Yesterday PSFK attended a special event in NYC’s 57th and 5th ave shopping mecca which exhibited gift trends for 2009 based on items bought from eBay. The online retailer took the site of a former luxury retailer for a day and broke the space into four zones highlighting a specific trend in each one. eBay enlisted a team of shopping experts to dig through the site and purchase items ranging from a custom motorcycle to vintage handbags. These were then separated into the following categories:

•    “Retro Revival” – With the recession putting excess and garish spending at the forefront of [...]

With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, the folks at 303 GRAND in Williamsburg BK have curated a new pop-up shop dedicated solely to gifts for the matriarch in your family. Entitled “Thanks, Mom”, the shop carries independently made and crafted goods, from Jewelry, to bags made from vintage boat sales, to rub on “mom” heart tattoos.
“Thanks, Mom” will be open from May 6th to the 10th before 303 GRAND is magically turned into a performance space later this month, and then a pop-up wedding chapel in June.
303 GRAND

For many, this holiday season is muted by the economic situation, but thankfully it allows for some innovative twists on the blitz of consumerism.  The internet is abuzz with instructions or free templates for do-it-yourself seasonal ornaments and decorations.  Some projects are simple paper constructions, but others include some more dedication like this intricate Nutcracker.  Make-a-Flake even lets you test your snowflake creations online before wasting precious paper.  The hundreds of free projects available from clearly talented designers allow motivated individuals to create rich holiday decorations by going to their cabinets and drawers instead of bank and stores.
As most retail [...]

PSFK recently hit the cold and snowy streets of NYC to scope out the most innovative and artistic retail store window displays for 2008. This is our fourth year and you’ll notice some familiar names on the list that we’ve featured before. This year we found intersting examples along a wide spectrum of retailers and beyond. We pulled out three examples that speak to a theme we saw many retailers address. Tradition.
Department Store Bergdorf Goodman intrepreted the four seasons in its 5th ave facing windows. But on the 57th street side were a couple of black,white, and red windows that [...]