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Unique LA — Spring Market 2026
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Unique LA — Spring Market 2026

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Unique LA Spring Market is 200+ independent brands under one roof at the Cooper Design Space in the Fashion District — May 9-10. The curation keeps out the resellers and dropshippers, so what's there…

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Sat, May 9 – Sun, May 10, 2026
Sat 11:00 AM PDT – Sun 7:00 PM PDT
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Unique LA is a curated two-day indie market that brings together 200+ independent designers, makers, and small-batch brands in a single building. The Spring 2026 edition is the 18th LA Unique Market, running May 9–10 at the Cooper Design Space in the Fashion District.

The curation standard is high. Every vendor is an independent brand — no franchises, no mass-market resellers. Categories span clothing, jewelry, ceramics, candles, art prints, housewares, beauty, and food. Many brands are LA-based and otherwise only available online or through their own studio pop-ups.

The market draws the design-literate LA crowd — people who follow small brands on Instagram before they have a retail location, who know the difference between dropshipping and handmade. It is a genuine discovery surface for independent makers.

Cooper Design Space is in the Garment District/Fashion District, steps from the Santee Alley area. Parking in surrounding lots. The market is ticketed — early entry badges sell out and are worth it to beat the Saturday afternoon crowd.
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