Posts Tagged ‘Greenpoint’
WC Gallery: Ryan Metke
Words by Benjamin Trager We may not notice how important stories are to us. Sometimes we come home from a day of work and tell our loved ones about our daily grind. Some of us sit in dark bars and spew our sorrows to our best friends – or whichever stranger will listen. Or maybe we live inside of our heads, playing out what see and feel on pieces of paper. Sharing ourselves is an integral part of the human experience. Everyone tells stories. Ryan Metke, the Greenpoint-based artist, takes [...]
Summer Local
Photography by Victoria Stevens Styled by Emily Bess Art Direction and Makeup by Susie Sobol Hair by Marcel Dagenais Fashion Stylist Assistant: Lily Meade Model is Nina @ Wilhelmina Model Management Look 1: Shirt by Society for Rational Dress available at Life:Curated, Suspenders, Stylist's own, Belt by Society for Rational Dress available at Life:Curated, Shorts by Current/Elliot available at Bird, Ring by B. Sky available at Alter, Sunglasses by Spitfire available at [...]
RIP 5 Pointz
Photography and words by Caroline Bach Imagine this: an industrial neighborhood attracts the eye of some artists because of cheap rent, availability of raw material and relatively easy access to the city. These visionary artists begin to settle and transform the area, resulting in a more habitable neighborhood. This attracts the eye of a few renegade entrepreneurs and craftspeople who bring to life their own visions, supplying a few goods and services to the community. With the availability [...]
Boys of Brooklyn
Photography by Tracy Morford Boys. It’s a topic everyone knows something about. We caught up with a few strapping, and notably talented, male specimens around Brooklyn. Turns out, it ain’t all beers, baseball and blow jobs (well, sometimes it is). Find out what they had to say. Eric Lyle Lodwick Occupation: Musician Years in New York: 5 What neighborhood do you live in? WIlliamsburg Where are you originally from? Baltimore What brought you to New York? It's the [...]
At Home With … The Haskells
Who: Ryan Metke, Painter, Matthew D'Elia, Director of operations at the Crowe Company, Lee Trice, Art Director Where: Greenpoint, Brooklyn What: 3-Bedroom Loft WC: How long have you lived in the space? Three and a half years WC: What did it look like when you originally moved in? H: Amazing! I knew I had to have it. There were a lot of white walls that I had to do something about. WC: So you did all this work yourself? H: Not one piece of furniture was paid for. Everything [...]
At Home With … The Dobbins
Who: Trish Andersen, Adriana Rizzolo, Marcel Dagenais, Maureen Walsh and Dracula Where: Greenpoint, Brooklyn What: 4-Bedroom Loft WC: How long have you lived in the space? Almost 2 years. WC: What did it look like when you originally moved in? Empty. It was 1200 square feet of possibilities. WC: So you did all this work yourself? We did everything except the bathroom and the kitchen, but it's always a work in progress. WC: Do you have any future plans you're working on for the [...]
At Home With … Elizabeth
Who: Elizabeth Perrin, Photographer Where: Greenpoint, Brooklyn What: Parlor Floor of an 1890's Brownstone. WC: How long have you lived in the space? EP: It will be two years March 2011. WC: What did it look like when you originally moved in? EP: It was very bizarre. The man who lived here previously was a surgeon and one of two brother's who lived in the old family home. He died and it was left more or less untouched for five years. I had to go through all of his things and give the [...]
Store Profile: Dandelion Wine
Photography by Jamie Beck Words by Molly Shuster Greenpoint, home to many delightful boutiques, bakeries and markets, happily includes Dandelion Wine in its trove of venerable stores. Located at 153 Franklin Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Dandelion Wine offers a unique selection of wine at affordable prices. Selling bottles from around the world, the folks at Dandelion make an effort to seek out the best and rarest bottles. As their owner Lily explains, they look for wine with a story. [...]
Store Profile: Kill Devil Hill
Photography by Kan Kabayashi Words by Megan Cahn Working Class supports local business. We would not be able to organize this publication or any of our events without the help and support of local business owners. Take a look at these amazing individuals and the ways they are shaping their communities with a unique shop on Franklin Street in Greenpoint. What’s behind opening a store? Nothing too enthralling—you come up with an idea, write a business plan, maybe apply for a [...]
NEW SHOP: OLD HOLLYWOOD
Words by Moni Briones Don’t be surprised if the Chorus line of Mucha Muchacha parades your bed time dreams after a visit to Old Hollywood, Greenpoint’s new destination for vintage inspired dresses of complete glam! To claim that this new addition to the Brooklyn shopping is cool would be on the slum side. Honestly, it’s as stellar as a Manhattan Cocktail on an early Thursday afternoon. Owner’s Tiffany Porter and Alex Shulhafer have taken a 400 square foot space off Meserole [...]