TIMEOUT BEST INDIE SHOPS: OCCULTER WINS! Best Use of Small Space
Winner: Occulter
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small slice of the Lower East Side was all Derrick R. Cruz needed to
present his Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons brand of accessories and
art objects to the masses: The space may resemble the narrowest of
hallways, but it’s just big enough for Occulter’s selection of jewelry,
books and indie records. Try on the silver hexagon rings ($130) or
pony up for one-of-a-kind necklaces made from honeycomb cast in gold
($1,500). Owning such treasures might take the help of a financial
planner, but Occulter doesn’t skimp on affordable goods. Pick up
classics like T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land and Other Poems or Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis ($33), which come bound and sealed in rubber and are opened with a rip cord. 83½ Orchard St between Broome and Grand Sts (917-769-2220, occulter.org
