Along with its trade show, Capsule is pulling together a side market filled with quality vintage finds and new wares at the Donut Shop. The list includes an impressive lineup of dealers and companies like Orange Crush Exports, Heller’s Cafe, and Strongarm Clothing & Supply Co. Brooklyn favorites In God We Trust and Kings County Salvage will round up the vintage goods. Other participants include Terrapin Stationers, Izola, Bellocq, and others. The Donut Shop will only be open for two days, January 16th and 17th from 10am to 7pm.

Detroit has been revving up for some time, with the hum of young, creative entrepreneurs finding opportunity amidst the much lamented urban decay. On a recent day trip there, we just scratched the surface of Detroit’s sprawling neighborhoods, museums, and public art — but we did stumble on a particular block in the Corktown neighborhood that’s been rebuilt with a serious dose of local pride.

In the shadow of the once grand Michigan Central Station is a cluster of activity. SLOWS Bar BQ was one of the first to open on Michigan Avenue, with patrons now willing to wait two hours for their dry rub baby back ribs. A new cocktail bar in the vein of NYC’s Milk & Honey and Angle’s Share recently opened, by the name of Sugar House. A few other businesses are taking root, mainly under the guidance of Phil Cooley and a close knit group of family and friends.

Meghan McEwen is part of that circle. She is also the proprietor of Honor & Folly — a small-scale inn with a focus on design a few storefronts down from Slow’s and Sugar House. She has been writing and documenting her obsession with travel and design for some time on Designtripper, and prior to landing in Detroit she was editor-in-chief for a Chicago design magazine. Her expertise and passion came together with brick and mortar when she opened Honor & Folly.

The inn has a large open living room and kitchen space and two bedrooms. Exposed brick and antiques create a warm, textural backdrop for beautiful and functional objects by local designers (all available for purchase.) In addition, cooking classes and events are hosted in the space. It’s a cozy home base, from which to explore Detroit’s grand architectural relics and wide open avenues.

Next time you’re passing through the Detroit area, stay a little longer. There are sure to be more undiscovered gems waiting.

Chefs Walker Stern and Joseph Ogrodnek have found their sweet spot—it’s a delicate balance between meticulous control and creative improvisation at Battersby on Smith Street in Brooklyn. The first come, first serve restaurant focuses on cooking to the highest standards in an utterly unpretentious space. From their pocket-sized kitchen, Stern and Ogrodnek preside over sumptuous dishes, and challenge themselves to constantly reinvent the menu. Read about our visit.

Jeremy Barbour, founding principal of Brooklyn based architecture firm TACKLEBOX, recently wrapped up three NY retail spaces for Aesop, the Melbourne based skin and hair care brand. Barbour worked closely with the company to aligning certain guidelines while exploring his own concepts for the interiors. Like the signature sink in all of Aesop’s stores, a central element where customer can learn about its products. The University Place store is outfitted with an antique trough sink that came from the main factory of Bethlehem steel – “arguably one of the most important steel factories in the history of the US” states Barbour. “We sought to find a sink with a history that could add to the narrative and overall experience of the store.” Another key design TACKLEBOX developed is the 400,000 individual strips of the New York Times that line the walls in the Nolita store and are used as counter space for the Grand Central Terminal kiosk. The result of the design is clean and minimal which is synchronous with Aesop’s branding, but the texture from the use of materials is inviting and gives warmth to the space. See more photos after the jump.

Michael Williams and Randy Goldberg return this holiday season with Pop Up Flea #IV. It gets bigger by the year with a list of established and independent labels. Over thirty brands will be participating including L.L. Bean Signature, Red Wing Heritage, Levi’s Vintage Clothing, Billykirk, The Hill-Side, J.W. Hulme, Oak Street Bootmakers, Terrapin Stationers, and many more. They’ve changed location and moved over to 159 Bleecker Street. Pop Up Flea opens today from 3-9pm, Saturday 11am-7pm, and Sunday from 11am-6pm.

It’s the season for temporary retail spaces and bazaars.

An old garage in Soho, yurts, glasses, and a rotating list of products, that’s what Partners & Spade came up with for Warby Parker’s Holiday Spectacle Bazaar. The garage opens this Friday from noon to 8pm seven days a week through January 8 and is located on Grand Street between West Broadway and Thompson Street.

The Brooklyn Night Bazaar held it’s inaugural event at the DeKalb Market back in October. They’re coming back for more this December for three nights. From December 15-17, the Bazaar will take over a 40,000 sq ft warehouse in Williamsburg. Independent vendors, music and food will occupy the space. Read more about the participants and what they plan to do.

Blackcreek Mercantile and Trading Co. will be at this weekend’s CRAFTED. “CRAFTED is a holiday craft sale featuring the work of a dozen local makers and is held in a 113-year old white country church in Ulster county between New Paltz and Woodstock, two hours north of New York City.”

Missed the Geoff McFetridge show at Heath Ceramics in LA? Here’s your chance to purchase the work he created for the exhibit. From pottery to original artwork, it’s all for sale. Call the LA store to make a purchase.