HOLIDAY HOURS

A very happy holidays to you and yours and warm wishes for 2010!

IKO IKO's remaining holiday hours:

OPEN December 29 & 30 

and 

CLOSED January 1, 2, 3.

Come see us January 4.  

We still have some amazing vintage books and other novelties if you have some extra holiday loot burning a hole in your pocket.  Also, we are getting ready for the next installation...SELF IMPROVEMENT, scheduled for early February.

Start or Finish Your Gift Buying at IKO IKO!

Lots of affordable gift options from vintage books, colored tape, Japanese desk novelties, handmade furniture, nightstand bookshelves, ceramics, pet rocks, unisex scarves, button down shirts, homemade edibles and much more.  Come by and check it out.  All purchases come in a fabric gift bag, too!

PINK: 
Japanese pencil sets, vintage handmade tatting cards, curly shoelaces, Mark Borthwick polaroids, powerful pink nail lacquers, neon legs tights, colored duct tape, pet rocks.

BLACK:  

Rowena Sartin polka dot silk scarf, Japanese striped glasses set, vintage Sonderborg book, black nail lacquer, Rowena Sartin silk tulle headpiece, pet rocks, Memphis Design inspired ceramic pins. 

YELLOW:

Rowena Sartin unisex striped scarves, vintage ceramic vases, vintage Ikebana Sogetsu School book, colored duct tape, pet rocks, Japanese pencil sets, Hannah Keefe chain & solder necklaces, Japanese triangle scissors, Yvonne Rendina hand thrown ceramic cups, Rowena Sartin lucite pins. 

RED:Japanese graphic mask, Japan's Casa Brutus magazines (select back issues), "the" watermelon sponge, Japanese pencil sets, Memphis Design inspired ceramic pins, polka dot tenugui cloths, Japanese COW soap.

BLUE:

Rowena Sartin unisex polka dot silk scarves, vintage slag glass paper weights, WAKA WAKA Japanese tabi shoes, glitter blue nail lacquer, Japanese COW soap, Ida Falck paper earring series, Rowena Sartin silk wrapped bangles. 

WHITE:

Eden Batki's Laughter Club zine, pet rock crystals, vintage ceramic vases, Glasser's one-of-a-kind song boxes (includes a digital download for original songs or the full EP), Japanese ceramic ball vases, Ashley Helvey's felted churro wool headbands, Japanese ceramic mini dishes. 

Now at IKO IKO!

Poems on a Sunday Afternoon

IKO IKO

presents

A

reading

by

Sarah Suzor

&

Coryander Friend

curated 

by 

Lizzy Epstein

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 4 pm

Come sit and listen to some poems on a Sunday afternoon.

IKO IKO

1298 w. sunset blvd, los angeles, ca 90026

323.719.1079 / info@ikoikospace.com

ikoikospace.com / ikoikospace.blogspot.com

Books, Books, Books and more at IKO IKO!

IKO IKO 

presents

NOVEL IDEAS

an new installation of vintage books and reading accessories

+

TEKITOU

a unique selection of Japanese gear curated by WAKA WAKA

saturday, december 5, 7-10 pm

  

A collection of vintage books on art, architecture, interiors, fashion, photography, and furniture as well as custom bookshelves, bookmarks, bookends, tea sets, pencils, pens, inspiration bags and more.

Also introducing a special grouping of Japanese work clothing and design magazines by WAKA WAKA.

IKO IKO

1298 w. sunset blvd.

los angeles, ca 90026

323.719.1079 / info@ikoikospace.com

ikoikospace.com / ikoikospace.blogspot.com

IKO IKO home sweet home SHOW

Come check out the new installation of home inspired pieces.  Lots of great host/hostess gifts, unusual plants (kokedama!!!), ceramics, new jewelry/accessories, custom tables and lighting, men's buttondown shirts/scarves and fun curiosities to brighten up your space.  

NEW! at IKO IKO, opening October 10

 



















 

IKO IKO
presents

Home Sweet Home:
objects and ornamentation for you and your space

saturday, october 10, 7-10 pm

Featuring an installation of unique plants, ceramic vessels by Yvonne Rendina and Eden Batki, custom furniture by Shin Okuda, objects and curiosities, accessories and introducing a selection of menswear pieces by Rowena Sartin.

IKO IKO
1298 sunset blvd. los angeles, ca 90026
323.719.1079 / info@ikoikospace.com 
ikoikospace.com / ikoikospace.blogspot.com

MARK BORTHWICK Items for Sale at IKO IKO

Here are some select pieces from Mark Borthwick's personal collection available for purchase for a limited time and in limited quantities.

You can email info@ikoikospace.com or call 323.719.1079 for further inquiries or to buy any of these items.

1. Mark Borthwick, Statements (six), original catalogue dummy, 2002, a Dornbracht Statements project- $200
As part of the Statements projects Dornbracht, the internationally operating manufacturer of designed fittings has presented internationally renowned artists, photographers, writers, musicians and designers and asked them to explore the theme of ‘water, cleansing and rituals’ since its first publication in 1997. The statements projects are introduced internationally in exhibitions and are documented in catalogue editions.

2. Mark Borthwick, Untitled Polaroids- $500 / each
To see the pdf file of available images, please email info@ikoikospace.com.

3.  Mark Borthwick, Not in Fashion, Rizzoli, 2009, 1st edition, signed- $60

This book showcases over 200 images from Borthwick's best fashion editorials, celebrity portraits, and advertising work, as well as excerpts from his personal journals.  The journal pages, consisting of Polaroids, sketches, and notes on shoots, reveal the workings of a photographer's mind--the "behind the scenes" of the makings of a fashion image. 

4. Mark Borthwick, Social Documentaries Amid This Pist, 2002, Purple, limited edition of 250 copies- $100
Color photographs, hand written texts and xeroxed pages.

5. Mark Borthwick, We Have All the Time cd- $15

6. Mark Borthwick, All Events Are Even, 2002, Purple Books, 1st edition, out of print- $100

Black and white photography monograph with a brief text by Aaron Rose. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

7. Mark Borthwick, Are Plants People?, 1999, co-published by Association Belle Haleine and Purple Books, 1st edition, out of print- $50

8. Cat Power CD & DVD, 2004, Speaking for Trees film by Mark Borthwick- $40

MARK BORTHWICK Sings...

Sunday afternoon's performance by Mark Borthwick was incredible! Thank you to Natascha Snellman for organizing and directing the event, to Mark Borthwick for his inspiring work and presence, and to all of those who came for the experience. Magic!

A smile by Joey Borthwick.

Mark Borthwick singing his songs.

Green matcha and figs offering.

MARK BORTHWICK and BOW RIBBONS at IKO IKO!

Image © Mark Borthwick

IKO IKO
presents

a
performance

by

MARK BORTHWICK

&

BOW RIBBONS

sunday, august 23, 3 pm

at

IKO IKO
1298 w. sunset blvd
los angeles, ca 90026

There will be limited signed copies of his latest book project Not in Fashion, available for sale in addition to select items from his collection.

For further inquiries or to pre-purchase Not in Fashion, please contact:
323.719.1079 / info@ikoikospace.com

*Organized by Natascha Snellman

IDA FALCK'S Paper Earrings Feature

IDA FALCK, a designer hailing from Norway, has extended her portfolio beyond fabric and into paper with her collage and laminate conceptual earring series.

IKO IKO has a variety of styles representing an impressive array of estate jewelry...lots of diamonds, lots of bling. Come by and see the collection. There are a variety of shapes and sizes and are $55 / pair.

View her recent write-up on Daily Candy, here.