In April, Foundation World teamed up with Openhouse to raise money for Japanese earthquake relief efforts. Foundation World connects New York and Tokyo artists and creators and filled Openhouse with original art for a silent auction. Red Bull TV came down to cover the event and interviewed Yuko and Tanya Arawaka, two of the organizers for Foundation World’s Project 311 … Read More
Joronne Jeter splashes Openhouse Gallery with beautiful colors
He used to toy around with pictures, bribing his family and friends with food and other perks…
New York Times: The New York Cosmos Want to Take the Field Again
” … anyone who walked into Openhouse Gallery in Nolita one rainy night in mid-February would have seen a young crowd in a huge room celebrating the New York Cosmos, the long-defunct team that briefly turned the world’s most popular sport into a glamorous New York fad.” David Segal, New York Times
Pop up fashion at Openhouse, thanks to Pearl & Company + Horizon Designer Sales
We’ve got pin stripes and polka dots, floral prints and zebra stripes. Shoes, dresses, jewelry, tank tops…
Wall Street Journal’s Amy Sussman captures Incase for Andy Warhol launch
Sussman’s photo from the Openhouse event was featured recently on the Wall Street Journal’s New York photos of the week. Make your day more beautiful by checking out the series. Here are more photos of the night that Amy was kind enough to share.
Incase resurrects Andy Warhol line of iPhone and Mac cases
“Is that a Warhol banana in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”
“Well, both … “
RelativeMO hosts a fashion pop up for magazine editors
The Autumn/Winter 2011 collections that graced European catwalks – including some beautiful items from Mary Katrantzou – filled the front room at Openhouse, giving fashion editors an intimate peek.
Pop up case study: The Big Cheesy, a grilled cheese competition in Nolita
Even with 1.6 million people in Manhattan, there’s rarely a grilled cheese party. The comfort food that gained popularity during the Great Depression doesn’t do well as a restaurant’s main dish either. Ludlow Street’s Grilled Cheese NYC closed down in ’06 after six years of fair to moderate success. Make a grilled cheese the main attraction at a pop up, … Read More
DNA Info: Fierce, hot, tasty competition at Openhouse’s Big Cheesy pop up
“‘It’s a big competition, everyone’s bringing their A-game,’ Stuytown resident Pastorek, 27, said about the cookoff, adding that he thought the event was ‘awesome.’” Della Hasselle, DNA Info. Read Della’s whole story.
Pop-up case study: Creating New York’s first pop-up park with Park Here
New York winters are nasty, brutish and long. Park Here was a nice alternative, not just from winter, but also from the endless string of shopping pop ups around Christmas. Instead of more sales, Openhouse created an indoor space that was free to the public during the day and full of private events at night.