saloon 7
partnered with superior merchandise co; member spotlight paige hanserd; opps at index space, NARS; events with abrons art center, lobster club, sake bar osoko & more
new member welcome!
new members this week include founders at Naaya, reps from Adidas, Condé Nast, SELF, NARS, and Evening Standard.
updated members list here so you can always get a sense of who you might be able to connect with through saloon!
why go paid?
free subscribers will have access only to the beginning of our newsletter, which includes an announcement for our new members, a blurb (and discount!) with our partner, and a member spotlight (with visionaries like Viv Chen, Maja Dlugolecki, and Tembe Denton-Hurst).
paid subscribers will have access to the entire newsletter—including direct insight to the goings-on of the chat. this tier comes with all the job & gig opportunities circulating in the chat, media requests for interview contacts (at pubs like Elle, Cosmo, NY Mag, The Strategist, etc.), exclusive event invites, and partnership calls, all with direct contact information to the source so you can make the connection.
saloon fyi
- met through saloon and subsequently featured her in an Elle piece on Why Is Everyone Hosting a Closet Sale Right Now?
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about the partner: superior merchandise co.
Superior Merchandise Co. began life in 2015 as a combination design shop/cafe/community space in Troy, NY, and now consists of a trio of friendly brands. Curated retail shop SM CO sells fun + functional items from small makers via its online storefront and its tiny “Superette” corner store. Touchy Coffee connects coffee drinkers with small farmers doing amazing things with micro-lot coffees, bringing specialty coffee to our community in an exciting and approachable way. Finally, soon-to-launch There There Foods will serve up fresh CPG takes on the comforting classics in every pantry—our cafe menu cult-favorite oatmeal flavors will start hitting shelves this fall.
saloon members receive 15% off purchases with code SALOON15 at both superiormerchandise.co and touchycoffee.com!
Superior Merchandise Co. is looking for strategic investment partners to help us continue growing. We’ve been local for so long, we want to start connecting with people in the wide world of CPG!
member spotlight: paige hanserd
something you read/saw recently you enjoyed: I saw Catherine Breillat's Fat Girl at Metrograph with my friend Tenaya and honestly have never watched a more polarizing, completely insane portrayal of a young girl's coming of age story. I wanted to look away but I was captivated, deeply confused, and enriched lmao. It was fucking psychotic. Not for the faint of heart at all, but I think after sitting with it I want to buy it on blu ray lol (I have a really big DVD + bluray collection...........). It's art! Again, not a recommendation so don't judge me if you watch it hehe.
last thing you bought irl: I've been trying to read more and have been really drawn to essays written by women that center around the cities they live in (s/o Eve Babitz). Anywaysssss I went to McNally Jackson and bought Maeve Brennan's The Long-Winded Lady and rebought Charles Burns' Black Hole because I can't find it anywhere and I've been dying to read it again, must've lost it in a break up. Brennan wrote for The New Yorker‘s “Talk of the Town” department under the pen name “The Long–Winded Lady” from 1954 to 1981. I love seeing an older New York through her eyes; she called New York the “most reckless, most ambitious, most confused, most comical, the saddest and coldest and most human of cities."
life hack: Don't stress babyYyyyY, get that PMA on fr fr. Stress will kill life.
you couldn’t have your career without:
Uhhhh myself?? Lol I'm not sure there is one thing I could mention for this question other than to say myself. I did it all alone, so yea!
advice for someone who wants to be where you are/do what you do:
Trust your instincts! I know that seems cliche, but it really and truly is the key to personal success and fulfillment. Doubting yourself along the journey is normal and humble, but try to fight the feeling and go with your gut-- it'll pay off! Also, always be willing to learn more and to be kind. There's always more to learn and never enough kindness :) The older I get the cornier I get, but there's a reason why that happens! lol kpbsfs forever though, real heads will know.
upcoming dinner reservation?
I'm going to finally be able to try Jago Rackham's foooood. Can't wait! I've been following him for years and we've become friendlyyYyyy. He'll be doing a pop-up here in New York at the spot (never heard of it which is exciting) and the menu goes tf off: Soft bread with fresh fennel butter, clams with cream and cider, thyme cured mackerel with apple and summer cucumbers, walnut + mint pesto w/ rough pasta, cold thick rosemary custard w/ grilled peaches!!!!!! Like!!!!
jobs & gig opportunities
NARS is looking for social media help starting in October. Five years experience in a social role, preferably beauty, with strategic experience a must. We're looking for a 3-month cover with an hourly rate. I can't confirm rate just yet because it's still a bit early. If it's interesting to you, can you send me an email at bbunce@narscosmetics.com with your LinkedIn and latest resume or portfolio/website? Also doesn't need to be in office but helpful to be in NYC so you can be in 2-3 days a week. Not sure about longer contract or FT just yet.
jumping into the agent convo -- i have been looking for an agent in the performance and commercial world to help book gigs and handle paperwork for my Movement Direction & Choreography work. Would love a small but experienced agency that supports directors, photographers, choreographers, and other creatives working on set often. thank you!! if you are freelance and have navigated agent convos, i would loveeee to talk to you, email Leah: leah.yassky@gmail.com.
I’m looking for someone to help a friend’s family friend on her PR / marketing around the launch of her book. She’s an epic investment banker who overcame cancer and is about to publish her first book + needs help getting the word out.
No need to be an expert in publishing specifically, just someone who can bring a PR brain to her launch! Email Katie Stone, katie@katie-stone.com.
Index Space is looking for a talented video editor to help them convert some of their archives into audio & video resources. Email info@index-space.org.
media opps
Hi everyone! I’m about to have a big wave of photographing my interior/architecture clients. They have wrapped up some really cool projects here in Georgia and SC. I pitch the noteworthy projects out and always looking for new people to pitch to. Let me know if you cover design/homes/architecure and would love to add you to my list! Email Kathryn Ann Waller: hello@kathrynannwaller.com
partnership opps
Superior Merchandise Co. is looking for strategic investment partners to help us continue growing. We’ve been local for so long, we want to start connecting with people in the wide world of CPG! Email Felicity Jones: Felicity Jones superiormerchandiseco@gmail.com.
I’m putting soft feelers out for a caterer for a corporate fundraiser/networking event to be held at 11 Madison in late October. I’m thinking small bites, stationary, for about 85 people max. Message me if you have recs or want a wee job! This is for Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Foundation, org that provides youth development services to kids in NYC - budget is not huge but I want to explore all options! Email Isabel Watkins: isabelmwatkins@gmail.com.
available for hire
Rex Enderman is moving to NYC from Amsterdam and looking to cook if you're looking. Reach out via DM!
If anyone knows any newsletters/substacks that need graphic assistance, please send them my way! i've been doing the imagery for harling ross' substack for the past few months and am really enjoying the work. Email Paige, paige@stewartenslow.com.
I'm Anna, a photographer & writer based in the Catskills/Hudson Valley. I love documentary, portrait, and small business photography. I also shoot weddings from time to time! I worked at Etsy for 8.5 years and got laid off this past December. The break has honestly been incredible, but I'm ready to find a full time gig again. My job was instructional design/documentation but I also wrote for the Etsy Journal and Seller Handbook on the side (example here). Super interested in continuing to gain more experience in marketing/editorial content. website; instagram
events
SAKE BAR ASOKO will begin our soft opening from Wednesday the 11th—please stop by anytime ! Our usual business hours will be Tuesday-Saturday 6-12, right under Dimes Square (127 East Broadway) c u soon!
Rachel Schwartzmann (writing over at
) is launching her first book, SLOWING, at P&T Knitwear on 9/25. RSVP here!LA folks: would love for y’all to join us as lobster club presents ECHO by kristen giorgi and carolina jimenez. featuring a food install by @salud__salud & spritzes by lillet. arts district, los angeles — sunday, 9/15, 4-6pm. RSVP here.
Abrons Arts Center in the Lower East Side is showing Goner in its playhouse theater, a horror-tinged solo dance by London-based choreographer/movement director Marikiscrycrycry (Malik Nashad Sharpe), from September 19-22. The performance utilizes sounds and movement styles of the Caribbean to explore migration, violence, and a Black tradition of horror. You can find more here on their website. After touring in Europe, this is the first time the show is coming to NYC, where Malik is from.
classifieds
Hi! I am subletting my live / work space in Prospect Heights for all of October while I’m in LA. It’s a little little under 400 sq ft, south east sun, 12 ft ceilings- basically drenched in light all day. In one of the last artist co-op spaces; shared kitchen and bath. I have lived here for almost 7 years and it’s a really special space. $1900 - email me ! kate@objective.nyc
Subleasing my 1 bedroom, 700 sq. ft. apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn with flexible take over in October. The apartment is a corner unit on the 24th floor with skyline views in a full-amenities luxury building (gym, doorman, rooftop terraces, BBQ areas, and co-working spaces). Located a few minutes walk from the 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, Q, R, N, and G line, and a 10-minute subway ride from Manhattan, in bloody beautiful Fort Greene available furnished or unfurnished! Only leaving cause of visa issues, otherwise i’d never let my baby go. Email Josie Houman: josephine.houman@hotmail.com
hiya! seeking: nyc sublet oct 17th - nov 14th. ideally greenpoint, wburg, fort greene, or LES. i'm constantly subletting so i've got lots of references and go to bed at an absurdly early hour so i can wake up early and write (not a party animal). Email Tadzio: tadzio@lobster-club.com
we’re looking for more brands and creatives to join our community! please reach out by emailing juliafharrison@gmail.com.