Area Tee

ORDERS OPEN: 3/25/25
ORDERS CLOSE: 4/1/25
TO PRINT: 4/2/25

PRINTED ON  BLACK LAA GD1801 TEES.

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New York’s nightclub scene in the 1970s and 1980s is legendary today for its creativity, as well, its hedonism and debauchery. Studio 54 (1977), the Mudd Club (1978), Club 57 (1979), Danceteria (1979), and the Limelight (1983) were the early clubs that set the tone. AREA opened in September 1983 and was part of a second wave, yet seemingly overnight it attracted A-list celebrities and long lines at the door. It’s historic importance was secured in 2013 with the publication of Area: 1983-1987, a luxurious picture book edited by the club’s co-founder Eric Goode and his sister Jennifer Goode, from the club’s art department.

Eric Goode was the founder of AREA, together with Shawn Hausman, Christopher Goode, and Darius Azari, childhood friends from California who were inspired by Happenings, and regarded the club not only as a business but also as an art project. To the general delight of the patrons, the founders tapped into their abundant energy, and made AREA distinct by completely transforming it every six weeks in keeping with themes such as Science Fiction, Suburbia, Faith, Fashion, Art, Natural History, and Childhood.

Apart from the changing décor, the AREA team also favored the creation of unusual invitations. In addition to theme party cards, there were also invitations to promotional events involving art, music, book, fashion, and theater, which constituted the backbone of a successful club in the 1980s.