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Three Unique Holiday Pop-Up Shops Get Ready For “The Playground” In Chinatown

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Vancouver, BC | We know your schedule gets pretty hectic around the holidays and we’ve rounded up our golden list of distinctive local pop-ups this December. Let’s explore the holiday’s inspired lineup of events open to the public at The Playground, Vancouver’s original pop-up ready space. Find genuine designed goods for the home, fashions, and art in the spirit of all things local. As always, check out our blog and subscribe to our Coolkids Calendar for all the latest pop-up happenings in town. If you’ve got a pop-up or event idea of your own, we’re now accepting bookings for January to March, get in touch here.

Collective Howl Art Market: Dec 1-6 | Vancouver based makers come together with jewellery, ceramics, textiles, photographs and paintings in a winter solstice style pop-up shop for one week this December. The Playground at 434 Columbia St. lights up before the solstice when the days begin to lengthen again. Cozy up with Collective Howl this month and shop wickedly unique items perfect for holiday gifts or to put a little TLC into the home. See more here…

The Winter Edit: Dec 8-13 | Welcome The Winter Edit with the arrival of the Christmas season. This collective of designers is stocking jewelry, ceramics, textiles, and more. They’ve got a shared love for all things local and for making sustainable well made products at reasonable prices. Bring in your wishlist and let them help you check it off! See more here…

Winterluxe: Dec 15-23 | Sweaters yes, sweatshops no: everything is handmade in the Winterluxe studio. For those who practice sustainability and see this as a key ingredient in who we are at the core – connected to our surroundings, this shop is for you and your people. Their decadently practical winter necessities are 100% recycled Cashmere, one of a kind, and made with love. Each piece is hand picked, hand cut, hand sewn, and hand laundered, allowing us to double check the quality.

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The People

Yashar Nijati (photo Jordan Roberts)

Yashar Nijati, Founder & CEO

About thisopenspace

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thisopenspace is an online community marketplace that connects people with a story to tell to those who have unique spaces. Whether it’s a vacant downtown retail space, a gallery inside a heritage building, or an event venue in a converted shipyard, thisopenspace makes it easy to show your space to the world, and book short-term space for any occasion.

Founded in 2012, thisopenspace began as a pop-up retail space in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Since then, hundreds of designers, brands, and artists have trusted thisopenspace to help them find short-term space, tell their story, and grow their ideas. With an expanding community across Vancouver, New-York, Toronto, and with new cities being added, thisopenspace is quickly becoming the trusted platform to list, discover, and rent unique short-term spaces for any occasion.

ACCOLADES
“thisopenspace ensures that creators have the space they need to, if even just for a week or a night, take these ideas
from conception to reality.” Montecristo, August 2015

“The incredibly successful rotating pop-up shop that offers people the chance to try out a storefront” – Vancouver Sun, August 2014

“thisopenspace provides a storefront and economic opportunities to forward-thinking small businesses.” – Kinfolk, Issue 15, Spring 2015

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