The Crangi Family Project

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Jewelry designer Philip Crangi is supposed to open his first retail store today, and it should look amazing. "I live and work in the same space, so it's this fluid environment where all the walls are corkboard and I have all this inspirational stuff," he says. But it's a little more complicated than just making it look cool. "You're like, Well, how is this actually supposed to work as a store?" As of last night he was still waiting on the credit card machine to show up so people can actually buy his jewelry, incense, sculptures, and home objects. "Otherwise, I can't sell things," he said. [Style.com]