Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label events. Show all posts

Aug 20, 2012

Great style at end-of-summer Indie Mart

Flaxen hair, sequins, and neon...
I only wish I'd gotten a shot of her futuristic/geo ring. This girl was so on.
And her jacket looks good with my new neon and leather pieces -- which were a hit!

Mesh, feathers, horn, and crystals - and so much more. This guy was my fave for the day.

New Fall pieces wrap the vintage stud mesh onto fat leather cording...

Also a hit. Love!
It was a fantastic day for me - both personally and professionally. Great connections and fun to say Hi to mesh lovers, new and old. Thanks to all who came out!

YAY to Kelly Malone and SF's Indie Mart - there's just nothing like it. Of course, there was stellar style on display at this BEST, end-of-summer Indie Mart; it draws a great crowd. I'm heartbroken that a camera card glitch prevents me from showing the rest of the best. /sigh/ Next time. (Hey: to the girl sporting the awesome tooled leather bag with eight-inch skeleton key closure: EMAIL ME! I need more pics!)

Another Indie Mart, then Urban Air Market in three weeks! Back to work.

Jul 5, 2012

BIG THINGS / BIG SUMMER Designer Marketplace


BIG THINGS / BIG SUMMER Designer Marketplace at San Francisco's Asterisk Gallery was a great time with some fantastic women. I was privileged to show the mesh jewelry in their company. Thanks to everyone who came out!

From the top: Event producer/curator Rebecca Goldschmidt, helming BIG THINGS's table of bright, playful wares; fluid garments featuring rich prints from original artwork by Serial Cultura; more original artwork--the bright ties on this summer's perfect maillots from Brooklyn's Feral Childe; modern, sculptural, hand-felted jewelry and homewares from Papaver Vert; ultra-soft knits in complex colors and mind-blowing patterns by Micaela Greg.

Jun 29, 2012

BIG SUMMER: designer marketplace

New pieces for tomorrow's BIG SUMMER show in San Francisco. (details below)





BIG THINGS presents...
BIG SUMMER: designer marketplace

Saturday, June 30, 2012
2-7 pm

Asterisk San Francisco
3156 24th Street
SF, CA 94110

Come sip lemonade, eat summer snacks & support your local designers!

Featuring:
BIG THINGS SHOP - hand-picked & handmade finds from Oakland
Feral Childe - eco-friendly womenswear from Oakland/NYC
Maral Rapp - modern vintage mesh jewelry made in San Francisco
Micaela Greg - geometric knitwear made in California
Papaver Vert - hand-felted home goods & accessories made in Alameda
Serial Cultura - printed clothing & scarves from Oakland

Jun 19, 2012

North Beach Festival 2012

Perusing the wares on a breezy Sunday afternoon...



The owner of these amazing eyes was kind enough to let me take a few shots while she tried on a new headpiece.


Headpieces! Okay, the bottom one is actually a neckplate, but the top is a new direction in mesh headpieces.



Art Night in San Francisco - Chillin' Productions' 14 years!

I'll be at Mezzanine this Saturday night to celebrate Chillin' Productions' 14th anniversary - with NEW mesh jewelry for sale!
I hope you can come out - it's a great time with music, video, live art, and great fashion shopping. Here are a few new pieces, with event details directly below:


Chillin' Productions 14 YEAR anniversary presents:

200 Artists/Photographers
80 Fashion Designers
Video Installations


Live Painting by:
Sean Sczepanik
Jack Taylor

Live music by:
Beautiful Machines

Music by:
Dirtyhertz
DJ Felina
Rondo Brothers
Russell Vargas
Irene Hernandez-Feiks
+ more

Live portrait photography by
Felicia Less and Pete Hopkins

When: June 23, 2012
8:00pm-2:00am

Where: Mezzanine (444 Jessie Street, San Francisco 94105)
www.mezzaninesf.com

Must be 21 years old + ID

Jun 11, 2012

Mesh Jewelry at the SF North Beach Festival

I'm a (grateful!) addition to the 58th annual North Beach Festival - one of SF's oldest summer street events - with art, music, and food in SF's 'Little Italy.' If you're planning to head over there on Saturday or Sunday -- please come say Hi! The booths run along Grant, Green, and Columbus; I'll be on Grant at Filbert, in Booth 1520 with other local designers and artists - right across from Maccharini Creative Design. I hope to see you there!


The 58th Annual North Beach Festival 
Saturday & Sunday, June 16 and 17, 2012
North Beach District
San Francisco, CA
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM



Apr 8, 2012

new block displays - latest installation


Even smaller block displays—my favorite new thing! (After the jewelry, that is...)

Highly adjustable, configurable components—here in vertical form to fill a tall glass cabinet, the latest jewelry installation at fun gallery and shop, Secession Art and Design in San Francisco's Mission. New show up through May!

Secession Art and Design 
3361 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-279-3058

Dec 9, 2011

SHOW: Holiday Indie Mart at the Bold Italic



 
12/16/11 - Friday night
5pm-11pm
the Bold Italic
34 Page Street, SF
Google map

Hosted By

The Bold Italic

The Bold Italic is proud to present the first event inside our brand spankin' new office space. For Holiday Indie Mart, we'll be joining forces with Kelly Malone and co. to bring you a holiday-themed party & shopping extravaganza that should make you very merry.
We'll be featuring 
 
- A curated batch of local vendors. We're talking the 25 best of the best!
 
- Food carts, including Angry Man Eats  and Rice Paper Scissors, selling their tasty treats.
 
- A recycled cardboard X-mas tree lot from The Arbory .
 
- Workshop DIY ornaments that don't suck (terrarium ornaments, peeps!). 
 
- A photo opp with Dirty Santa. Sit on his lap and tell him if you've been bad or good.
 
- ROOT , SNAP, and Reyka Vodka cocktails mixed expertly by Secret Hooch Society.
 
- Beer from Speakeasy Ales and Lagers .
 
- DJs spinning holiday tunes.
 
- The launch of the new Bold Italic space, expertly designed by Kelly Malone herself. 



I hope you can come by!
All Maral Rapp | Modern Vintage Works will be 20% off

Nov 21, 2011

SHOW: This Saturday - Firehouse 8 Fundraiser

This Saturday is "Shop Small Business Saturday" - and there's no better way to celebrate than by helping this retail/art/design/community hub get off the ground. We'll be joining other local SF artists, designers, and more at a fundraiser for Firehouse 8, the impressive community vision of Teresa Nittolo, owner of Molte Cose and Belle Cose shops.

It takes quite a bit of energy, time, and money to remodel a historic landmark firehouse, transforming it into a go-to gathering spot - but that is exactly what Teresa and her partner Gavin are doing. If you're in San Francisco for the holiday, I hope you can join me and other local SF creatives at Saturday's fundraiser, and let your holiday shopping dollars help bring this much-anticipated hub for artists, community-building, and small business to life!

About Firehouse 8, from the venue's web site:

Creating A Collaborative Space & Creative Environment

  • Our goal is to meet, socialize, educate and flourish together.
  • The first floor will be mixed retail and coffee supporting local artisans, suppliers & vendors.
  • The second floor will be a community assembly space available for rental: seminars, meetings, gallery openings, weddings & special occasions. We will host events with local talents, artists, chefs, musicians, photographers, speakers & writers. This space will be a philanthropic hub geared towards programs for children and our local fire department.
  • Firehouse 8 is a creative environment where art and commerce merge to form a unique space. Together we hope to inspire preservation and growth in our community.

 More info about Saturday's event on their Facebook page:

Holiday Bazaar Fundraiser for Historic Firehouse Landmark #188

Nov 16, 2011

CHILLIN' in San Francisco - December 3rd!


If you're in the San Francisco area, I hope you can come party and shop at CHILLIN' - an amazing shopping/club/art/fashion event series put on by artist promoter Irene Hernandez-Feiks. 200 artists, 80 fashion designers, 6 DJs, with live painting and video installation at the event.

It promises to be epic. This event has a ten-year history of promoting artists and designers, giving them a wild, fun venue. Come play and do your holiday shopping at the same time!

All 'MARAL RAPP | Modern Vintage Works' will be 20% off at the show.




 
Chillin' Productions presents:
Saturday December 3, 2011
  
200 Artists
80 Fashion Designers 
 
Video Installation by:
Kent Bates
 
Music by:
DJ Big Happy
DJ Dirtyhertz
DJ Felina
DJ Irene Hernandez-Feiks
Rondo Brothers
DJ Russell Vargas
 
Live Painting by:
Daniel J Valdez
Jasper Thomas
Sean Sczepanik
Steve Javiel
 
 
When: December 3, 2011
8:00pm-2:00am
Where: Mezzanine
444 Jessie Street, SF CA 94103
Cost: $10 at the door
Must be 21+ID
 
For more information go to:
chillinproductions.com


Oct 20, 2011

TRUNK SHOW: candlelight, cocktails, costumes, and creations - in Hayes Valley

Come see the jewelry at this Hayes Valley - evening - trunk show! One week from Friday, The Blue Muse restaurant/bar in SF will have candlelight, cocktails, costumes(!), and local designers' beautiful creations.
 
All 'Maral Rapp | Modern Vintage Works' will be 20% off.   I hope you can come!
Halloween Trunk Show
Friday, October 28
8:30p - 11:30p
(costume contest, with prizes, at 10:00)
The Blue Muse
370 Grove St (@ Gough) Hayes Valley
San Francisco
(415) 701-9888
Illustration via  event's Facebook page

Oct 18, 2011

Treasure Island Music Festival

Along with the ferris wheel rides, games, food, creative vendors and happenings, and of course--the music, Kelly Malone of Workshop SF created a huge, interactive, DIY/game/campsite area. People were having a great time building terrariums, sewing, chilling in the outdoor lounge - complete with comfy sofa and coffee table - or lounging in one of several pillow-strewn teepees... She makes a thoroughly welcoming environment, and people really enjoyed it.

But let's talk about the lovely festival-goers who came to my booth! I have such fun meeting people who love this mesh, and it's a special joy when they forgo the box and insist on wearing the jewelry right away. Here are three of several stylish gals who walked away wearing their recent purchases!

two-tier triangle station necklace   -   black and white fringed earrings   -   diamond inset banner earrings


This time the booth was simply a six foot table, so one small display had to rise to the occasion. Note to self: if you triple the display height it will be very difficult to see around it to greet people! Fortunately my neighboring designers were very friendly and let me shift around a bit...

By the end of the weekend quite a few of these pieces had found new homes. Sometimes it can be a little hard to say goodbye, and with several one-(or two)-of-a-kind pieces gone, I look forward to the next vintage bag find, and all the new jewelry it will inspire!



And finally, in case you didn't catch that poster on the far left side of the table... please see the latest jewelry model - so ably demonstrating that the mesh looks great on guys, too!


Next event will be an evening trunk show at the Blue Muse in SF. Come have a cocktail and shop the local SF wares! It's Halloween-themed, so we may opt for a costume... more details soon.


Oct 10, 2011

Indie Mart was so much fun!!

Kelly Malone has made a real scene with San Francisco's Indie Mart, drawing talented makers and musicians - it's a really good time. The weather was perfect, the music was great, and meeting so many people who love this jewelry as much as I do - well, it's the very best way to spend a day!

The beaming faces of happy customers is my new adrenaline -- makes the late nights and long days worth every one.

The wood displays are definitely an undertaking to transport - but once they're up it's such a nice space...
... and really makes it easy to see and shop all the jewelry.

Huge thanks to everyone who came by the booth - you made my day.  Now off to prepare for the next showing - Treasure Island Music Festival is this weekend!

Sep 24, 2011

first public market - first Press!


I'm so honored and excited to be named one of TheFeast.com's "favorite newbies" at the recent Urban Air Market. My first public venue, and my first Press! It's a real thrill to be mentioned, and in such good company...

booth at CAPSULE / Urban Air Design Market

I had such a great time at our first public show! Urban Air Market (formerly CAPSULE Design Festival) flourished in the sun, in beautiful Hayes Valley. I wish I could say I saw the entire show, but I was too busy in my own booth to check it all out... What I did see looked amazing.

Great day, great people, great contacts. Success.








Jun 30, 2011

PRO ARTS East Bay Open Studios weekend

Artist promoter Akiko Sharp generously offered her studio space for the weekend. Here she is (L) with friends and customers.
This lovely lady is the happy winner of Sunday's raffle - wearing her prize!

I couldn't have pulled the weekend off without the heroic efforts of Jill Standlee!
Thanks to Akiko, there was a lively crowd...



Spilling out into the hallway...

Long shadows at the end of the day... What a good weekend it was!