Collabs

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The Blind Barber has teamed up with Joya on a collection of custom candles. One candle in the "Tompkins" line is named "Smoke,", which reminds The Local East Village of the Tompkins Square Park riots of 1988. Writes the blog, "If [the name] conjures images of tents being torched or trash barrels being used for warmth, rest assured that the smells were inspired by the East 10th Street barber shop, not by the park." [The Local]