Target rips off bodega, and nyc fashion week
“Taking a page from the original Bodega shop in Boston, Bullseye Bodega”
full article from coolhunting
Before I got tossed from FUCKED UP’s set at Mishka’s 5 year party, I run into the corporate ripoff above. I created the original Bodega with my two partners about 3 years ago to much praise, haterade & success. Everyone in the retail, design and ad worlds was(and is) talking about the achievement of creating an entirely hidden non-advertised space that works & works well. To innovate on something as staid as retail is a pretty big thing, but to be able to create something that the world TALKS about (w/o the benefit of ANY press releases) is a humbling & invigorating experience. It’s especially interesting because it is located in the conservative, segregated, ass-backwards commonwealth of Boston, where the worlds of fashion, media and art have very little impact with it’s massively unsophisticated student /blue blood population. It’s currently a cultural void in transition.
Anyways, brother DJ Baltimoroder(Dopamine, Hearthrob) dug around and found the “brooklyn-based design group” who took our concept and sold it out.
david stark design thief
87 Luquer St, Brooklyn – (718) 534-6777
117 8th, Brooklyn – (718) 788-0328
Hey David, if you wanted to use our ideas, just ask. But don’t steal & sell it in the market where we work(limited edition/pop up shops…colette x gap anyone?) It’s crass, lame, and the worst part is, it shows your lack of vision and creativity. Maybe you should concentrate on your “Corporate Event planning” services and fold napkins for fucking K-mart’s shareholder meeting. Don’t forget those bacon wrapped scallops they like so much (bitch). Also, you used the exact font treatment from our Client login(07) for signage… Nice touch.
All you corporate heads reading this. Please hire David Stark Design. They do an amazing job at appropriating other people’s work.
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Back to nyc, where i got to see scenes from the new Muppets Movie -tentatively named “Letters to Santa,” being filmed in Brooklyn Heights. Jim Henson is dead, but the prop lady unceremoniously put all the muppets on a table and adjusted Ms. Piggy w/ a cigarette dangling out the corner of her mouth. I watched with glee surrounded by children.
The runway shows of note were Alexander Wang(straight gangsta), Ralph Lauren (huge collections of classic american) and Marc Jacobs. My favorite was the dramatic rooftop Wood Wood show with the terrible DJ. Malin & crew are great hosts and I regret turning down the helicopter ride home.
Fader magazine has the video of Wood Wood’s rooftop extravaganza here.
Lastly , Homey Mighty Mi, from HIgh & Mighty (Eastern Conference Records) was kind enough to host Bodega & Air Rev when we were out in Las Vegas 2 weeks ago. A veteran DJ through and through, he deserves all the success that’s coming. Here’s a club banging remix he did w/ Steve1der Electric touch( MGMT vs Kanye )at 192kbps for your downloading pleasure.
courtesy of Mighty Mi
Check him out when you’re in Vegas.
