Design Stores

Abodeon

Porter Square - Cambridge, MA United States

Emphasizing the marvelous in the mundane, Abodeon presents a collection of well-designed home furniture and accessories spanning continents and decades. Most items come with a short description stating what you're looking at and why...

A&G Merch

Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY United States

We love the high-concept furnishings at The Future Perfect, but don't always like the high-concept prices. Enter A&G Merch. The adjacent space by the same owner collects modern, stylish furniture and accessories that are more budget...

American Studio Plus

Georgetown - Washington, DC United States

American Studio Plus is going to look a bit intimidating from the outside. There are lots of sleek, modern accessories on display and the staff has a propensity towards wearing all black. But don't let that stop you from stepping in. The...

Andreas Murkudis

Mitte - Berlin, Germany

Reader Suggested: It's pure, it's simple, it's totally stylish. Run by the brother of (fashion designer) Kostas Murkudis.

Appel Design

Mitte - Berlin, Germany

Reader Suggested: More a gallery of the all time greatest of last century's furniture design than a store.

A+R

Abbot Kinney - Venice, CA United States

A+R equals good design. More bazaar than gallery, the shop stuffs a globe's worth of design objects in its modest space. Objects likes a handgun shaped vase, an agate candle holder, wood veneer placemats and crinkled ceramic cups.

A+R

Silverlake - Los Angeles, CA United States

A+R equals good design. More bazaar than gallery, the shop stuffs a globe's worth of design objects in its modest space. Objects likes a handgun shaped vase, an agate candle holder, wood veneer placemats and crinkled ceramic cups.

Arundel

Mid City/Beverly - Los Angeles, CA United States

Do you really need a 150,000 square foot mega-bookstore to have something for everybody? Arundel Books proves that you don't. The store stocks new, used and rare books but does so in way as to not artificially bulk up their shelves with any...

Atys

Cow Hollow - San Francisco, CA United States

When an inset, half-hidden store is packed with men and women, young and old, it's usually a sign that they're doing something right. In Atys' case, they're doing everything right. The industrial design outfit has put...

Ballenford Books on Architecture

The Annex - Toronto, ON Canada

Writing about music may be like dancing about architecture, but writing about architecture seems as natural as dancing to the music. At least if the sheer number of architecture titles as Ballenford Books on Architecture is any indication. What...

Base

South Beach - Miami Beach, FL United States

Reader Suggested: The store carries lines by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania and other cult labels. They also carry accessory lines by Martin Margiela and other less known labels (Erika Pena, Louis Moralis, King Baby) I find their taste quite stunning. The best part of their store is their taste in music. I find...

Base

South Beach - Miami Beach, FL United States

Reader Suggested: The store carries lines by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania and other cult labels. They also carry accessory lines by Martin Margiela and other less known labels (Erika Pena, Louis Moralis, King Baby) I find their taste quite stunning. The best part of their store is their taste in music. I find...

Builders Booksource

Ghiradelli Square - San Francisco, CA United States

With the proliferation of home-improvement shows it seems that if you have a thousand dollars and a can of paint you can turn any room into a designer showroom. For anyone who is looking for a reality check or a house that doesn't involve MDF, stop by Builders Booksource. The aptly named...

Builders Booksource

Fourth Street - Berkeley, CA United States

With the proliferation of home-improvement shows it seems that if you have a thousand dollars and a can of paint you can turn any room into a designer showroom. For anyone who is looking for a reality check or a house that doesn't involve...

Composition

Belmar Shopping Center - Lakewood, CO United States

Ever walk into a design store to find items that don't really seem to serve a purpose. And then you're told by a salesperson (assuming they even acknowledge your existence), that this was seen in X magazine and if you don't want to buy one, well then you're pedestrian. I...