Despite the often sweltering heat, midsummer is an idyllic time of year to spend an afternoon wandering our Lower East Side neighborhood. In fact, not so much despite the sweltering heat but because of it; it gets so hot and humid some days that it’s as if time itself slows to a halt, beckoning you to stop somewhere for some shopping, a drink, or even a movie. 

Alex Delany is a writer, editor, cook, wine drinker, DJ, music consultant, book salesman … and the kind of person who makes juggling all of it look easy. He lives in Manhattan, hails from Philly, and can often be found playing records at 51 Orchard St during (or after) store hours.

We’ve admired Tejesta’s attention to form and detail since Tal met the founders by chance on a sunny day in NYC many summers ago. After carrying the Miami eyewear brand in-store for years, our collaboration came together naturally. This spring, we released a limited capsule including a new take on their signature Dixon frame.

Founded by Yuria Kailich and Joel Harding, Item:Enso is a Brooklyn-based studio deeply rooted in process and built slowly, piece by piece. Yuria and Joel share our passion for crafting everything by hand here in New York, with a focus on reclaimed materials, in their case guided by the feel of clay, slate, or steel in its raw form.

Earlier this year as winter began to turn to spring, Colbo’s own Rowan Spencer and his wife Emma Macdonald - known together for their Mon Petit Canard pop-up - headed to Japan on a belated honeymoon with select Colbo SS25 pieces in their suitcases.

Jackson Devereux is an Australian-American filmmaker as well as the singer-songwriter behind our second vinyl pressing, ‘All Alone as the Sagebrush Begins to Bloom Again,’ which we released with Colbo SS25.

Earlier this spring, our dear friend Jill Schweber documented her husband, herself, and friends in SS25 selections from Colbo and Small Talk Studio as they made stops around the island of Oahu.

We first met Sophie Randall when we wandered into Fox Object, her newly opened shop just a few blocks away on Allen Street. The space is filled with vintage furniture, lighting, and ephemera—bits and pieces from the past, unearthed and sourced for present-day spaces. 

We invited friend and collaborator Jordan Page to stop by and discuss his approach to thrifting as he made his way through the vintage racks at Colbo and other favorite shops nearby.

A long-overdue update to our store playlist, featuring the team’s favorite tracks + albums to play on vinyl or digital – whenever we’re not listening to NTS – with a particular leaning toward end-of-summer sounds.

For the latest edition of Colbo Chats, we sat down with Sabai Sabai founder Oscar Tiné ahead of the nomadic shop’s pop-up at the store last weekend. The London-born, Paris-raised, NYC-based multidisciplinary artist-turned-collector sells “curated objects and tchotchkes”

Nick Williams + Phil Ayers of Small Talk Studio have made a name for themselves through their made-to-order, hand-drawn garments crafted here in NYC with fabrics sourced from Japan + India. We met up with the two founders [+ our friends] near both of our studios in midtown for an interview and accompanying shoot.