February 2012
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Ye Olde Pizza Joynt
The pipe organ pizzeria was one of America’s strangest restaurant fads. It all started in the early 1960s, when a California restauranteur bought a big old Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ from a closed silent movie theater, installed it in a strip mall restaurant, and named it Ye Olde Pizza Joynt. The instrument was huge. It was crazy looking. It played music that was the perfect accompaniment to...
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Cameron Carpenter
Cameron Carpenter is a 30-year old organist virtuoso and showboat. He takes classical music and arranges it into wild pipe organ performances with flair and pointy white shoes. He’s also one of this afternoon’s speakers at TED Full Spectrum. Check out this video of him rocking Chopin at Trinity Church Wall Street.
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A Tale of Two Briefcases: A True Story
Reuben Margolin was about to graduate from Harvard, and needed to decide what he was going to do with his life.
Then one day he found a big block of wood on the sidewalk with an uncanny resemblance to a briefcase. So Reuben took the wood home with him and stuck a handle on it. He began to carry the wooden briefcase around with him wherever he went.
People asked him, “Why are you carrying it?”...
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Reuben Margolin
JACK SPADE is a proud supporter of the 2012 TED Conference. Since we can’t go to Long Beach, we’ll be highlighting some of this year’s speakers all week long.
Reuben Margolin makes fantastic sculptures that are inspired by the shapes of waves, the walks of caterpillars, and other undulations of the natural world. He’s one of this afternoon’s speakers at TED Full Spectrum.
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JACK SPADE is a proud supporter of the 2012 TED Conference, which begins today. For the second year in a row, we have created the exclusive bag given to TED Conference-goers. We worked with artist Tim Lahan to illustrate this year’s theme of Full Spectrum.
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New Arrivals at Greene Street
1. File Cases in Drill Nylon, Blackwatch Waxwear & Grey Plaid 2. Murphy Work Boots 3. Dipped Industrial Canvas York Briefs 4. Postcard Wallets
1. Nesler Utility Jacket 2. Theodore Open Patch Herringbone Blazer 3. Franklin Crewneck Sweater 4. Adler Plaid Shirt
1. Work Twill Swiss Brief with Flap 2. Work Twill Haversack 3. iPhone 4 & 4S Cases
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Post Cards from the Madonna Inn
The Madonna Inn is the wild fantasy hotel in San Luis Obispo, California envisioned by Alex Madonna in 1958. Here are some early post cards from the Madonna Inn featuring a few of their 109 unique rooms.
From top to bottom: “Sweepstakes” — Room 101; “Time of Your Life” — Room 102; “Flintstone” — Room 139; “California Poppy” — Room 172;...
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A short conversation with Tim Lahan
Tim Lahan is a New York-based artist and designer born and raised in central Pennsylvania. He operates as Trademark™ for both commercial and independent creative projects. In his spare time he enjoys eating, walking, and collecting stickers.
Tim recently illustrated our Valentine’s Day Gift Guide and he was gracious enough to answer a few questions for us.
Name some strange things you...
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For Sale: A Child Hood Memory United States State...
“Auction is for a child hood memory United States State pencil collection. These are unique and vintage from the early 1970’s. All 54 pieces are new and un-sharpened. These represent 33 different states of the United States. Each pencil is a state which reads ‘ADMITTED’, then the date that state was admitted ‘1819’. For example, ‘ALABAMA Admitted...
January 2012
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New Arrivals: http://bit.ly/wu3gVR
Snapshot found at 25th Street Flea Market.
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Do The Math
Today (1/25) is the Last Day to Take an Extra 25% Off All Sale Items
Use DOTHEMATH at Checkout: http://bit.ly/u44Qxx
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Clad Men: 13 Questions for Cuan Hanly (Brand...
December 2011
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Happy Holidays
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Alec Baldwin kicked off flight carrying Jack Spade...
Alec Baldwin carrying the Luggage Nylon Laptop Briefcase (Photo: TMZ)
Los Angeles (CNN) — Alec Baldwin’s addiction to the cell phone game “Words with Friends” got him booted from an American Airlines plane parked at a Los Angeles International Airport gate Tuesday afternoon, the actor’s spokesman said.
“He loves WWF so much that he was willing to leave a...
November 2011
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Books & Coffee Installation
Tas Yard, Good Neighbors Coffee Kiosk and Papier Labo October 28 thru November 10
Our kind friends at Tas Yard, Good Neighbors Coffee Kiosk and Papier Labo in the Sendagaya neighborhood of Tokyo generously partnered with us in an installation named Books & Coffee.
In the Tas Yard installation space we created a tiny Jack Spade shop featuring a collection of books selected by Mr. Okamoto...
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October 2011
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826NYC Fundraiser at the Ace Hotel (10/24)
The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. presents its Spring 2012 Collection, showcasing original crime-fighting attire for superheroes, designed by Christian Joy, Opening Ceremony, Jack Spade, Complex Geometries, Matt Singer, Renata Morales, United Bamboo, and more. The evening - hosted by Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones - will feature a silent auction of crime-fighting attire and other amazing...
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Jack Spade Jinnan Tokyo
We are delighted to announce the opening of our first international store in Tokyo, Japan. The store is located at: 103 Kawai Bld. 1-17-9, Shibuya-Ku Jinnan, Tokyo 150-0041 Japan.
Tel: (0)3 3780 6860 Monday - Sunday, 12 - 8pm
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Japan - Day 2
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Japan - Day 1
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Kurt Soller and Nic Screws of Esquire at our Coca-Cola 125th anniversary launch event at Greene St.
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If you’re in Japan, please visit the JACK SPADE KIOSK at Mark City Shibuya.
Shibuya Mark City Eastmall 3F, Starbucks Sunday, October 2nd thru Friday, October 14th 11 AM – 8 PM
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Jack Spade for Coca-Cola: Celebrating 125 Years of...
Jack Spade has teamed up with the world’s most iconic beverage brand, Coca-Cola, to celebrate its 125th birthday. Marking 125 years since the first Coca-Cola was enjoyed on May 8, 1886, and inspired by the brand’s rich design and advertising heritage, Jack Spade is releasing a limited edition collection of totes, t-shirts, baseball caps, posters and iPhone covers on October 5th.
View the entire...
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Two Collections: Jack Spade + JP Williams
Studio Still Life
A sense of what has come before influences everything we do. It’s what inspires us to collect objects of simple, purposeful design that withstand time so well. We hold ourselves to this standard as we strive to create thought- ful items that have a clear reason for being.
For Fall 2011 we had the privilege of designing a collection with the master tailors of Southwick.
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September 2011
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Uncontrollable Urge, Devo
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JACK SPADE PRESS
JACK SPADE PRESS, a quarterly newspaper, began in the Spring of 2000. The newspaper was inspired by a collective list of our best liked newspaper columns. Columns that took one idea and covered it without hyperbole or superfluous information—the police blotter or the article which simply conveyed an overheard conversation. Our goal with JACK SPADE PRESS is to capture some of the appeal of those...
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READYMADES
Readymades, I’ve always wanted to have a collection of unique shops. A chess shop, a bookstore, an art gallery, a bodega, a hotel, a hobby shop, a hardware store, and other businesses I find intriguing. I knew I could never create shops better than the ones that already existed so I decided to make what I call commercial readymades. Based on Duchamp’s readymade idea, I would find...
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STORIES FROM STORYCORPS
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrade one another’s lives through listening. storycorps.net
Being Married Is like Having a Colored Television Set By Danny & Annie Perasa
Macaroni Stop and Water Go Head By Luciani & Alison Purcell
Nice, Beautiful, Caring, Can Be Stubborn By Kaitlin Sever & Lynn Lande
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JACK & JIMBO'S BIKE SHOP
In 2009 Jack Spade played host to Jack & Jimbo’s Bike Shop. Vintage bicycles from Landmark, Rapha Clothing and Accessories, and Bike Mechanic, Riddle Master and Diet Guru Jimbo Molinari are taking residence to ready you for Spring cycling.
Meet Jimbo Jimbo Molinari was born in the Bronx 71 years ago. Today he’s a retired mechanical engineer, riddle master, diet guru, and bicycle...