Banake x Michelui Flea Market is back for vintage chasers on June 27-29
Set between towering sculptures and retro filing cabinets, the event is less car boot sale, more parallel universe. The kind where a Brutalist ashtray might sit beside a pristine Comme des Garcons jacket, and no one bats an eyelid. Curated by Michelui – the elusive vintage whisperer whose Instagram feels more like a time capsule than a feed – the market spans everything from peculiar homeware and rare books to mid-century furniture and fashion that remembers better days.
But it isn't just about rummaging. This year, the soundtrack matters too. Yokee Playboy crooning as you debate between a crushed velvet armchair or an embroidered waistcoat. Slur, Greasy Cafe, Penguin Villa and H3F are all set to perform, along with a host of others whose names sound like they've been scribbled on a cassette tape from 2002. DJs will carry the evening into something looser, cooler, half-danced, half-dreamed.
Food and drinks will flow, of course – this is still Bangkok. Expect the heat, the buzz, the slight delirium of bargaining in twilight. Entry costs B200 a day, via hellobooku.
Whether you're a serious collector or just enjoy pretending you know the difference between Bauhaus and brutalism, this is not a weekend to miss. There's no theme, no dress code, just the quiet thrill of the find.
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