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Photos: NOT NOT Opening

June 18, 2026

By Alisha Kim Levin

Thank you everyone who joined us for the opening of NOT NOT! As promised, it was not not a party.

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NOT NOT: An Office, An ExhibitionUrban RoomVan Alen Vanguard

NOT NOT opening. Photo: Argenis Apolinario
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Thank you everyone who joined us for the opening of NOT NOT! As promised, it was not not a party. We blurred the lines between office space and exhibition venue, again transforming our Urban Room into something new entirely.

This unusual exhibition is part display, part working studio. NOT NOT founders Ekin Bilal and Celia Chaussabel are working out of our storefront through the summer as they launch their new design practice. You’re welcome to enter their space, learn about their past projects, and engage with them as they work.

NOT NOT is on view through August 15, Monday–Thursday, 10 am–6 pm. Click here for more info on the exhibition and more extended weekend hours.

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Urban Room
Ongoing

NOT NOT: An Office, An Exhibition

On view through August 15, Van Alen transforms into an exhibition and temporary office space of the newly-launched design studio NOT NOT.
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Van Alen Vanguard

A cohort of rising professionals reimagining cities, public space, and designers’ roles in civic life.
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Urban Room

Using our HQ to host public programs and as a flexible community space.
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