Lambs Conduit Street

FOLK GUIDE TO MUNICH PART 6

URBIKE

I’ve grown to realize, location doesn’t count for a whole lot in Maxvorstadt. Being situated on a main high street or a drab back street, high quality establishments are everywhere here and ‘Urbike’ is no exception.

Tucked away within Amalienpassage, just down the street from Folk, this custom bike store is just unfurling its wings. The space, more a showroom than a store, is a gleaming white room filled with bright custom painted bikes and parts. Run by Mr. Mike Gaser, a bike enthusiast, the store is incredibly young, being open just six weeks.

Mike’s sheer passion and pride in his work was clearly evident as he talked to Sebastian, a friend and more importantly a fluent German speaker. The raw parts, made in Taiwan and assembled in the Czech Republic, can either be picked in store at Urbike or online, via a really simple online shop.

In Munich, a city no stranger to cyclists, it seems Mike may have hit the nail on the head, offering a practical tool for inner city living but one that looks good too.

Urbike
Nymphenburgerstr. 70
80335
Munich

By: Anton | 12-09-2011 | Lambs Conduit Street

Factory Visit

Over the past few seasons we have been working hard at developing our own trims, whether its buckles, buttons, pop studs, hand dipped cords or leather straps. We think it’s a very important part in what we do, what helps us make our clothes (hopefully) a little different from the rest. We recently paid a visit to one of our suppliers, just outside of Liverpool, who is a bit of a master craftsman at transforming our ideas into reality – see above for a few pics to give you a flavour of what he does.

By: Anton | 31-08-2011 | Lambs Conduit Street

FOLK GUIDE TO MUNICH PART 3

Felix Antique

Balla Beni

Shades of red and brown are what hit you in the face as soon as you enter Felix Lorenz’ Antiquariat. My manor didn’t seem to be taken in the best regard as I proposed taking pictures of his heavily cluttered, heavily interesting business. However, despite a sense of unease and curiosity (something that I’d become very familiar with) from the owner, he let me take some photos.

Traipsing through antique bible’s and literature hid some genuine gems. It’s strange as you poke your nose around stores such as Felix’, the striking sense of nostalgia that you get and with Munich being a city full of such rich history this is amplified.

Felix was a nice guy, after the significantly stereotypical ‘German’ first impression he gave off, he was a nice chap. Having run the shop for 15 years, Felix seemed like a part of the stores aesthetic as he sat at his computer getting on with some work. As I asked tinkered around the store, flicking through stacks old photos, Felix persisted to ask my advice on spelling and grammar for product descriptions for his Ebay store.

Its not just the stores which catch your eye or the items that are carried but most of the time, it’s the people running the stores and investing that much time and effort into making a store what it is that is worth experiencing. I think it’s talking to these people that has mad me see that Maxvorstadt, is a highly creative and contrasting district of Munich.

By: Anton | 26-08-2011 | Lambs Conduit Street

SHOW US YOUR SHOES COMPETITION WINNERS

Sorry for the delay but its been a hard task selecting the winners for the show us your shoes competition.

After days of deliberation the panel of judges in the office came up with the following winners….

1. The terry nutkins award for working with animals – Adrien Maylié

2. The proper battered award – Charlie Hocking

3. The sheer dedication award – Quang Pham

4. The artistic award – João Marques

If your image was one of the winners let us know your shoe size and ideal prize and we’ll post them out to you. For those of you that didn’t win, watch this space for more competitions to come.

By: Anton | 14-06-2011 | Lambs Conduit Street

Folk Store – Lambs Conduit Street refit

After four years in Lambs Conduit Street we decided it was about time to have a bit of a freshen up, so we shut up shop for a few days and re-worked the store to mirror our brick lane, munich and women’s store designs. Come in and let us know what you think (as long as your saying something complementary!). A big thank you to Fleur and Matt at IYA for all their help.

By: Anton | 20-05-2011 | Design corner, Lambs Conduit Street, Photography

FOLK GUIDE TO MUNICH PART 6

Factory Visit

FOLK GUIDE TO MUNICH PART 3

SHOW US YOUR SHOES COMPETITION WINNERS

Folk Store – Lambs Conduit Street refit

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