the nicest thing about my Project NYC experience was that usually those shows have just cloths in them, but this one had a couple of stalls with more lifestyle brands - a hair salon, a company that makes glasses, a nice girl who makes sketchbooks and this handsome gentlemen from Bellocq tea.

Since we love tea, and this display was so inviting, we went over and talked for a bit. This company's based out of Greenpoint (I love supporting small artisans who lives in my area), they started in London and moved to NY, and been going pretty strong since.

Since then I've been trying to place a tea order 3 times, one for us and one as a special gift, however, I got overwhelmed with their selection and never managed to complete my order.

Project NYC

Project NYC is a professional fashion trade show, of (mostly) men fashion. Many times those events are exhausting, professional, and overwhelming. But this one was planned and designed so well, visitors and sales people were actually having a lot of fun.
This was a great combo of establish brands lie Adidas, Pendelton and Bed Sherman alongside emerging designers like Carlos Campos, Spenglish, Sir NY.