Oddity Shop at La Luz in Bushwick May Be the Answer to Your Shopping Woes

Three cheers for oddity shops!

Oddity Shop at La Luz in Bushwick May Be the Answer to Your Shopping Woes
Photos via @schmalenberger and @questionthestore

Cyber Monday got you feeling like :/ ? Maybe it’s time you went shopping IRL, and we have the perfect place for you.

Question The Store (stylized as ? The Store), currently open at La Luz in Bushwick, is a gift-giver’s dream. Jam packed with things you never thought you needed – skull necklaces, vintage pulp fiction, glittery pasties – the store will likely have the gift for that special someone who loves the wonderful and weird.

We recently caught whiff of the store in a Racked article, and are kicking ourselves for not knowing about this shop sooner. The store was opened during Bushwick Open Studios and is owned and operated by Eric Schmalenberger, a self-described “crazed clown about town.” In addition to running the store, Schmalenberger is also heavily involved with our fave performance-falafel space House of Yes, where he curates arts and performance events.

Pizza pins, anyone?

Speaking to Racked, Schmalenberger says his store is a representation of himself and what he loves. “Coming from a nightlife and performance background, I want that to be showcased here.”

Question The Store is focused on “wearable art and affordable art and things that just brighten up people’s days and make them a little bit stranger and more wonderful.”

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