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Heads up, design fans: Japanese housewares store Playmountain is opening a pop-up shop inside Nolita's Creatures of Comfort. Playmountain is known for selling simple, hand-made objects like toys and kitchen accessories, all made from native Japanese woods. The pop-up opens this Saturday and runs through February 23. [NYMag]
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