Tribeca, New York Shopping; Tribeca, New York Stores

Disrespectacles

In you're looking for simple, basic (read: boring, ugly) wire frame glasses, the type you'll find in scores at any average optometry store, then you probably want to avoid Disrespectacles. Glasses at this Manhattan outpost come in two varieties: hip and hipper. Sleek titanium frames (hip), clear plastic frames (hipper), thick nerd-chic frames (hip), and massive round vintage frames...

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Dune

Dune creates furniture with an ultra-modern aesthetic that's unassuming and even playful. Witness the imposing, intimidating furnishings that often come out of the top Italian manufacturers and you'll appreciate the shop that much more. Working with New York based designers, the massive space is filled with brightly colored, smoothly sculpted beds, tables, sofas and storage units.

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Just Scandinavian

Even among shops that focus on Scandinavian design, Just Scandinavian is unique. Instead of stuffing the shop with sleek, modern home accessories, Just Scandinavian focuses on older work. Most prominent are mid-century textile designs by Josef Frank and others. These charming designs can be bought by the yard or already upholstered on a sofa or chair. Furniture designs also draw from the...

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Karkula

There's a certain optimism with design school product that doesn't manifest itself anywhere else. Short of lifting objects from design school exhibitions, Karkula is about close as you'll get to acquiring these undiluted designs. The store curates a collection of furniture, light, accessories and even some jewelry from a select group of international designers. A design school...

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Let There Be Neon

If you've ever wondered where neon signs come from, at least in New York, the answer is Let There Be Neon. The shop is the destination in New York for light-emitting signage, mainly neon, but also LED and other lighting systems. The space itself is both showroom and museum of sorts, a collection of the shop's latest work (everything is custom-made so you can they can create whatever...

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MyOptics

The selection at eyewear at Myoptics is not the most cutting-edge we've seen, but the quality of the overall experience is second to none. The staff is friendly and helpful. The frames are plentiful and focus on sharp, minimal frames rather than odd shapes or crazy colors. And the space (we visited the SoHo location) is airy, well-lit and easy to get around.

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R 20th Century

Go to R 20th Cenutry's showroom to see mid-century modern design come to life. The loft space has table, chairs and storage units sprinkled throughout and funky lights hanging overhead. The pieces fit right in to the hip space, hardly showing their age at all. The collection comes from all over the world--Herman Miller in America, L'Atelier in Brazil, Luber in Switzerland, Roger in...

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Schoolhouse Electric

If you were to ask the average person what kind of lighting they like, 1900-1950 American schoolhouse-style lighting would probably not enter into the conversation. With a few more years of Schoolhouse Electric spreading its message, who knows? Begun when the owner discovered molds for classic early 20th century lighting in a New York warehouse, the store makes period-appropriate lighting...

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Secondhand Rose

Secondhand Rose is a pretty darn good antique store and that's before you consider their collection of 1000s of rolls of original, vintage wallpaper and linoleum. Upon entering you'll notice dozens of lamps, furniture pieces and accessories spanning continents and aesthetics. Pick your way through Art Nouveau vases, china from the "Aesthetic Movement", lamps from every...

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Steven Alan Annex

Everything is, generally, stylish at Steven Alan Annex. The general store of chic stocks men's and women's clothing and accessories, along with home products and an apothecary. As any proper general store would, Steven Alan carries clothing for all occasions. There are plenty of nice jeans, funky T-shirts, and pretty tops, along with neckties, little black dresses and button-downs....

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The Mysterious Bookshop

Book shops like this aren't supposed to exist anymore, certainly not in expensive Manhattan real estate, but here The Mysterious Bookshop is, selling an unequaled collection of new, used and rare mystery, suspense, crime and detective titles. The charming space holds no shortage of new titles, but the collection of rare books and signed first editions is the most interesting.

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Tribeca, New York Shopping Guide

Disrespectacles

Dune

Just Scandinavian

Karkula

Let There Be Neon

MyOptics

R 20th Century

Schoolhouse Electric

Secondhand Rose

Steven Alan Annex

The Mysterious Bookshop

Disrespectacles

Dune

Just Scandinavian

Karkula

Let There Be Neon

MyOptics

R 20th Century

Schoolhouse Electric

Secondhand Rose

Steven Alan Annex

The Mysterious Bookshop

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