Meet Rian Fossett

December 01, 2016 in Creative Director

Meet NYC passerby, Rian Fossett, the social media director and label coordinator at Matador Records.

Meet Nada Alic

December 01, 2016 in Writer, Editor

Nada is a Los Angeles-based writer and editor, by way of Toronto, and the author of Future You, a collection of short fiction. By day, she manages editorial for Society6, a print-on-demand marketplace for 200k artists.

Meet Ivy Weinglass

November 29, 2016 in Ceramist

After graduating from NYU where she studied Media and Marketing, she worked in music marketing before trying her hand at wardrobe styling, and eventually, prop styling. These days, she focuses most of her time to ceramics and other crafts.

Jewelry Designer Laura Lombardi

November 28, 2016 in Jeweler, Entrepreneur

The sculptural design of a Laura Lombardi piece is instantly recognizable dangling from the earlobes or hung around the neck of many a Passerby. The designer's eponymous line has attracted the attention of an ever-growing number of fans, including us.

Meet Jessica Comingore

November 23, 2016 in Graphic Designer

Born and raised in LA, Jessica Comingore is a self-taught graphic designer and the founder of The Elysian Edit, a design, culture, and lifestyle website dedicated to the art of refined living.

Meet Anita Bertolini

November 21, 2016 in Musician, Sales Associate

Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Anita moved to New York three years ago to finish school, graduating from Hunter College with a degree in Music. She is currently recording an EP for her first solo project, under the name "La Berta", produced by Noise Club.

Kalen Kaminski of Upstate

November 21, 2016 in Fashion Designer

We recently met with Upstate designer, Kalen Kaminski — whose work has been featured on a number of Passerbuys profiles. This Greenpoint-based tie-dye artist has built up a niche following for her vintage-inspired designs.

Meet Sabrina Diaz

November 19, 2016 in Entrepreneur

Sabrina Diaz grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey. She describes her high school as “your quintessential and stereotypical school,” closely resembling Mean Girls. There was even a rumor going around that the movie was based off her school. By her junior year, tired of of that scene, Sabrina took any opportunity she could to get out of her school and her hometown, often ending up in the city. She knew that New York was where she wanted to be for college, and started at LIM before moving to FIT, where she studied marketing and business.

Meet Chloe Dewberry

November 19, 2016 in Marketer

Meet NYC passerby, Chloe Dewberry. By day, she is the Content Coordinator at Opening Ceremony and co-founder of JARS NYC. By night, she's a record-collecting "mother" to two cats named Tito and Raymundo.

Meet Gaby Ron

November 12, 2016 in Curator, Consultant

Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Gaby is a curator and cultural producer. Gaby has lead, curated and researched projects that merge interdisciplinary practical work experience with academic studies.

Meet Claire MacDonald

October 30, 2016 in Producer

Meet NYC passerby, Clair MacDonald, a producer and lover of movies.

Meet Beata Kanter

October 29, 2016 in Manager

Meet NYC passerby, Beata Kanter, co – founder / creative director of Maak Haus. Currently she’s working on the launch of Madame Maak, which will be an online magazine documenting and exploring all of the creatives involved in HMS.

Suzzan Atala of Tuza Jewelry

October 25, 2016 in Jeweler

Tuza is a jewelry brand designed by Suzzan Atala. We started to notice Tuza pieces popping up up in the outfits and recommendations of our passersby, so we visited the designer in her Chinatown Studio to talk about her line.

Meet Kaye Blegvad

October 22, 2016 in Illustrator

An illustrator and general maker-of-things, Kaye makes ceramic sculptures and homewares, a line of jewelry under the name Datter Industries, and runs Horizontal Press, a grubby small press.

Meet Puno Dostres

October 05, 2016 in Entrepreneur

A web designer and digital entrepreneur at heart, Puno is the Founder of ilovecreatives, a platform connecting creatives working that slashie life and PeopleMap.co, an Instagram tool where you can strategically build an organic community.

Meet Tuesday Bassen

October 04, 2016 in Illustrator

Tuesday is an award-winning illustrator from Lincoln, Nebraska. She owns an online store as well as a sister store called Friend Mart in LA's Chinatown where she sells illustrations in the form of prints, patches, and pins.

Meet Syvan Mandel

October 01, 2016 in Fashion Designer

Svyan is a designer based in Williamsburg. She specializes in embroidery and is currently working on her own collection. In addition, Syvan also creates unique head pieces that are popular among brides.

Meet Cassie Marketos

September 18, 2016 in Content Strategist

Cassie is a freelance community manager, writer, customer service agent, you name it. She's from California, but has lived in NYC for almost ten years now.

Meet Jenna Saraco

September 12, 2016 in Photographer

Jenna is a photographer and designer based in New York City. She co-founded the lifestyle website Local Creative with friend Nicole Steriovski.

Meet Ally Russell

September 12, 2016 in Comic Book Writer

Ally moved to London from Perth, Western Australia in 2011 to study History at UCL. Since graduating, she has been working in TV journalism and PR, and drawing a 200-page comic adaptation of an '80s cult horror film.