Celebrating with Monocle

In honor of the May 2026 retail pop-up and New York Design Week.

In honor of Monocle’s residency at Thuma SoHo and New York Design Week, 99 Wooster celebrated with guests and members of the city’s vibrant design community. Guests enjoyed bites from NYC favorite Cervo’s, custom poems by The Poetry Society of New York, and a live recording of the Monocle on Design podcast.


Pictured: A live podcast recording featuring Alec Banks of Thuma, designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen, and Nic Monisse of Monocle.

Pictured: Writer Sarah Wood Gonzalez in front of curated Monocle merchandise and designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen.

Pictured: Elie Donahue of Thuma, Faith Xue of Coveteur.

Pictured: Claire Mazur and Erica Cerluo of 831 stories and bites by Cervo’s.

Pictured: Sophie Mancini of Dossier Magazine, Phoebe Ng of Peels by Phoebe, and custom poems by The Poetry Society of New York.