kong is dead...long live kong!

for me, kong was the shop that defined calle colima and the move to develop this roma road into a centre of design and fashion. kong's great strength was that it was owned and run by designers and collected together some of the funkiest design from the around the world. toys, t-shirts and books shared space with the incredible designs of dr.alderete and some of the world's leading artists. i'll never forget the show devoted to the brilliant american artist and musician gary panter and the exhibition of federico jordan's work. another fave was the launch party for dr.alderete's yo soy don nadie book. the friendliness of the team and the way jorge alderete would tirelessly dedicate works, adding hand-drawn illustrations to purchases, won't be forgotten. respect.