Last night saw the opening of the Brooklyn Night Bazaar at 149 Kent Avenue in the Williamsburg, a stone's throw from lower Manhattan but a veritable world apart... not least for the availability of massive repurposed industrial spaces. The former warehouse was divided into sections: a marketplace that is open to the public from 5PM—1AM tonight and tomorrow, and a music venue for ticketholders only. (Food and drink are available in both parts.)
The marketplace floor
Refurbished typewriters from Kasbah Moderne
The stage was set up at the far end of the venue space
Fabricator's Guild set up their wares on a plywood bleacher designed by Julien de Smedt architects. Stop by and say hi to our Core77 Design Awards intern Marko, who is moving on to bigger and better things with as a founding partner in the Bushwick-based digital fabrication startup...
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