Why it matters: In just a matter of a few years, the Shibumi Shade has become one of the hottest outdoor brands in the country, selling hundreds of thousands of its lightweight wind-powered sun ...

“It was difficult. We all three had full-time jobs, so we would sew the Shibumi Shades in the evenings and on weekends,” Shibumi co-founder Dane Barnes said. Barnes said the idea to create a ...

So in 1998 they opened Shibumi Spa at the Brooklyn Heights club (shibumi is Japanese for “complete” or “harmonious”), with the Metrotech location following soon after. The latter does only ...