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F3 Performance Artist: Jingletown All-Stars

October 19th, 2011

Once again the Cotton Mill Theater will be open and in full effect- and will be featuring two improv performances and two live DJ sets. Get ready for action as the newly formed improv troupe, The Jingletown All-Stars puts on a show this Friday for F3. Our group of seven improvisers have been rehearsing a [...]

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F3 Guest Designer: Korrupt Label

October 19th, 2011

Born in Thailand and raised with a punk rock ethos and DIY mentality, Henry Miyoshi of Korrupt Label creates deconstructed, highly detailed t-shirts and hoodies layered with text, images and patches proudly self made in West Oakland, California.

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F3 Guest Designer: CurvedNDarted

October 19th, 2011

CurvedNDarted founder, Sasha Vermel’s claim to fame is that she can design and sew almost anything. On a typical day in her design consulting business, she may find herself creating a turquoise bias-cut silk chiffon dress for an alternative bride, sewing a plastic parka for an 18′ diameter dome as part of an artist collaboration, [...]

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F3 Guest Artist: Sue Marek

October 19th, 2011

F3 is proud to announce Bay Area Glass Artist, Sue Marek will be selling her work at the Design Bazaar on Friday the 21st. “I have been making glass art for over decade, including stained-glass panels, fused-glass vessels, and mosaic tile installations.” Her current work focuses on the similarity of the fused glass process to [...]

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F3 Guest Runway Designer: April Howard

October 18th, 2011

From New York Fashion Week to F3! F3 is proud to announce that joining the impressive line up of designers is April Howard.   “After receiving her B.A. in Anthropology and Journalism from Syracuse University in 1997, April Howard moved to New York City and immersed herself in the art scene…After receiving her A.A.S. from [...]

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F3 Guest Designer: MyMétier

October 18th, 2011

A native of Saint Louis, Missouri, jewelry designer, Nicole Lindsey’s creativity and artistry started at the age of five by adding her mother’s scarfs, brooches, and hats to her pre-selected day school wear for flare.  As an adult, while still having an eye for the uncommon, she grew tired of searching endlessly for unique, eccentric [...]

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F3 Guest Vendor: Soul Desire Bakery at the Design Bazaar

October 18th, 2011

Soul Desire specializes in all things delicious and sweet. Chef Leilanie takes pride in all desserts she makes. From high-end cakes to unique cupcakes big and small, delectable cookies and pastries for all to enjoy. Leilanie is a seasoned pastry chef with over 10 years of experience. She attended and graduated from San Francisco Culinary [...]

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F3 Guest Vendor: Sugah Puddin Bakery at the Design Bazaar

October 18th, 2011

Sugah Puddin’s Red Velvet Cakes and Cupcakes began in 2009. “I started this business with a recipe found in my mother’s personal items after she died. An answer to a prayer, I began baking for friends over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season. Those first cakes were deliciously ugly! I took a few  cake decorating [...]

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How You Get to the Show.

October 17th, 2011

Once again, F3 is going to get you to the front door in style! We will be shuttling folks from the Fruitvale BART station to the front door and back all night. In July, we dropped wait times significantly by bringing in the big guns- two 7 passenger SUVs and a 10 passenger van. Very [...]

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F3 Guest Artist: Laura Kiernan at the Design Bazaar

October 17th, 2011

Bay Area import, Laura Kiernan grew up in Ireland and New York City before coming to the bay to study photography.  College left her feeling like she “was losing [her] creativity,” so she left school to practice photography on her own, utilizing collage techniques with pure film.  Shunning digital, she says “there’s just something much [...]

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