One radical solution to the boost excitement within the fashion world and introduce an edgy element into retail is Ann Sofie Back’s “hostage store”.

The crew from Where The Wild Things Are have opened their own pop-up shop at Space 15 Twenty in Los Angeles.

In New York this week, people waited in line for a glimpse of what can only be described as a goth meets Alice In Wonderland themed girl’s boudoir.

London based RKCR/Y&R offered its creative and strategic services to local small businesses in a pop up ad agency for a week.

The Pollocks art collective recently opened a temporary shop named Worthless that played with notions of consumerism and the perceived value of material objects. Participants brought in a variety of random objects to the London store that would usually be considered junk, everything from old hard drives to tattered shoes. The team at Worthless then set to work customizing all the cast-off goods into unique pieces of art. Customers were then able to buy back their submitted items for whatever the felt they were worth. Jotta has made a video about the project – watch it below.

Worthless from jotta on [...]

This week Vogue Nippon, in collaboration with avanteguard Japanese fashion house Comme des Garcons, celebrated the launch of “Magazine Alive”, their new pop- up shop in Tokyo’s trendy Aoyama district. On hand to fete the event were some of Japan’s most prolific fashion editors, artist Takashimi Murakami (who designed the second floor of the shop with his signature pop- art infused flowers and designs), Comme Des Garcons creator Rei Kawakubo, and former protege- turned- fashion- powerhouse Junya Watanabe. The space itself (housed in the former location of the pop-up Louis Vuitton x Comme Des Garcons boutique) will be selling a  [...]

Open for two weeks, and two weeks only, 143, located just off London’s artsy Carnaby Street, is a pop up store with a pioneering difference. Originally brought about due to the collaborative efforts of the creative powerhouse that is Kate Moross and cult fashion brand Silver Spoon Attire, whilst being supported by Gio Goi, 143 [the numbers standing for the amount of letters in the words I Love You – clever huh?] is a store packed full of beautiful bits and bobs that the creative teaming have decided to bring together under the one roof.
Treats and trinkets fill every [...]

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

Mexican artist Minerva Cuevas is hoping to inject some stable currency into the London’s local economy with the introduction of her S.COOP coins that have been handed out to retailers who run stalls at the Petticoat Lane Market. As purchases are made, the coins are given out with a customer’s change, subtly introducing them into the economy. These coins can then be redeemed for a single scoop of ice cream at Monochrome, a pop-up ice cream parlor being operated by the artist. In addition to its various shades of white-tinged flavors, the shop also serves up a history lesson around [...]

NYC will get yet another pop-up shop starting tonight when artists Athena Robles and Anna Stein open their Free Store in Lower Manhattan. The project is a twist on the traditional consumer based model and will only stock one or two products that have been produced in-house, the rest of the merchandise will be provided by the public who are invited to bring in items to add to the collection or use them as a means of barter and exchange. The artist statement explains:
Free Store aims to reinforce and build connections based on trust and mutual exchange among the people [...]