This year’s Noise Pop vendor fair, Pop ‘n’ Shop, catered to the hipster crowd looking for an escape-the-mall shopping experience. This celebration of independent fashion culture definitely emphasized D.I.Y., and we spotted one slogan that appropriately summed up the atmosphere: drink beer and make stuff.
Another sign that this wasn’t your average craft fair? The 21+ event hosted at Public Works boasted booze and free live entertainment, including a spoken word performance with orchestra accompaniment of Ted Naifeh’s novel Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things.
Below, visuals of Pop ‘N Shop 2011.

Events like this one allow designers and shoppers to meet and make buying and selling more of a face-to-face proposition.

Ted Naifeh, whose novel Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things was performed through music and spoken word.
Photography by Christophe Tomatis


















