IntrusiveThoughts Studio Turns Checkout Counter into Modular Installation for Pyperbleu Collective

Key facts

• OPEN HOUSE is a modular timber installation by IntrusiveThoughts Studio.
• It reinterprets the checkout counter as an open domestic facade.
• The fixture is for Pyperbleu Collective, an AAPI-owned, artist-run retail and community space in Brooklyn, New York.
• It consists of three modular units that can be configured as a full counter, distributed displays, or a compact pop-up fixture.
• Display compartments are conceived as interior 'rooms' for merchandise and curated elements.
• The design incorporates shelving, integrated planters made from downspouts, exposed infrastructural details, and rolling casters.
• Pyperbleu's signature red tone contrasts with raw and finished wood surfaces.
• CNC fabrication was supported by NYC Resistor, a Brooklyn-based creative hacker collective.
• Lead designers are Paul Mok and Amanda Maldonado Perez.
• The project responds to Pyperbleu's rotating exhibitions, workshops, and community gatherings.