#103: Coolstuff.nyc

Anna & Garrett drop in to tell us about HAY Rice Paper Lanterns, Pons Sandals, 50/50 Martinis, Belgian Shoes, and more.

Cool people like cool things, which is why we asked Anna Brettschneider & Garrett Albury to come on Perfectly Imperfect & redistribute their good taste.

I, like many of us, subscribed to far too many newsletters in 2020…but Anna & Garrett’s coolstuff.nyc is on the shortlist of ones I actually open each week. They have a real knack for distilling the latest events, restaurants, art shows, and shops that I should care about, along with neighborhood guides and “Cool Friend” Interviews (pshhht, check out mine from last week), into a digestible and well-designed no bullshit newsletter. When they’re not working on their ‘sletter Anna is a Textile & Rug designer who freelances as an Interior Stylist & Content Creator, and Garrett is a Product Designer and a co-founder of Where are the Black Designers, a volunteer-run, nonprofit design advocacy organization aiming to heal, support, amplify, and make space for the entire spectrum of Black creativity. Garrett and Anna have great taste and lucky …