This Week in the Mercury
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Shop / Event Olio United's Birthday Weekend
Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Next weekend, Olio United celebrates their first anniversary, and while some stores might mark the occasion with some champagne and cupcakes and maybe a modest sale, Olio's going all out: beginning on Friday the 29th and going through Sunday the 31st, the store will be buzzing with activity: On Friday, there will be an auction of TOMS shoes artist series, featuring designs from Amy Ruppel, Trish Grantham, and many more. With each artist producing 2-3 pairs, there should be close to a full size run for both men and women, and if you're into exclusivity it's just the ticket. (The auction is Friday only, beginning at 7 pm and ending at 10 pm.) Friday night also kicks off the weekend long entermodal pop-up factory, wherein the store will house a small scale version of entermodal's production studio, where main man Larry Olmstead and his assistants will crank out their line of high end leather bags and wallets before your very eyes--they'll actually be making the pieces Olio United ordered for a September 1 delivery, so try not to distract them too much from the task! You can however feel free to ask questions about the line, which is very thoughtfully designed and constructed to last for generations and create minimal negative impact on the earth, as well as place custom orders--be sure to check out debuting color and leather options. Proceeds from the auction as well as sales of entermodal trig flip cases will go to Transitions Cambodia, a non-profit benefit Vietnamese and Cambodian survivors of sex trafficking.
This is an entermodal trig flip case, if you were wondering
On Saturday the interactive events continue, with trunk shows and demos from Hubris & Sophrosyne, Apleseed Designs, and Faith Hats, plus terrariums from Form & Flora and food from Portland newcomer Two Tarts Bakery.
Hubris & Sophrosyne
Sunday is all about kids' activities, including the debut of Prefresh, a new screen printed line of children's apparel, along with a screenprinting workshop, an entermodal sewing workshop, an art opening and portraiture giveaway from Kiki & Polly, and a trunk show of appliquéd kimono coats for kids, a collaborative effort between Anna Joyce and Homespun Goods.
With its southeast industrial location it can be easy to forget about Olio United and their store full of consciously selected goods, so when they go all out on an event like this it's a great opportunity to reconnect with them and their vision for the store.
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