it's my pleasure

House of Hedone (a gallery at 5B High St, Auckland City) is having its first ever 'Underground After Hours' market tomorrow, from 5-8pm. HoH is a new-ish gallery, incorporating painting, fashion, sculpture, design, and even an espresso bar. It's a nice space: underground but not dim, and clean but not austere.

 

Sculpture at HoH (sorry, artist unknown)

I'll be at the market tomorrow with R.W. Scissors crafts, of course, but also a rail of vintage and designer clothing and accessories from the bulging closet I refer to as High Fashion Mountain. The latter includes wearable and collectible items from Helmut Lang, Zambesi, Margiela, Nom D, Dries van Noten, and Y's by Yohji Yamamoto, among others (Don't be intimidated, though; my prices aren't horrible).

The market promises wine and snacks, live music, a designer sample sale, vintage clothing, jewellery and craft. I like the different kind of atmosphere you get at evening markets - they remind me of R.W's beginnings at Craftwerk years ago - so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens Underground.

'Hedone' in the gallery's name refers to 'the quest for pleasure that only has good consequences' - by my logic, this means there can be no guilt from purchases made on the night.