Friday, February 3rd, 2012

outpost: rival brothers coffee

Meet Jonathan Adams and Damien Pileggi of Rival Brothers Coffee. Born and bred in Philadelphia, these lifelong friends founded Rival Bros in 2011 with amazing reviews from the start. Rival Brothers is an ode to Philly’s authentic and  hard-working personality. Yeah, Philly!

We are looking forward to have Rival join us at OUTPOST. Their coffee truck will be stationed outside our space – buy a bag of their custom small batch roasts and enjoy a delicious cup of coffee brewed just the way you like it.

RIVAL BROS. COFFEE

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

outpost: giant dwarf

Meet Sue Eggen of Giant Dwarf. From her Philadelphia studio, Sue creates amazing pieces out of recycled fabrics, felt and specialized glitter glass. Each piece is thoughtfully designed, carefully assembled + professionally constructed and truly one-of-a-kind.

With Valentines day around the corner, Giant Dwarf’s objects are the perfect gift for your sweetheart and we are excited to have her at OUTPOST.

GIANT DWARF

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

outpost: trove general

Meet Charlotte Bonner and Foster Zeh of Trove General. Trove General is located in Paoli, PA. and harkens back to the days of the original general store. Their shop is rooted in it’s location and community and is a place meant to make life simpler and more enjoyable. Charlotte and Foster have a great eye and stock men’s and women’s clothing and accessories as well as a curated collection of home wares, books and apothecary. They stock brands that value quality and craftsmanship and merges aesthetic and authenticity with classic, heritage brands.

Trove joined us last year at for our June Barn Sale and we are lucky to have them back for OUTPOST.

 

TROVE GENERAL

 

 

 

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

outpost: peg & awl

Meet Margaux and Walter Kent of Peg & Awl. They make beautiful objects from olde things, treasures found and recovered from misfortune and neglect, relics of the unusual, the confused and the macabre, cut and pulled and bound into wearable curiosities, inscribable keepsakes and useable treasures.

We love the sense of history that each of their hand-crafted objects hold and are thrilled to have them join us at OUTPOST.

PEG & AWL


Thursday, January 19th, 2012

meet the makers

On February 10 + 11 in our space on Shurs Lane we will be bringing together makers, shopkeepers, and artists whom we’ve met and admire. We wanted to promote the hardworking ever-growing community of small businesses and young entrepreneurs right here in Philadelphia. And so, we’ve gathered a select few of them for our OUTPOST shopping event.

Together, we think they bring an awesome selection of quality goods – from perfectly selected fresh flowers to handmade facinators and one-of-kind headpieces from handcrafted ties and bowties to a bag of finely roasted small batch coffee. You’ll find everything from heritage clothing to houseware keepsakes made from recovered olde things. Pick up a unique valentine gift, a coveted poster with amazing typography or simply a delicious cup of coffee, cupcake or artisanal grilled cheese sandwich from select Philly food vendors. And, for the Friday opening party sample a cocktail with spirits made right here in PA.

Plus for OUTPOST the shop will be filled with lots of Three Potato Four finds – a fresh stock of inventory we’ve been collecting and gathering just for this event.

Stay tuned here on our blog, where we will individually highlight each of our participants at OUTPOST.

Hope you can join us.

February 10 + 11
Friday 6-9pm  Saturday 10-6pm

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Rival Bros Coffee - photo credit: Jason Varney
Sullivan Owen Floral- photo credit: Trevor Dixon
Thursday, January 12th, 2012

boy scout + first love

Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson!!!

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

phila home show

This weekend – January 14 + 15 Three Potato Four will be participating in the Philadelphia Home Show. This year, as a special addition to the Home Show – Clover Market (a local vintage market in Ardmore, PA) has a dedicated room of vendors selling an assortment of vintage goods, affordable original art, one-of-a-kind handmade pieces, jewelry (antique and newly handmade) and repurposed creations of all kinds (clothing, furniture, and accessories).

We are honored to be within this curated select group and are busily prepping and selecting pieces to bring for this weekend’s excitement. If you are in the area stop by, look for signs for Clover Market. We will be there January 14 + 15 and would love to meet you. More details about tickets, info and directions to the Philadelphia Home Show here.

Monday, January 9th, 2012

home in pa

It will be almost two years this July that we have lived here in Pennsylvania. Stu and I have always been wanderers and seemed to love moving somewhere new every two or three years, we were addicted to the change and finding new places – never really finding “the place” where we wanted to settle. We moved here to PA very spontaneously, knowing we needed a new home for our business and taking a chance that we might find the right place for us.

And you know what? We have. We truly love it here. The people we have met are amazing- our neighbors, our friends and the community- hard-working, generous, friendly, gritty and real. The places we are still discovering here feel like secrets. There so much history in PA – hidden farms, mills, creeks and paths. It has been a great adventure.

Maybe this need to feel settled is because it’s not just Stu and I anymore and our children are not babies anymore but it’s really nice to put roots somewhere and feel at home.

 

 

 

 

Friday, January 6th, 2012

faribault woolen mill co.

In our day-to-day buying trips we visit many closed factories, mills and abandoned industrial businesses here in the US. It’s hard to see these beautiful places forgotten, abandoned and unused. It was refreshing to hear about the revitalization of Faribault Woolen Mill Co.

We are inspired by the people who believed in this brand to support and open it up once again and the wonderful impact they are making to this Minnesota community. And, are happily reminded that beautiful products can still be made here in the USA.

We are proud to be stockists of the Faribault brand.

Friday, December 16th, 2011

song for you

“Christmas Song” by the Raveonettes