London’s Boxpark: Trendy short-term retail space

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:01:13 +0000

When the Dekalb Market opened in Brooklyn last Summer, the use of recycled shipping containers gave potential tenants a sense of stability: developers didn't have long-term access to the land, so businesses could open shop in a structure that could be easily moved if that access dried up. Apparently, such flexibility has universal appeal (especially in a down economy): London's new Boxpark development is also constructed from shipping containers, and designed to make relatively short-term use of land that might find buyers or other developers once the economy picks back up.

The “Vulva Love Lovely” Etsy store

Em and Lo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:59 +0000

If the news we reported recently about Betty Dodson’s Genital Art Gallery being forced offline really got you down, here’s something to brighten your day: There’s an Etsy retailer called Vulva Love Lovely dedicated exclusively to women’s genital and reproductive artsy craftsy thingies. We’re fans of the more lighthearted, graphical stuff: the little cartoon uterus [...]

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London’s Boxpark: Trendy short-term retail space

The “Vulva Love Lovely” Etsy store