The GOODS from thisopenspace

Vancouver, BC | Our little Chinatown storefront recently got a facelift and new signs installed. If you walked by today or have been following us online, you’ve probably guessed it by now, what used to be The Chinatown Experiment is re-launching as thisopenspace. We’re putting the final touches on the site and can’t wait to show it all on September 1st.

There’s been lots of change since we started two years ago. What was once an abandoned store is now a pop-up ready space; our flagship storefront has been transformed into over 70 pop-up concepts since September 2012. The space has been home to elopement style weddings, a café that repels cell phone signals, art exhibitions, fashion label launches, designer furniture, online retailers, and plenty more. The cool and the creative happens here, and it’s received international press coverage. The people we’ve worked to make it all happen are what keep us going.

But the flagship storefront, our idea playground, is only one part of what we do. This year, we started helping brands and artists find other temporary pop-up ready spaces around town. We’ve connected them to spaces in Gastown, South Granville, Mount Pleasant, and Fraserhood, Recently we’ve also helped clients with promotion and press for their pop-up. We’re proud to have brought new brands to Vancouver for the first time including Alberta’s Knifewear and Wheat Kids & Babies. We’ve also brought experiential strategy as part of the Niche Co Lab team to produce the first pop-up in a residential Vancouver home at Vanglo House. Growing out of the little Chinatown storefront means that we need a new brand name and identity to better represent what we do. Our new website thisopenspace.ca launches on September 1. Find out all the latest details @thisopenspace. We’re beaming with excitement and can’t wait to share it all with you next week.

Details

Full-service pop-up production agency.
434 Columbia St., Chinatown | 778.839.2828 |

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The People

Yashar Nijati, Creative Director

About thisopenspace

thisopenspace is a full-service pop-up production agency. Their flagship storefront in Chinatown is an idea playground and a pop-up ready space. It’s where they have hosted over 70 pop-up concepts since 2012. But there is so much more…

POP-UP READY SPACES
Empty space sucks and space for short-term use is rare. We help clients find flexible space and open underutilized space for temporary use. We’ve done this around Vancouver neighbourhoods including Mount Pleasant, Gastown, South Granville, and Fraserhood. Do you have or need space for temporary use? Contact us.

PROMOTION AND PRESS RELATIONS
It ain’t a party if no one shows up. We provide promotion and press relations exclusively to short term pop-up shops, exhibitions, and events. Whether it’s happening at one of our spaces or not, we help clients connect with their audience. Here’s the proof.

AN ENGAGED AUDIENCE
A pop-up is a limited time offer and we make sure that clients get noticed by an engaged audience that we’ve built over the last two years. This includes over 1000+ subscribers to our monthlycoolkids newsletter, 3000+ Instagram, 1900+Facebook, and 1500+ Twitter followers. We leverage our audience and get clients noticed.

EVENT PRODUCTION
Over the past two years, we’ve seen the best and the less than stellar. We know the elements that make a pop-up event successful and those to avoid. Our team has a track record of producing successful retail, food, and entertainment events. We design unique and memorable experiences.

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