hable construction: patterns, textures and colors on perry street
hable construction is one of the great small stores around. well, hable is really an innovative textile design firm that is well-known for its beautiful modern designs. their printed fabric is available around the country, and they also sell a variety of home items made out of cotton, linen, felt and other materials. Some of these include those cute gardening gloves above, pillows, tote bags and baskets, as well as pin cushions, and my most recent must have is their photo album.
while their stock is available on the web, we in new york are ever so lucky that they have a sweet little shop in the west village that features some of their favorite things as well as artists that they happen upon.
though i have bought numerous hable items, i only just recently visited, and was super lucky to happen upon one of the owners when i was there. and she was just as nice and helpful and creative as i would have imagined someone who could come up with all these great ideas could be. always nice when the image holds up to reality. hable construction, 117 perry street between hudson and greenwich, .
p.s. sadly, hable construction closed their west village shop this winter so now you really must visit them on the web.
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with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
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Did you know that their main office is in the canning factory on 3rd, on the other side of 4th ave? I’ve been talking to some people there -so close!
i didn’t know that. so so close, and they are so great.
i’m very sad to report that hable is closing this store at the end of february. at least, all of their goods are still available on the web.