Happening: David Stark's Wood Shop for Haus

Happening: David Stark's Wood Shop for Haus

You have probably heard of pop-up stores, but have you ever heard of a store ? That is the surprise twist that sparked David Stark’s Wood Shop for Haus in Manhattan this month.

Event designer Stark and his team has transformed Nina Freudenberger’s design store, Haus Interior, into a fanciful variation of a woodshop. For the month of February, the home interiors shop features 75 wood-inspired objects illustrating Stark’s smart, whimsical design.

The little store looks like a wood wonderland — you feel like you’re walking into a museum of curiosities in which you want to play everything. I walked away feeling that everyone requires a wooden cupcake within their lifetime. Here’s a glimpse into this imaginative event, and some of my favorite finds.

David Stark Design

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The team worked with a women’s cooperative in Bolivia to crochet these hammer and saw cushions. (I am partial to the saw.)

Stark and crew installed partitions, signs, and props from top to bottom of this store.

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David Stark Design is known for inventive event layout, and they did not disappoint with the big and small details created to groom up Haus like a woodworker’s store, complete with a wooden woodworker with his lunchpail.

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That is a wooden blanket using a wooden beverage you are looking at. The sense of humor is refreshing — home layout ought to be fun.

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I have a sweet tooth, so the wooden cupcakes, pies, and cakes at the Wood Shop were a few of my favorite finds.

Displaying a wooden cake onto a rack on your dining room would definitely add a whimsical style to the space. You can serve a piece with a glass of wood champagne.

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A wood-carving apparel is one of the most well-known items in the collection. You get a piece of a log along with a tool for dividing your sweetheart’s ribbon into the wood. What a cool Valentine’s gift!

Another smart gift is that the Wood You Be Mine box. The wooden”chocolates” come in different candy-like shapes with a key (motivated by chocolate guides) showing which wood is that.

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The wooden nickels have been another big hit from the collection. I love the notion of displaying a set such as this in a jar.

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The glass dome of brassy nails looked fantastic. I could see one displayed on a bookcase at a trendy bachelor space.

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David’s team created many wooden ribbons and vases.

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A red bandana is folded into the form of a heart and displayed in a framework.

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If you are in the New York area, I recommend checking out Wood Shop in person. While a good portion of the collection is available on the internet, there are lots of other one-a-kind pieces you’ll see only there.

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