Although these little monsters aren’t officially turned loose on the world until this Thursday, January 28th, we’re giving a heads up that they’ve arrived and will be available for sale as soon as we open up that morning! See you then!

They’re here and they are ready to enter your computer! We recently received a new package of these sneaky little flash drives and they pack a lot more than meets the eye! Not only do these little guys have a great memory, they also come loaded with wallpapers, icons, sound bytes, and many other digital surprises! Our newest selection includes characters from Friends With You, tokidoki, and the very sweet Hello Kitty in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB. Come and get them before they get you!!!

*starting at 24.95

Woah, woah, woah! Not a real one! I mean, get it out with style! Uzi NYC is made up of two parts friends, equal parts creative insanity, and a heaping spoonful of amazing, a concoction which Omoi is proud to carry!

First conceived in Denver’s punk/rave scene in 1993, the company now operates out of Brooklyn where it continues to produce a rougher side of fashion. From fade to black bat print scarves to intricately silk screened cardigans and batwing tees, the line proves to be nothing short of a journey into the bliss of a mental breakdown! Omoi carries Uzi for both men and women and the animal within you. Stop in and see which Uzi suits you!

*starting at $24

Thank you to each and every customer and friend who made 2009 the best and busiest year we’ve had so far. Despite the gloomy economy, your support helped us keep truckin’ along and even make some upgrades around the shop. And thanks to a great holiday season, we’re psyched to keep working on improvements and upgrades all through the new year - look out for our BRAND NEW WEBSITE WITH SHOPPING CART!!!!! and a remodel of the back room!

Special thanks in 2009 to: Dreamland Toyworks, FAUX SLANG, Tutta Bella Bakery, Blood Milk Jewelry, Erin Litt and Ian Nauroth (for superior graphic design and art direction), Mark DelRossi (for superior new website building) and Matt Welsh (for superior online marketing savvy), Dustin Fenstermacher (for superior photography), and Geekadelphia.com (for superior love shown to Omoi on their awesome blog).

xoxo, see you in 2010!

Join us from 6 - 10pm on Wednesday, December 16th to celebrate the milestone with a trunk show by one of Omoi’s oldest friends. New jewelry from Blood Milk will be introduced for you to own, including several pieces inspired by and made especially for Omoi!

And don’t forget the day you’ve been waiting for all year:
Our birthday gift to you! 10% off your entire purchase ALL DAY!
Excluding Blood Milk, cause we wanna support our girl, but INCLUDING EVERYTHING ELSE!!!
So, whatever you’ve been wanting to treat yourself to - this will be the day!

Blood Milk artist J.L. Schnabel lives by the surrealist notions of objective chance and amour fou, a French expression for “crazy love”. She worships the cult of curiosities and has built up quite a collection of charms and bibelots that she manipulates into beautiful jewelry and art pieces for yourself or your lover. A sneak peek of her work can be found on our flyer part deux, or click the photo to check out the Blood Milk website.

Hope you will join us for this treat! Light refreshments will be served.

The one thing that many of us love to receive but not usually purchase for ourselves is a good book. So why not browse through our hand-selected library of books and find a special cook, fashion, art, photography, or coffee table book for your gift recipients? Books can be exciting to receive and look at, yet also enjoyable when personalizing and purchasing for each friend or family member during this season.

Definitely bound to take a few shots this holiday season, so why not do so stylishly with our new shot glasses from company Goody Grams! Each shot glass was designed so that when flipped over, it can stand balancing. Each can be used decoratively too when not making their rounds at a party. All are made of glass and pewter. Omoi has the rabbit, rhino, bull, bear, moose, and ram.

Animal Shot Glasses from Goody Grams, $28.00 each

If dealing with the mall isn’t your game this Friday, but you still want to get cracking on holiday shopping, Omoi is ready for you!

We’ve got treats all day long!
*Spend $50 and get a Medicom blind-box toy as our gift to you!
*Spend $100 or more and get an ultra-limited KidRobot holiday Dunny!
*Spend $200 and I’ll hook you up with three treats!
Keep them for yourself or have stocking stuffers crossed off your list!

We’ll be open 11-7 and are stocked floor to ceiling with gifts from around the globe. Get first pick of Shinzi Katoh imports, Japan-only models of cameras from Superheadz, cozy knits from Coal Considered headwear, new tees from Upper Playground, and amazingly delicate jewelry from Swallow.

New products from the creative minds behind the company biaugust. Taiwanese artists Cloud and Owen studied in Tokyo for five years and went on to create an emotionally and artistically beautiful line of products.

Omoi received “A Love Grenade” which is a functional coin bank made of porcelain. When money is tight you throw the bank to smash it, as you would a grenade. As suggested on the box from this company, “Starting now, you can do something for antiwar and peacekeeping. Convert your love to change and save it in a love grenade. Then donate it to those who are in the war zone through antiwar group. It will help bring peace to the world. As our part to world peace, we will donate partial proceeds to “Act Now to Stop War & End Racism.”"

White “A Peaceful Bomb” Vase by biaugust, $54.00
Black “A Love Grenade” Coin Bank by biaugust, $32.00

Also from biaugust is this porcelain bomb vase called “A Peaceful Bomb.” When this vase is filled with flowers it will portray beauty from a bomb. This product suggests, “We hope we pass this antiwar and peacekeeping message to you through our “a peaceful bomb” vase in order to fill the world with peace.” Partial proceeds will also be donated to “Act Now to Stop War & End Racism.”

We love to see how our customers/friends/lovers use Omoi’s products:

Jackie Slimm sent in a photo of her bento box purchased at Omoi being put to good use with her own rolled sushi tucked inside! Yum!

Artist Miguel Abraham Manzur “MA Manzur” from Studio 52 used his abilities to design “Kid Panda” also using a MUNNY doll purchased from Omoi. More of Miguel’s work can be found by following this link:

“Kid Panda” by Miguel Abraham Manzur

and…..

Vladimir Shaposhnikov designed his own MUNNY doll purchased from Omoi and sent us a great photo of it! Simply click on the link below to see the amazing Munny doll designed by Vladimir.
vladmunnyproject

i ♥ macarons
By Hisako Ogita

French macarons, completely different from American macaroons, are a tasty dessert alternative to a cookie ranging in different flavors, colors, and filled with yummy surprises! This book, which is featured as a Selected New Cookbook on the New York Times’ 2009 Holiday Gift Guide, has just made its way into Omoi. It provides a step-by-step photo and text process to make macarons, make all different types of fillings, and even includes gift-wrapping suggestions. Definitely a great gift for the French macaron or dessert lover!

i ♥ macarons, By Hisako Ogita, $14.95

AROUND the WORLD with MOUK
By Marc Boutavant

An absolutely adorable brown bear named Mouk makes his way around the world-making stops in France, China, West Affrica, Finland, Greece and more! Not only are the illustrations and colors amazingly landscaped, but the pages are laminate and include stickers to be placed on them. A great gift for all ages with cute dialogue between the sweet critters in this storybook.

AROUND the WORLD with MOUK, By Marc Boutavant, $17.99

We just got in a HUGE load of camera goodies, including a Russian spy cam, an old school TLR camera and a camera with a cat’s face in a can!

First up is the Russian Spy Camera. This is a small camera that’s disguised to look like a book. They’re perfect for anyone trying to secretly monitor the eating habits of celebrities, or spy on a pesky neighbor, or if you want everyone to think that you’re some sort of Russian photographer with a thing for tiny books. We also have a couple cartridges of the 110 film that this camera takes. $32. READ THE REST AFTER THE CUT… »

So many accessories have been making their way into Omoi. Most recently, Omoi snatched up killer headphones from WeSC. Starting out in Stockholm, Sweden, WeSC makes casual/cool clothing and we are lucky enough to carry their stylish headphones in white, purple, and orange. Omoi also has men’s and women’s winter accessories from WeSC including: scarf collar, fingerless gloves, and knit beanie for women. For men, Omoi received a lengthy knit scarf and a coordinating knit beanie.

WESC, Women’s Winter Accessories, $26-$54

WESC, Oboe Headphones, Assorted Colors, $55

WESC, Men’s Winter Accessories, $26-$54

Remember Baby G and G-Shockwatches?!? Come check out the four colors we received from G-Shock.

G-Shock Watches, $120

Hats came in from Ivy Glass. Contrasting-colored corduroy hats with a bendable brim.

Ivy Glass, Corduroy Caps, $44

New scarves from Uzi are in the store! Two great colors with black geometric bat print laid on top of rich, contrasting background color.

Uzi, Winter Scarves, $24

We have winter hats galore that just arrived from Coalas well!! Many different styles including newsboy caps, wool fedoras, and knit beanies. Great colors accompany these new hat styles.

Omoi welcomes the fall and winter season with open arms (and many funky accessories)!