APRIL 2026

Flores de Oro and Ren Collaboration

This April, we teamed up with Flores de Oro for "A Saturday in Spring" pop-up: an afternoon of matcha and crafting at Studio Contro's event space in Downtown Brooklyn.

Flores de Oro (Spanish for "golden flowers") is a New York-based clothing brand shaped by vintage Americana, Japanese cityboy style, and West Coast ease. Founded by our good friend Raymond, the brand was started around the idea of hosting city life as much as dressing for it, and that bringing people together matters as much as the product itself.

For the menu that day, we developed a new seasonal lineup of specialty matcha and hojicha lattes inspired by the language of flowers: Blackberry Blossom Matcha or Hojicha Latte, or a Lavender Matcha or Hojicha Latte. This was also our first time serving our blackberry-based lattes – rich and tart, finished with fresh blackberries over the rim.

Drink in hand, guests could make their way to the bandana stamping station, which was a hands-on activity designed and led by the Flores de Oro team using hand-carved linoleum stamps made for the occasion.

At a separate station, okra cross-sections served as natural stamps for postcards made just for the event, leaving delicate, lace-like impressions on paper. Flores de Oro also unveiled some of their first clothing pieces that afternoon, marking a quiet debut for the brand alongside everything else happening in the room.

Music played, a projector set the mood, and there were blackberries out to snack on between sips and stamps.

It rained from the moment doors opened to the moment we packed up, but our community showed up anyways and filled the room with great energy. We had a lovely time meeting everyone in person and seeing people leave the afternoon with new memories and friends.

We hope to see you at the next pop-up!

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