holler&squall

2011-11-18T09:15:00.001-08:00

HOLLER AND SQUALL

NOW HAS A WEBSITE

PLEASE VISIT US

HERE

FROM NOW ON

THANKS!

2011-11-11T09:14:00.000-08:00

HOLLER AND SQUALL

WILL BE CLOSED

11.23 THROUGH 11.25

FOR THANKSGIVING

In Vogue!

2011-10-04T05:56:00.000-07:00

Take a peek at our new location at 119 Atlantic in Vogue:

In the market for a towering six-foot French birdcage, a five-foot-long Nile Monitor lizard, an eighteenth-century gallstone funnel, or a life-size vintage Steiff zebra? These are just some of the oddities one might discover at Holler & Squall, Brooklyn Heights’s very own curiosity shop of sorts, where the bizarre and unusual coexist with beautifully worn tufted leather furniture and antique threadbare scatter rugs. “We didn’t want to be a typical antiques store, stuck in one period,” explains Gillette Wing (hence expect a mere smattering of Victorian and no more than a dash of mid-century), who, along with her husband and co-owner Zachariah (Zak), recently decided to move their treasures to a new, larger location. The new store opened its doors this past Saturday, and fans will be glad to know that it has even more of their beloved marvels (including a set of four police shooting targets from the 1940s), in addition to some great vintage furniture pieces. “My favorite is a pair of petite green leather love seats from France, with tuxedo arms that are the perfect size and color,” says Gillette. Zak, on the other hand, favors three pairs of 1920s French club chairs upholstered in velvet jewel tones. “We try to find things that are amazing, interesting, and decorative,” adds Gillette, “—but still practical.”

Holler & Squall, 119 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 347.405.3734

October 03, 2011 11:44 a.m.

2011-10-01T13:13:00.000-07:00

HOLLER & SQUALL IS NOW LOCATED AT

119 ATLANTIC AVE.

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Take a seat

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More and more

2011-09-13T17:53:00.000-07:00

Chair-ish

2011-09-10T10:58:00.000-07:00

We have 15 of the red chairs and a set of six of the pink

Possible Closure This Weekend

2011-08-26T12:45:00.001-07:00

Due to the impending storm, Holler & Squall MAY be closed for all or part of this weekend. Please call us in advance at 347.405.3734 to check our hours or to schedule a time to come by, weather permitting. Thanks!

Brooklyn Heights Blog

2011-08-12T07:42:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn Heights People: Zak and Gillette Wing of Holler & Squall

by JULIE KANFER on 12. AUG, 2011 in BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

Contrary to popular opinion, Atlantic Avenue west of Hicks Street is good for more than just a cheap brew at Montero’s, or a visit to the beautiful park at Pier Six. Turns out this oft-forgotten stretch of road is prime territory for obtaining a six-foot-long stuffed zebra from Tommy Hilfiger’s Connecticut estate.

“I told Zak that if he didn’t buy it, I wouldn’t love him anymore,” Gillette Wing said of the oversized animal her husband Zak eventually agreed to purchase, though she admitted, “It’s kind of a hard sell.”

Fortunately for the Wings, most other items in their two-year old store are not. Since opening Holler & Squall at what a magazine once referred to as “the dead end of Atlantic Avenue,” they’ve watched many a couch, chair, table, lighting fixture and bureau come and go with relative ease.

“It’s a big departure from what we thought it was going to be when we first opened,” Zak said. Initially they focused more on jewelry and other decorative items, but quickly figured out that furniture was what people really wanted. Looking back at pictures, Zak and Gillette laugh at how sparse Holler & Squall appeared when it first opened.

“We didn’t want to be one of those antique stores that just has tons of stuff, like chairs piled on top of tables,” Zak said, gesturing to some chairs piled on top of a table behind him. “We said, ‘There’s no way we’ll ever do that!’”

But, he conceded, “When you’ve got good stuff, you want it to be out on the floor.”

The Wings find their good stuff mostly at auctions and flea markets, like the famous one at Brimfield in Massachusetts. They honed their ability to decipher treasures from trash while working at Housing Works, the New York City-based nonprofit thrift store where they met and fell in love. A little over a year ago their son Paul entered the world, and he, like the dozen or so taxidermy that adorn the wall, is a regular fixture at Holler & Squall.

Neither Wing is from New York, but they’ve called it home for nearly a decade, with the exception of a brief stint in Asheville that made them long for the ability to get a bottle of seltzer at four o’clock in the morning. Now they reside not far from their store, and can’t imagine having it any other way because, well, Brooklyn Heights has been so darn good to them.

“I really didn’t anticipate having so many customers who…I want to be friends with,” Gillette said, estimating that around 85 percent of their customers make repeat purchases.

Soon, fans of Holler & Squall will be able to peruse its ever-changing inventory at a new location on the corner of Henry Street and Atlantic Avenue, a space Zak and Gillette have been coveting for a while. The rent maybe higher in Brooklyn Heights than in other parts of town, but leaving the region was never an option.

“It would be so hard to leave our customers, and leave everything we built, which was definitely something I didn’t anticipate,” Gillette said, adding, “Now, we can’t even imagine being on Court Street.”

Another perk of the new site is the storefront’s giant corner window, which will provide passersby with an unobstructed view of the taxidermy the Wings have grown to love. To their surprise, the clientele agrees.

“That is the last thing I ever thought we would sell in here,” Zak said, as the various formerly four-legged animals stared blankly in our direction. “I figured people’s views on taxidermy would be very negative in this neighborhood. I thought people would come in and be like, ‘How can you sell this? You’re killing animals!’ But people freak out! They love it.”

Whether the heads sell or not, he believes they draw into the store the customers who end up buying the more practical pieces, few of which the Wings refinish. “We’d rather buy something we can sell as is,” Gillette explained. Or, her husband quickly chimed in, it can become the customer’s project.

Holler & Squall, which takes its name from a comment bluegrass musician Jimmy Martin once made during a concert, will maintain its current stock of furniture in its new space, though the Wings hope to add more of Gillette’s handmade jewelry into the mix. They also talk about doing some interior design consultations for people in the future. “I think that’ll naturally and organically happen over the next few years,” said Zak.

For now, they’ve got their hands full traveling around looking for their next great purchase, keeping the floor full, and making sure Paul, who is 13 months old, doesn’t toddle into (or onto) any of the goods.

“In a couple more years,” Zak speculated. “We’ll have him sweeping floors.”

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Tuft Love

2011-08-11T16:54:00.000-07:00

Turn ons

2011-07-15T11:42:00.000-07:00

Critters

2011-07-06T16:09:00.000-07:00

Bill Logan Portraits

2011-07-06T16:06:00.000-07:00

A new collection of oil portraits by Bill Logan

This Just In!

2011-04-22T12:26:00.001-07:00

Holiday Closure

2011-04-22T12:21:00.001-07:00

Holler & Squall will be closed Saturday and Sunday, April 23rd and 24th for the holiday. Thanks!

Trophies

2011-04-15T10:41:00.001-07:00

Fauna

2011-04-15T10:38:00.001-07:00

Carpets

2011-04-11T19:05:00.000-07:00

New Pair

2011-04-11T19:03:00.000-07:00

Going green!

2011-03-01T17:08:00.000-08:00

Holler & Squall in Soho

2011-02-23T16:10:00.001-08:00

Helmut Lang has a new pop-up shop at 93 Mercer. We were lucky enough to be asked to fill it with our amazing finds, all for sale in Soho! Come take a peek......

Spring Cleaning!

2011-02-14T16:30:00.000-08:00

Holler & Squall will be closed this Thursday and Friday, February 17th and 18th to refill the store! We will reopen Saturday, February 19th at 11am. Thanks!

In case....

2011-01-26T16:18:00.000-08:00

Charts and charms

2011-01-08T13:31:00.001-08:00

Additions

2011-01-08T11:48:00.001-08:00

Seating

2010-12-16T16:31:00.000-08:00

Buttonback club chairs

2010-12-16T06:08:00.001-08:00

...and more fur animals!

Thank you Brooklyn Based!

2010-12-09T15:40:00.000-08:00

http://brooklynbased.net/blog/shopping-the-atlantic-mile/

Holiday Hours

2010-12-09T13:42:00.000-08:00

Thursday, December 23rd: 12pm until 6pm
Friday, December 24th: CLOSED
Saturday, December: CLOSED
Sunday, December: CLOSED

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Boy bust

2010-12-09T13:34:00.000-08:00

Fun Press!

2010-12-06T13:27:00.001-08:00

http://carrollgardens.patch.com/articles/treasure-need-not-be-hard-to-find

Chalkboards

2010-12-02T12:17:00.001-08:00

Holler & Squall now has framed slate chalkboards in a variety of sizes. Slate was taken from a school in Northern Ohio.

Thanksgiving Update

2010-11-24T14:04:00.000-08:00

Holler & Squall will be closed Thursday, November 25th.

We will reopen on Friday, November 26th with 10% off the entire store.

Sale ends Sunday, November 28th.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Multiples

2010-11-11T16:08:00.000-08:00

New tables from the last buying trip

2010-11-09T15:51:00.000-08:00

Portraits

2010-11-09T15:48:00.000-08:00

Quality Mending Company

2010-11-06T07:34:00.000-07:00

The duffles are back!

More and more and more

2010-11-06T07:27:00.000-07:00

Back on the attack!

2010-11-05T13:46:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy buying and selling.....we haven't updated the blog! Here are some highlights.

CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY!

2010-09-02T09:22:00.000-07:00

Holler & Squall, LLC will be closed through September 8th. We will return with lots of new merchandise on Thursday, September 9th for regular business hours.

One of two loveseats

2010-08-06T08:26:00.000-07:00

New Stock

2010-08-06T08:22:00.000-07:00

Curiosities

2010-08-06T08:20:00.000-07:00

2010-07-24T14:05:00.001-07:00

Custom table

2010-07-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

Pairs

2010-07-22T13:29:00.001-07:00

Duck....duck.....

2010-07-22T13:27:00.000-07:00

Map mounted on reclaimed redwood planks

2010-07-22T13:24:00.000-07:00

Recent additions

2010-01-29T17:20:00.000-08:00

Charlotte Perriand Chairs!

2010-01-29T17:16:00.000-08:00

Original top grain leather.

Holiday Toy Collection

2009-12-16T14:46:00.000-08:00

Hicks Street Console

2009-12-16T14:26:00.001-08:00

Just Completed

Estate Fresh

2009-12-03T17:56:00.000-08:00

NY Times!

2009-11-15T06:38:00.001-08:00

See the full article and images of other stores in our neighborhood at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/nyregion/15stop.html

Custom Shelving

2009-10-25T14:45:00.000-07:00

Outdoor seating

2009-10-25T12:50:00.000-07:00

Chair $150
Settees $350 each

Updated tool wall

2009-10-25T11:51:00.000-07:00

Custom Dining Table

2009-10-25T11:46:00.000-07:00

ON REMODELISTA!!!!

2009-10-20T05:57:00.000-07:00

http://www.remodelista.com/posts/shopper-s-diary-holler-squall-in-brooklyn

Wide angle

2009-10-20T05:53:00.000-07:00

Bones

2009-10-20T05:45:00.000-07:00

Time Out New York!!!

2009-08-26T20:29:00.000-07:00

We are tickled:

http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/shopping/77841/just-opened

Why my dad is great...

2009-08-09T08:54:00.000-07:00

These are images he sent us from his job at the cemetery....

Latest/greatest

2009-08-02T14:18:00.000-07:00

Latest Haul

2009-08-02T14:13:00.000-07:00

Custom install at 119 Chambers

2009-08-02T14:08:00.000-07:00

Our First Press!

2009-07-28T20:05:00.001-07:00

From The Brooklyn Heights Blog:

Holler and Squall

Holler and Squall: Things Unlimited at 71 Atlantic Avenue just opened their doors for business at the dead end of Atlantic Avenue. I’d been walking by and loved the name, peeked into the windows, and loved the aesthetic. Today I talked to Zachariah Wing, co-owner with his wife, Gillette. I asked him, “How would you categorize your shop?” He said, “Collectible oddities, antique industrial, something for everyone.”

In the far corner, I saw a Singer Sewing Machine, exactly the kind my grandmother had in her kitchen. As I looked at their model, it shone with black enamel with gold transfer, dated June 14th, 1910. It still works, and I still remember how to thread it. Amazing. I saw a Weymann Banjo, and two children’s school desks, one which had an original square slate. I love the collection of dolls; Madame Alexander’s Indonesia, several Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls, and a little bisque boy, plus an adorable collection of doll’s clothes; knickers, dresses, and nightgowns.

I tried on two rings, circa 1950, gold filled, and checked out an American Shaving Mirror. The husband and wife duo also create custom shelving from replaned lumber; old joists from construction sites. The name of the store comes from a blue grass song by Bill Monroe. I asked Zac, “Who opens a business in the midst of a recession?” He answered, “It’s the perfect time, we could never have been able to afford such a great space on Atlantic.” Stop on by and enter their carefully curated, endlessly fascinating collection of curios and antiques. They’re only open on Saturdays and Sundays, but you can call ahead for a private visit.

For more information: 347-405-3734

See the full shabang at: http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/11631

from sally

2009-07-25T16:33:00.000-07:00

summer stock

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Live Bluegrass

2009-06-07T06:06:00.000-07:00

Bill Logan and John Wilson making the gals swoon and the boys tap their feet!

NOW OPEN!!!!

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Etc....

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finery

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portrait gallery

2009-05-03T17:00:00.001-07:00

Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls

2009-05-03T16:55:00.000-07:00

Nonessentials

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boxers and bones

2009-05-03T15:39:00.000-07:00

Fancy case for sheep and knives

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Holler in the flesh

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Multiples

2009-03-17T09:00:00.000-07:00

Painful projects

2009-03-17T08:55:00.001-07:00

Those spindles were honey oak with a poly varnish. Country kitchen suburbs yuck. We took the just-installed-these-yesterday-shine off those things with a little matte black paint and voila! Damn near perfect!

Sweets

2009-03-17T08:45:00.000-07:00

Ingredients for success?

2009-02-03T10:47:00.000-08:00

Reclaimed barn siding and muslin demi-wall.

Live birth!

2009-02-03T10:38:00.000-08:00

Custom ottoman with antique bobbin legs.

Quartet of Herbert Terry Lamps

2009-01-08T11:42:00.000-08:00

Tool wall

2009-01-08T11:35:00.001-08:00

Collection of found and inherited tools.

Holler&Squall original

2009-01-08T11:03:00.000-08:00

Custom window bench with black walnut base and early 1900s quilt upholstery.

Trabajar

2009-01-08T10:17:00.000-08:00

Industrial age work bench with vise.

Beetles by L. Kidder

2009-01-08T10:09:00.000-08:00

Hand drawn beetles in miniature.

Les fermetures

2009-01-08T09:56:00.000-08:00

Assorted locks and shackles.

Strays

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1. Caramel cowhide edge-stitched portfolio.
2. German composition hand painted giraffe.
3. Trio of quail skulls.
4. Enameled horse and rider.

Go figure

2009-01-08T09:36:00.000-08:00

19th century brass figural charm with mother of pearl pen knife. On antique watch fob.

On our toes

2009-01-08T09:30:00.000-08:00

Cast aluminum foot charm with 10Kt gold wash basketball charm from 1967. On gold filled antique watch fob.

A place for everything

2008-10-16T05:34:00.000-07:00

Exactly as they do.

2008-10-13T06:52:00.000-07:00

Zak and I never use our little living room, except to watch the succulents grow in the morning...but we are dern proud of it just the same.