Meet NYC passerby, Erika Spring, a musician based in Astoria, Queens.
Read MoreMeet Andrea Toscano
Meet NYC passerby, Andrea Toscano, a designer based in Greenpoint.
Read MoreMeet Rian Fossett
Meet NYC passerby, Rian Fossett, the social media director and label coordinator at Matador Records.
Read MoreMeet Nada Alic
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.
Read MoreMeet Ivy Weinglass
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.
Read MoreJewelry Designer Laura Lombardi
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.
Read MoreMeet Jessica Comingore
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.
Read MoreMeet Anita Bertolini
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.
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Kalen Kaminski of Upstate
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.
Read MoreMeet Sabrina Diaz
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.
Read MoreMeet Chloe Dewberry
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.
Read MoreMeet Gaby Ron
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.
Read MoreMeet Claire MacDonald
Meet NYC passerby, Clair MacDonald, a producer and lover of movies.
Read MoreMeet Beata Kanter
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.
Read MoreSuzzan Atala of Tuza Jewelry
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.
Read MoreMeet Kaye Blegvad
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.
Read MoreMeet Puno Dostres
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.
Read MoreMeet Tuesday Bassen
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.
Read MoreMeet Syvan Mandel
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.
Read MoreMeet Cassie Marketos
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.
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