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    Shop Talk: Sohud Collective Gears Up for Third Season of Pop-Ups

    The corner of Hudson and Summit streets is just an average intersection Monday through Friday, but when Saturday hits, Sohud Collective opens its bus doors and a pop-up shopping experience emerges.  

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    Sohud Collective, located at 2519 Summit St., is a recurring pop-up shopping event with a variety of items, such as vintage clothes and home goods, art, jewelry and plants. The pop-up takes place every Saturday and Sunday from May through October. 

    Taylor Grindle, founder of Sohud Collective, said over 150 vendors have participated in the pop-up shop since its start in May 2020. Some vendors are recurring, such as Oatzel Vintage, Invanity, Dustbunniez Vintage, Rebel Rebel and Daydream Junk.

    “One of the great parts about Sohud and about the vintage community is that it’s sustainable. It’s not bad for the environment like most fashion is, and it’s unique,” Grindle said. 

    There are 20 to 25 vendors on the lot each weekend that are selected from a monthly application. Grindle encourages vendors to select any dates they’re available throughout the month to guarantee every applicant gets at least one day. 

    “I like to keep a good variety at the market,” Grindle said. 

    On the first Friday of the month from May through October, Sohud Collective also teams up with Hearts and Stars vendor, Lindsay Ciulla, for the Mystic Market. The market is from 5 to 11 p.m. and features crystals, tarot readings, artists and performers. 

    Grindle sells most of his vintage clothes and streetwear out of the bus that’s been on the lot since before Sohud Collective started. Grindle said the bus was originally used for storage during their first season, and in January 2021, he, alongside Adam Bialek and Courtney Dodson of Threadbare Vintage, finally bought it from Nick Wolak, the owner of Evolved, which calls the other corner of the intersection home.

    The bus was set up like an apartment when the three bought it, equipped with all the essentials of a motor home. After a day of demoing, they ripped out the appliances, laid new floors, added clothing racks and repainted the inside and outside of the bus, branding it with the Sohud Collective name.

    The opportunity for Sohud Collective to grow in the beginning was limited due to the global pandemic. Grindle said the pop-up shop has come a long way in just a few years and his hope is for it to become a staple in Columbus.  

    “Now that everything is starting to open up and now that Sohud has been around for two years, our name is starting to get out there and more people are starting to ask to work with us and bring pop-ups to events,” Grindle said. 

    For the first time in three years, on June 18 the bus hit the road and Sohud Collective took its first field trip to Goodale Park for Columbus Pride. Grindle likes to reach out to all of the vendors whenever there is an opportunity for a pop-up shop outside the corner of Hudson and Summit streets.  

    Sohud Collective on its field trip to Pride

    Grindle worked at a restaurant before Sohud Collective, but he said he wasn’t fulfilled there. 

    “It was very stressful and I didn’t love working there,” he said. “And then I got the opportunity to pursue something that I really have always loved to do, which is fashion and thrifting and creating, and I just kind of took that leap and I did it.”

    Grindle said in the beginning, he envisioned Sohud Collective differently.

    “I had this huge dream of having a storefront and all the things that I wanted Sohud to be, and I learned that I have one dream for it, but I’ve liked what it’s become just organically,” Grindle said. “I had my mind set on it looking this way and it’s evolved and I’ve just kind of learned to let it evolve because every time that it takes a different turn or it grows a little bit, it gets better.” 

    Sohud Collective sets up shop every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m from May through October. More information as well as vendor applications can be found on Sohud Collective’s Instagram.

    All photos by Ashley Kimmel

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    Ashley Kimmel
    Ashley Kimmel
    Ashley Kimmel is a freelance reporter for Columbus Underground. She graduated from OSU with a BA in Journalism. Ashley has lived in Columbus her entire life and is passionate about the growing community and supporting small businesses.
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