Brooklyn Flea

Insanely awesome Good Day NY Gifted segment ran this morning. Julie Chang chats with vendors, eats a Choice croissant, and even buys Senor's baby. Woot!

Here's a photo of Gifted from yesterday evening as the first weekend was starting to wind down. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the local artisans, designers and collectors. There will be a bunch of new faces when the holiday market reopens on Wednesday again.

What: Handprinted notecard set.

Who: Bicycle Paintings.

How much: $10 for 5 cards.

What else: Bicycle coloring books, paintings, prints, and other bike-centric items.

When+Where: Weeks 1+2+5. (Nov. 27-29 + Dec. 9-13 + 21-24). Booth #10.

Here's the full schedule.

Such a great first two days at the holiday market, thanks to everyone for comin' out. We do it all again today, which is actually the final day for many vendors. (Check the full schedule to see.)

What: Solo Pendant Light.

Who: Re-Surface.

How much: $99—today (Sunday) only! (Normally $200.) Add a mic stand for $20.

What else: "D-Light" pillar candles and other graffiti-inspired lighting.

When+Where: Weeks 1+3+4. (Nov. 27-29 + Dec. 9-13 + 16-20). Booth #51.

Here's the full schedule.

What: Necklace pendant cast of a human heart.

Who: Lillian Crowe.

How much: $75.

What else: Spine/ribcages, squid, spheres inside cubes.

Vendor schedule: Weeks 1+3+5 (Nov. 27-29 + Dec. 9-13 + Dec. 21-24).

Click here for full schedule.

What: Tote bag made from recycled boat sails.

Who: Reiter8.

How much: $75.

What else: Shoulder bags, wallets, pillows, even holiday stockings!

Vendor schedule: Weeks 1+2 (Nov. 27-29 + Dec. 2-6). Click here for full schedule.

Nice little segment on Ch. 7 Eyewitness News just now.

In case you're visiting us for the first time, the Gifted address is 20 E. 4 St. at the corner of Lafayette St. in Manhattan. You can check out all the vendors and dates here.

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Every day (in theory) from here on out we'll highlight a single item for sale at Gifted, which starts on Friday! (Look for us on Ch. 7 Eyewitness News tonight too, 5pm.)

What: Animal ornaments made of bone china from Staffordshire, England.

Who: Spring, the awesome DUMBO design shop. Booth #17.

How much: $30

What else: Choice of dog, cat, or reindeer. Don't miss Spring's amazing bookshelf wallpaper.

When: All 5 weeks. (Full Gifted schedule here.)

Long Island surfer "Lazy Eddy" talks with us about his luckiest acquisition and the special prized piece he'll be bringing to the indoor Flea in DUMBO at 81 Front St. this winter. Take the wave, Eddie!

Name?

My name is Eddy and my company is called Treewood Antiques.

And what's your hometown?

Long Beach, that's where I grew up, son of the beach.

Where do you live now?

In the same house I grew up in. I'm there with my wife and son. And a cat named Quilty.

What do you sell and how long have you been selling it for?

I have been selling antiques for coming up on 18 years. I sell all kinds of stuff. Mostly furniture and lighting. Anything interesting that crosses our path.

What's your specialty?

My specialty is furniture. It just seems to come to me.

What is your most memorable sale?

Vladimir Kagan pieces that were left on the sidewalk that went for real big on an Antiques Roadshow-type auction. Vladimir is from the late '40s, early '50s. I didn't know what it was when I first got it. I didn't find anything online and no one knew what it was. And I finally found one label on the inside, Googled it, and then boom, there is my furniture going for thousands. The auction sent some people to pick it and there it went!

What keeps you coming back to the Flea?

If you had this much stuff, you need to get rid of it cause you run out of room real fast. And just the whole feel of the place. It's a nice place to work.

Is this your full-time gig?

This is my full-time job, but we have a store as well. We do all sorts of repair, restoration, upholstery, and sales. Our store is in Oceanside on Long Island.

What do you do for fun?

I go surfin'. I walk right outside my house and in 5 minutes I'm riding a wave.

Do you have a website?

I don't have one yet but soon we will and it will be Treewood Antiques dot com.

Anything else you want our fine readers to know?

I have a real nice old wooden card catalogue from a public school that I'll have at the indoor Flea in DUMBO on Front Street. I'll be bringing a little bit more higher-end, cleaner, nicer stuff, see how that shakes out over there.