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Acquire

Reader Suggested: Home accessories and gift store with a great mix of vintage and modern pieces. The store is set up like a cozy "cabinet of curiosities."

A&G Merch

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...

Andreas Murkudis

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

Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero's 2700 square feet is full of modern furniture and accessories. This in itself is nothing to write home about. Apartment Zero fills 2700 square feet with modern furniture and...

Appel Design

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

Architectural Elements

Architechtural Elements is the store with the courage of its convictions. The look they present is unwaveringly modern, from the block sofas to the dramatic lighting cast in steel or ceramic, from...

Area

Reader Suggested: Area is an interior accessories store. It features a wide variety of items beautifully displayed by the owner John. With a keen eye John carries items that will please any interior designer or...

Area 51

Area 51 is the furniture store those other furniture stores don't want you to know about. Practically the size of a small lake, the warehouse mixes a selection of vintage furniture with...

Ashland & Hill

When modernists go to the beach, Ashland & Hill is the result. The upholstered furniture and woodwork of the spacious furniture showroom is certainly modern--clean lines and solid colors...

BDDW

While most companies use SoHo to build massive self-aggrandizing temples, BDDW, a small furniture company out of Brooklyn, built out a space that's more organic than ego-centric. It is none...

Big Pagoda

The goods of most American showrooms purporting to sell Chinese furniture are about as Chinese as Beef and Broccoli and Chow Mein. Not so at Big Pagoda. Owner Kurt Silver spent over a decade in...

Bitters Co.

If your only experience with globalization involves talking to tech support guys in Bangalore, let Bitters Co. show you a different way. To Bitters Co., globalization means gathering interesting...

Blackman Cruz

At Blackman Cruz the objects either came from dead people, are made from dead people or animals or could easily kill you. By objects that came from dead people we of course mean antiques, but...

Blackman Cruz

At Blackman Cruz the objects either came from dead people, are made from dead people or animals or could easily kill you. By objects that came from dead people we of course mean antiques, but...

Boomerang for Modern

Mid-century modern, that is. Boomerang for Modern does not concern itself with the latest crop of furniture and home accessory designers. Rather, it focuses on the iconic designers that inspired...

Boommodern

Reader Suggested: Boommodern was created in 1997 as a permanent retail space to feature and sell a diverse collection of 2Oth Century Modern furniture. They sell decorative arts, along with inspired industrial,...

Chartreuse

Everything old is new again. Or so you'll discover as soon as entering Chartreuse. The seating, lighting, furniture and accessories conceived by the legendary designers of the first part of...

Commute Home

Your commute home never looked so good. Commute Home deals in the modern furniture of your dreams. Chic accessories and art pieces abound, but the stars of the show are their custom-built tables,...

Creantik

Reader Suggested: All my furniture is created from previous factory or workshop elements, which are transformed from their original functions in order to create an unprecedented and exceptional touch to your...

Danish Teak Classics

Reader Suggested: Danish Teak Classics specializes in the kind of furniture known as "Danish Modern" design--that is, furniture and accessories mainly designed and produced during the mid-20th century in...

De La Espada

De La Espada's process is a simple one really. They take brilliant black walnut and white oak from sustainable forests in the US and turn them into modern furniture pieces using traditional...

De La Espada

De La Espada's process is a simple one really. They take brilliant black walnut and white oak from sustainable forests in the US and turn them into modern furniture pieces using traditional...

De La Espada

De La Espada's process is a simple one really. They take brilliant black walnut and white oak from sustainable forests in the US and turn them into modern furniture pieces using traditional...

Desiron

There's modern furniture of plastic-cast, ply-curved, oddly-shaped, color-splashed variety, and then there's the stuff of heavy woods, neutral tones, and grand scale. If a fan of the...

Dexterity

We like intricate, traditionally crafted furniture shaped by thousands of years of history and culture as much as the next person, but in the case of Asian furniture sometimes we feel like saying...

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...

Egbert's

There's a certain been there, done that quality to Egbert's that's hard not to notice. They don't impress you with their dramatic displays or try to get your attention with...

Empiric

Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas,...

Empiric

Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas,...

Fluid Living

Modern furniture stores are known for the sparse merchandising, 3-items-in-a-room syndrome shall we call it. At Fluid Living the furniture is certainly modern but they opted for the...

Form Vintage Modern

At Form Vintage Modern you'll see two different approaches to the same aesthetic. First are mid-century modern furnishings in pristine condition. Teak chairs, Danish casegoods, low-lying...

Garden Street Bazaar

Reader Suggested: Huge fuschia pink building in the North Narrabeen industrial area in the northern beaches area of Sydney. Great eclectic range of antique, mid-century and second hand furniture and collectables....

Gibson

"We expect people to shop a little at our shop and then a lot at places like Ikea or Crate & Barrel," we overhead Gary Gibson of Gibson telling a young couple during our visit...

Gingko

In the world of furniture "custom made" is too often code for "out of your price range," and "Asian" evokes images the Buddhas, temples and intricate carvings. In...

Gingko

In the world of furniture "custom made" is too often code for "out of your price range," and "Asian" evokes images the Buddhas, temples and intricate carvings. In...

Gingko

In the world of furniture "custom made" is too often code for "out of your price range," and "Asian" evokes images the Buddhas, temples and intricate carvings. In...

Good

Name your store "Good" and you're just asking for endless sarcastic comments. (Just off the top of our heads: It's not that good. Not good enough. Good-bye.) But, after...

Great Jones Home

Great Jones Home is testament to the wonderful home design that's possible when you don't pay attention to price brackets or themes. The store in anchored by serious French country...

Greener Lifestyles

Who said "it's not easy being green"? With Greener Lifestyles it's not just easy, it's a blast. The home and accessories stocks a full line of all-natural, fair-trade...

Hardware

In the furniture at Hardware seems custom-built for Andre The Giant (RIP) don't be alarmed. They used big materials. The furniture of Hardware is created using salvaged home building...

Henrybuilt

Henry probably didn't make your new table, but Scott or another craftsman probably did. Name after founder Scott Hudson's grandfather, Hernybuilt hand builds furniture and kitchen...

Henrybuilt

Henry probably didn't make your new table, but Scott or another craftsman probably did. Name after founder Scott Hudson's grandfather, Hernybuilt hand builds furniture and kitchen...

Histoire

Reader Suggested: To all of you who are interested in the concept of Scandinavian Modernism I wish to point out an interesting store in The Netherlands, Histoire. Their collection of designs by the "Grand...

Hive

If calling something "modernist" has become a backhanded compliment in the design world, than no one told Hive. The store celebrates modernism in all its glory. Here, modern design is...

Homework

Homework may be over after college, but most people's homes could definitely use some work. That's why the kind folks at Homework are here. The store carries simple, stylish home and...

Inform Interiors

Infrom is that rare furniture store that pays homage to the past and looks toward the future. The past in this case is the iconic mid-century modern pieces in new production runs. This includes...

Inform Interiors

Inform is that rare furniture store that pays homage to the past and looks toward the future. The past in this case is the iconic mid-century modern pieces in new production runs. This includes...

Inside

Don't discount the value of a good reproduction. The bedrock of Inside's collection are reproductions of mid-century modern classics, made as their creators would have wanted them. Eames...

Jalan

The rub with buying anything Asian in a Western country is authenticity. Yes, your table was made in China but so was my alarm clock. Would the piece ever be seen in a proper Chinese home? That...

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...

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...

Koma Designs

Hear a store described as vintage, retro, modern, functional and ethnic all at the same time and you'd expect a shop with a serious personality disorder. Koma Designs is anything but. Like a...

Koo de Kir

Let's face it, not everyone has good taste. Luckily, we live in a society where what you don't have you can buy. Above all, Koo de Kir is a purveyor of good taste. Whether buying for...

La Cafetière

Americans certainly know how to do casual and by now we've learned how to do elegant. But, casual elegance is a trait that still eludes the typical American home. Enter the South of France,...

Lawson-Fenning

If ever a furniture shop encapsulates the eclectic, often contradictory aspects of the Los Angeles area, Lawson-Fenning is it. Consider that the city is ground zero for Hollywood Regency, was the...

Lawson-Fenning

If ever a furniture shop encapsulates the eclectic, often contradictory aspects of the Los Angeles area, Lawson-Fenning is it. Consider that the city is ground zero for Hollywood Regency, was the...

LIMN

Is it a New York furniture showroom you want? A massive space complete with massively expensive avant-garde furniture, conceptual design accessories and a demure staff clad in back? LIMN is...

LIMN

Is it a New York furniture showroom you want? A massive space complete with massively expensive avant-garde furniture, conceptual design accessories and a demure staff clad in back? LIMN is...

LIMN

Is it a New York furniture showroom you want? A massive space complete with massively expensive avant-garde furniture, conceptual design accessories and a demure staff clad in back? LIMN is...

LIMN

Is it a New York furniture showroom you want? A massive space complete with massively expensive avant-garde furniture, conceptual design accessories and a demure staff clad in back? LIMN is...

Made

Reader Suggested: Great furniture store featuring local design stars, including one-of-a-kind and custom pieces.

Matthew Izzo

Matthew Izzo is magazine spread shopping. The store has an uncanny knack for stocking the furniture, accessories and apparel that show up in magazine spreads from New York to LA. Clothing for men...

MC & Co

The calm, serene space at MC&Co stands in stand contrast to the more typical design store, drenched in color and gleaming with haughty industrial design. But if a home is meant to be a...

Minima

There's modern and then there's Minima. At Minima, modern means high concept show pieces that would fit right in as part of the MOMA permanent collection. A typical piece? Imagine a...

Mixture

If Mixture could only just move a few extra pieces out of their space and hand us the keys to the place we'd be all set. Situated in an inspiring warehouse loft are dozens of inspired modern...

Modernica

Some people's heroes are Koufax, Robinson and Mayes. For other people it's Eames, Nelson and Noguchi. Modernica is for the latter group. Finding "original" pieces designed by...

Modernlink

Whether you like your modern old or new, Modernlink has something worth looking at. The shop began as one dedicated to mid-century modern design. They import containers worth of wooden and...

Modern Stone Age

In this modern world of wooden floors and furniture and stainless steel everything else, stone has gotten a raw deal. Freed from the injustice of a kitchen counter only existence, Modern Stone Age...

Moss

More museum of industrial design than design store, Moss displays its collection of exquisite modernist home accessories like artwork. The long, bright, sanitary space has several rows of products...

Moss

More museum of industrial design than design store, Moss displays its collection of exquisite modernist home accessories like artwork. Among the items are toasters, toothbrush holders, colanders...

Muleh

Reader Suggested: A unique lifestyle store that mixes very cool furniture, fashion and art you don't find everywhere.

My Own Space

My Own Space certainly has many, many ways to make a space your own. The shop carries a somewhat unconventional mixture of modern furnishings and accessories that includes tried and true American...

Nest

Anyone who's watched a nature TV show knows with what painstaking care a mama bird will go about constructing a nest. Consider Nest as the homo sapien equivalent to the forest floor. The...

No. 8b

For some time, the rack or two of menswear inside Project No. 8 has been a source of some of the most considered yet creative men's clothing in New York. From these relatively humble...

Nomad

Imagine 10,000 quaint villages mashed into one and you might have an idea of Nomad's interior. The outpost collects folk art and crafts from across the globe to make for a quirky, colorful...

Open Air Modern

Good selection of vintage and mid century furniture.

Open House

In any city, there are stores that elevate the collective style of the area, as if people were just waiting for someone to show them what's possible and achievable. Open House is one such...

Orange Skin

In other modern furniture stores we seen shelves lined with miniatures of classic modern chairs. At Orange Skin we saw the same thing, only in the full size variety. Such is the scale at which the...

Pearl River

Why go to Chinatown, when Chinatown comes to you? Pearl River, in its cavernous SoHo space, is a huge collection of all things Chinese. The multi-leveled store carries cookware, home accessories,...

Pieces

Lee Kleinhelter founded Pieces in 2004. Her background and experience in interior design has helped to make Pieces a destination for Atlanta's upscale society homes. Lee's goal is to...

Plushpod

Yes, if you furnished your home top to bottom with furniture and accessories from Plushpod your space would look rather severe--high-concept modern furniture has a way of going there. But...

Propeller

Propeller is not just another nonsensical, hipper-than-thou store name. To us at least, it refers to the careers or promising young designer the store helps propel. The furniture and accessories...

Property

At Property, the love for modern furniture runs deep. The boxiest of tables sits next to the curviest of chairs, the most playful coffee tables commiserates with the most serious of sofas. The most...

Quasi Modo

With modern furniture and accessories going in so many different directions (organic, industrial, or space-age; metal, wood, or plastic) it's hard to point at one aesthetic and say...

Retrofit Home

Retrofit Home strives to give your home that retro feel. Sure, one way to get that retro feel is to buy mid-century modern, but alas it's also a quick way to bankrupt. Retrofit's...

Rico

If fine furnishings and home accessories never look so good as when they're properly lit, at Rico modern furnishings look their very best. The store features the lighting designs of owner and...

Room Service

Full dozens classic modern furniture pieces and hundreds of chic accessories, Room Service is one stop shop for those seeking a fun, modern lifestyle. Affordable reproductions of iconic pieces by...

Room Service

Full dozens classic modern furniture pieces and hundreds of chic accessories, Room Service is one stop shop for those seeking a fun, modern lifestyle. Affordable reproductions of iconic pieces by...

Room Service

Full dozens classic modern furniture pieces and hundreds of chic accessories, Room Service is one stop shop for those seeking a fun, modern lifestyle. Affordable reproductions of iconic pieces by...

Shelter

Maintaining the grandiosity of a modern furniture showroom minus the snootiness that usually comes along with it, Shelter is a one-stop shop for high-end modern furniture. The large space is...

Shelter

Maintaining the grandiosity of a modern furniture showroom minus the snootiness that usually comes along with it, Shelter is a one-stop shop for high-end modern furniture. The large space is...

Show

We've walked through many a 10,000 sq. ft modern design stores and found nothing we wanted or, for that matter, could afford. Then there are stores like Show, where in a couple hundred square...

Skynear

We're not sure what "Skynear" is referencing, but we're guessing it has something to do with their 4 levels of furniture and lighting. You can find everything you need to...

Sonrisa Furniture

Stainless steel appliances may be all the rage now but let us not forget steel's more humble beginnings. File cabinets, office desks, card catalogs and lockers are how steel first entered our...

Stitch

In Stitch we find a style that seems uniquely well-fitted to Chicago. Furniture like a sleek, straight-forward platform beds and handsome leather ottoman is clean and simple, but not...

Stylegarage

Does you home's style need a tune up? Try the Stylegarage. The tasteful furniture store offers its own line of furniture and accessories emphasizing premium materials and careful...

Symmetry

Asian and modern furniture stores usually occupy diametrically opposed areas of the home design landscape. Symmetry effortlessly marries the two aesthetics as if they were meant for each other all...

The Future Perfect

The vision of the future presented to us in TV and movies always seems to involve one-piece body-hugging spandex suits and furnishings whose purpose is not outwardly apparent. We much prefer the...

Thousand Cranes

Most of us know futons as "college furniture". Enter Thousand Cranes, the Japanese futon shop. It seems in Japan futons are perfectly stylish and functional pieces of furniture....

Tim Clarke

Pure modernism would seem rather incongruous to its beachside environment, so Tim Clarke has embraced another aesthetic, namely coastal modernism. Pieces are clean and simple, but also natural....

Tiny Living

Think about just about any indispensable item for the home and Tiny Living has a version that performs the same function while taking up less space. Sometimes it's by clever arrangement:...

Tortoise

So you thought you were cool when you saw "Lost in Translation" before anyone else, but now the whole world has seen it. It's time to kick your Japano-phile induced coolness up a...

Twentieth

Twentieth rents its furniture for movie and TV sets with regularity and there are no shortage of pieces that are in the compact car price range. But that shouldn't stop you from stopping by...

Two Jakes

Two Jakes is actually two adjacent spaces. Each would be a wonderful store in its own right but together they're a indispensable resource for new and vintage furniture. While many...

Unica Home

You want to visit Egypt, Paris, New York, ancient Rome, Venice, the stratosphere, the circus and Celine Dion in one trip. You know where to go. You want to see every desk, bed, rug, lamp, chair...

Urban Ease

Urban we'll give them, but the furniture at Urban Ease is not the type that puts one at ease. It's the type that demands your attention. The store collects hardware and fixtures from...

Velocity Art & Design

If the Experience Music Project and the Seattle Public Library didn't convince you, Velocity Art & Design should settle the issue: Seattle is a modern design friendly sort of town. The...

Weego Home

Modernists tend to use "contemporary" as a bad word, a synonym for boring, ordinary, unremarkable. The furniture of Weego Home is contemporary without being all those other things. Just...

Wildbird

For most city folk, the closest they come to communing with nature is watching a show about the lions of the Serengeti on the TV. Consider Wildbird a slow, safe introduction to the great outdoors....

Wonk

While modern furniture outfits favor pieces with slim and slender lines, Wonk's designs are kind of plump and block-y. While most wooden modern furniture comes in deep, rich shades,...

Wonk

While modern furniture outfits favor pieces with slim and slender lines, Wonk's designs are kind of plump and block-y. While most wooden modern furniture comes in deep, rich shades,...

Yolk

There's a good chance that any two adjacent design items at Yolk were produced thousands of miles apart, are made of completely different materials, and are in completely different price...

Zinc Details

If you know anything about San Francisco, it's that a design store where everyone wears black turtlenecks will be a miserable failure. The owners of Zinc Details appreciate the wear flowers in...

Zonal

Zonal's antique furnishings are nicked and scratched because been around a long time, not because some designer was trying achieve a "distressed" look. That sort of honesty pervades...

Acquire

Reader Suggested: Home accessories and gift store with a great mix of vintage and modern pieces. The store is set up like a cozy "cabinet of curiosities."

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Address:
61 Salem Street
Boston MA 02113

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-857-362-7380
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-8 Sun: 12-5

A&G Merch

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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 friendly. Everything from leather couches to loud melamine plates, pillows shaped like deer to damask...

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Address:
111 North 6th Street
Brooklyn NY 11211

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-388-1779

Andreas Murkudis

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

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Address:
Münzstrasse 21
2nd Courtyard
10178 Berlin

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 49-(0)30-308-819-45
Hours: Mon-Fri: 12-8 Sat: 12-6 Sun: Closed

Apartment Zero

Apartment Zero's 2700 square feet is full of modern furniture and accessories. This in itself is nothing to write home about. Apartment Zero fills 2700 square feet with modern furniture and nowhere can you find a chair fit for ET or a molded neon plastic affair. Now this deserves a congressional medal. Proving that modern design does...

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Address:
406 7th Street NW
Washington DC 20004

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-202-628-4067
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Appel Design

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

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Address:
Torstrasse 114
10119 Berlin

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 49-(0)30-325-181-60
Hours: Mon-Sat: 12-8 Sun: Closed

Architectural Elements

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Architechtural Elements is the store with the courage of its convictions. The look they present is unwaveringly modern, from the block sofas to the dramatic lighting cast in steel or ceramic, from the substantial wooden dining room tables to the pristine glassware. Sure some of it looks sort of scary, and most of it comes with scary price...

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Address:
573 Valencia Street
San Francisco CA 94110

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-252-8370
Hours: Mon-Sun: 12-7

Area

Reader Suggested: Area is an interior accessories store. It features a wide variety of items beautifully displayed by the owner John. With a keen eye John carries items that will please any interior designer or consumer. He also seeks out handcrafted and local products that fit well into modern interiors.

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Address:
540 Jackson Street
San Francisco CA 94133

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-989-2732

Area 51

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Area 51 is the furniture store those other furniture stores don't want you to know about. Practically the size of a small lake, the warehouse mixes a selection of vintage furniture with modern, vintage-inspired furniture and accessories. The vintage stuff is a mish-mash of iconic pieces, retro curiosities and charming appliances. The new...

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Address:
401 East Pine Street
Seattle WA 98122

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-568-5782
Hours: Mon-Tue:11-7 Wed: Closed Thu-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 12-6 Sun: Closed

Ashland & Hill

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When modernists go to the beach, Ashland & Hill is the result. The upholstered furniture and woodwork of the spacious furniture showroom is certainly modern--clean lines and solid colors abound--but there's a certain casual elegance in their pieces (designed in house, can be built to your specifications) that reflects being located a...

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Address:
2803 Main Street
Santa Monica CA 90405

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-399-7900
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

BDDW

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While most companies use SoHo to build massive self-aggrandizing temples, BDDW, a small furniture company out of Brooklyn, built out a space that's more organic than ego-centric. It is none the less a place to worship beautiful wood and craftsmanship that counts restraint among its most important tools. The vast space holds a full...

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Address:
5 Crosby Street
New York NY 10013

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-625-1230
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 12-6 Sun: Closed

Big Pagoda

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The goods of most American showrooms purporting to sell Chinese furniture are about as Chinese as Beef and Broccoli and Chow Mein. Not so at Big Pagoda. Owner Kurt Silver spent over a decade in China and Big Pagoda is the product of his years there. The store is stocked its own line of classic and contemporary Chinese furniture, made in China...

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Address:
310 Sutter Street
San Francisco CA 94108

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-415-296-8881 or 1-877-272-4632
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

Bitters Co.

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If your only experience with globalization involves talking to tech support guys in Bangalore, let Bitters Co. show you a different way. To Bitters Co., globalization means gathering interesting objects from around the world, items unique to their respective regions, and making them available at a fair price. You'll perorate on the wonders...

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Address:
513 North 36th Street
Seattle WA 98103

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-206-632-0886 or 1-866-664-2488
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Blackman Cruz

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At Blackman Cruz the objects either came from dead people, are made from dead people or animals or could easily kill you. By objects that came from dead people we of course mean antiques, but Blackman Cruz' selections are decidedly dark or just pain odd--framed mug shots, any number of phalluses, industrial tools and so on. Made from...

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Address:
836 North Highland Avenue
West Hollywood CA 90069

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-657-9228

Blackman Cruz

At Blackman Cruz the objects either came from dead people, are made from dead people or animals or could easily kill you. By objects that came from dead people we of course mean antiques, but Blackman Cruz' selections are decidedly dark or just pain odd--framed mug shots, any number of phalluses, industrial tools and so on. Made from...

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Address:
2021 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94103

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-934-9228

Boomerang for Modern

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Mid-century modern, that is. Boomerang for Modern does not concern itself with the latest crop of furniture and home accessory designers. Rather, it focuses on the iconic designers that inspired just about every modern designer. Eames to Noguchi to Wegner, the store has loaded with showroom prototypical mid-century modern design. Some of it is...

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Address:
2475 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego CA 92101

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-619-239-2040
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11:30-6 Sun: Closed

Boommodern

Reader Suggested: Boommodern was created in 1997 as a permanent retail space to feature and sell a diverse collection of 2Oth Century Modern furniture. They sell decorative arts, along with inspired industrial, primitive and architectural objects. These objects are personally selected by the partners, with an accent on the rare and...

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Address:
2218 Lee Road
Cleveland Heights OH 44118

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-216-320-1784
Hours: Mon: By Appointment Tue-Wed: 12-5pm Thu: 12-8pm Fri-Sat: 12-5pm Sun: By Appointment

Chartreuse

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Everything old is new again. Or so you'll discover as soon as entering Chartreuse. The seating, lighting, furniture and accessories conceived by the legendary designers of the first part of the 20th century blend seamlessly designs coming out of the 21th century. The floor space is crowed with vintage furniture, new productions of old...

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Address:
2609 1st Avenue
Seattle WA 98121

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Phone: 1-206-328-5811 or 1-877-328-4844
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sat: 12-6:30 Sun: 12-5

Commute Home

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Your commute home never looked so good. Commute Home deals in the modern furniture of your dreams. Chic accessories and art pieces abound, but the stars of the show are their custom-built tables, benches and beds. Simple lines come together with first-class materials in beautiful formations. Combine a marble slab with sturdy steel legs for a...

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Address:
819 Queen Street West
Toronto ON M6J 1G1

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Hours: Mon-Wed: 11-6 Thu-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Creantik

Reader Suggested: All my furniture is created from previous factory or workshop elements, which are transformed from their original functions in order to create an unprecedented and exceptional touch to your interior or exterior decoration.

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Address:
820 Route de Mallemort
84380 Mazan

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Phone: 33-(0)6-07-04-97-90

Danish Teak Classics

Reader Suggested: Danish Teak Classics specializes in the kind of furniture known as "Danish Modern" design--that is, furniture and accessories mainly designed and produced during the mid-20th century in Denmark. They have a ton of well-priced primarily teak but also some rosewood and walnut Danish modern furniture. Much of it...

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Address:
1500 Jackson Street NE Suite 277
Minneapolis MN 55413

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Phone: 1-612-362-7870
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Fri: 12-5 Sat: 11-5 Sun: 12-4

De La Espada

De La Espada's process is a simple one really. They take brilliant black walnut and white oak from sustainable forests in the US and turn them into modern furniture pieces using traditional craftsmanship methods at a workshop in Spain. These sleek, substantial pieces honor the superior materials and expert craftsmen that begot them.

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Address:
60 Sloane Avenue
London
SW3 3DD

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Phone: 44-(0)20-7581-4474
Hours: Mon-Tue: 10-6 Wed: 10-7 Thu-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5

De La Espada

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De La Espada's process is a simple one really. They take brilliant black walnut and white oak from sustainable forests in the US and turn them into modern furniture pieces using traditional craftsmanship methods at a workshop in Spain. These sleek, substantial pieces honor the superior materials and expert craftsmen that begot them.

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Address:
8483 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood CA 90069

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Phone: 1-323-951-0185
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

De La Espada

De La Espada's process is a simple one really. They take brilliant black walnut and white oak from sustainable forests in the US and turn them into modern furniture pieces using traditional craftsmanship methods at a workshop in Spain. These sleek, substantial pieces honor the superior materials and expert craftsmen that begot them.

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Address:
33 Greene Street
New York NY 10013

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Phone: 1-212-625-1039
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Desiron

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There's modern furniture of plastic-cast, ply-curved, oddly-shaped, color-splashed variety, and then there's the stuff of heavy woods, neutral tones, and grand scale. If a fan of the later, look no further than Desiron. This is modern furniture for grown-ups. Tables go on for miles and are made from slabs of walnut, ash or oak. Beds...

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Address:
151 Wooster Street
New York NY 10012

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Phone: 1-212-353-2600
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Dexterity

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We like intricate, traditionally crafted furniture shaped by thousands of years of history and culture as much as the next person, but in the case of Asian furniture sometimes we feel like saying "Yeah, but what have you been up to lately?" Dexterity is what. The generously stocked furniture and accessories store presents a vast...

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Address:
773 Queen Street West
Toronto ON M6J 1G1

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Phone: 1-416-703-6185
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Dune

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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...

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Address:
88 Franklin Street
New York NY 10013

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Phone: 1-212-925-6171
Hours: Mon-Thu: 11-7 Fri: 11-5 Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Egbert's

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There's a certain been there, done that quality to Egbert's that's hard not to notice. They don't impress you with their dramatic displays or try to get your attention with their zany furniture. No, after decades in the business, Egbert's is content to curate an eclectic collection of well-designed furniture,...

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Address:
2221 1st Street
Seattle WA 98121

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-206-728-5682
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Empiric

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Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas, tables, storage units and beds in the line are classic '40s with simple, sleek lines and an air of seriousness to them. Interspersed among these are...

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Address:
7918 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Phone: 1-323-634-7323
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Empiric

Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas, tables, storage units and beds in the line are classic '40s with simple, sleek lines and an air of seriousness to them. Interspersed among these are...

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Address:
6021 Washington Boulevard
Culver City CA 90232

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Phone: 1-310-842-9777
Hours: By Chance or By Appointment

Fluid Living

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Modern furniture stores are known for the sparse merchandising, 3-items-in-a-room syndrome shall we call it. At Fluid Living the furniture is certainly modern but they opted for the 3000-item-in-a-really-large-room business model. The 6000 square foot warehouse is comfortably filled with items for all aspects of life. The furniture is modern,...

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Address:
55 Mill Street
Building 8
Toronto ON M5A 3C4

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Phone: 1-416-850-4266
Hours: Mon-Wed: 11-6 Thu-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Form Vintage Modern

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At Form Vintage Modern you'll see two different approaches to the same aesthetic. First are mid-century modern furnishings in pristine condition. Teak chairs, Danish casegoods, low-lying fabric couches--all the standards are there. Interspersed between these iconic pieces are official reproductions of vintage classics and modern accessories.

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Address:
5330 College Avenue
Oakland CA 94618

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Phone: 1-510-420-1950
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sun: 12-6

Garden Street Bazaar

Reader Suggested: Huge fuschia pink building in the North Narrabeen industrial area in the northern beaches area of Sydney. Great eclectic range of antique, mid-century and second hand furniture and collectables. Always refreshing to check out new stock and spend some time wandering through the many rooms. Incredible collection of vintage...

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Address:
62 Garden Street
North Narrabeen NSW 2101

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Phone: 61-(0)2-9970-8855
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sun: 10-5pm

Gibson

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"We expect people to shop a little at our shop and then a lot at places like Ikea or Crate & Barrel," we overhead Gary Gibson of Gibson telling a young couple during our visit (we're sneaky like that)--and that's all we needed to be sold on Gibson. The store is a mixture of Gibson's own furniture and rug designs,...

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Address:
7350 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-934-4248
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9-6 Sat: 11-5 Sun: Closed

Gingko

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In the world of furniture "custom made" is too often code for "out of your price range," and "Asian" evokes images the Buddhas, temples and intricate carvings. In Gingko, both these problems are but a bad memory. The furniture shop produces its own extensive line of furniture, including several different models...

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Address:
249 9th Street
San Francisco CA 94103

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Phone: 1-415-552-4312
Hours: Mon-Sun: 10-6

Gingko

In the world of furniture "custom made" is too often code for "out of your price range," and "Asian" evokes images the Buddhas, temples and intricate carvings. In Gingko, both these problems are but a bad memory. The furniture shop produces its own extensive line of furniture, including several different models...

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Address:
248 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto CA 94301

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Phone: 1-650-324-7969
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-6 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 11-5

Gingko

In the world of furniture "custom made" is too often code for "out of your price range," and "Asian" evokes images the Buddhas, temples and intricate carvings. In Gingko, both these problems are but a bad memory. The furniture shop produces its own extensive line of furniture, including several different models...

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Address:
610 SW 12th Street
Portland OR 97205

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Phone: 1-503-224-5993
Hours: Mon-Wed: 11-6 Thu: 11-7 Fri: 11-6 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 11-5

Good

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Name your store "Good" and you're just asking for endless sarcastic comments. (Just off the top of our heads: It's not that good. Not good enough. Good-bye.) But, after spending some time in the store, hell, we think it should have been named Great. Good is that rare home store that casually blends vintage and new, modern...

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Address:
88 Charles Street
Boston MA 02114

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-617-722-9200 or 1-866-426-4663
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5

Great Jones Home

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Great Jones Home is testament to the wonderful home design that's possible when you don't pay attention to price brackets or themes. The store in anchored by serious French country antiques. These large, pristine pieces scream country chic and come complete with serious prices. But intermixed with the antiques are new furniture...

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Address:
1921 2nd Avenue
Seattle WA 98101

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Phone: 1-206-448-9405
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Greener Lifestyles

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Who said "it's not easy being green"? With Greener Lifestyles it's not just easy, it's a blast. The home and accessories stocks a full line of all-natural, fair-trade products, constructed using sustainable resources. But we're not talking about hemp hammocks and burlap upholstered sofas. Sofas are stuffed with...

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Address:
5317 Ballard Avenue NW
Seattle WA 98107

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Phone: 1-206-545-4405
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 11-5

Hardware

In the furniture at Hardware seems custom-built for Andre The Giant (RIP) don't be alarmed. They used big materials. The furniture of Hardware is created using salvaged home building materials of yesteryear. Barns, wide-plant hardwoods, old doors, and the like are reborn into harvest tables, stools, buffets and armoires that are, shall...

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Address:
760 Queen Street East
Toronto ON M4M 1H4

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Phone: 1-416-462-3099
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Henrybuilt

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Henry probably didn't make your new table, but Scott or another craftsman probably did. Name after founder Scott Hudson's grandfather, Hernybuilt hand builds furniture and kitchen cabinetry in its own workshop. The woodwork has a simple, modern aesthetic, but is by no means cold or aloof. Whether picking a walnut dining room table...

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Address:
913 Western Avenue
Seattle WA 98104

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Phone: 1-206-624-5656 or 1-866-624-9270
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 12-5:45 Sun: Closed

Henrybuilt

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Henry probably didn't make your new table, but Scott or another craftsman probably did. Name after founder Scott Hudson's grandfather, Hernybuilt hand builds furniture and kitchen cabinetry in its own workshop. The woodwork has a simple, modern aesthetic, but is by no means cold or aloof. Whether picking a walnut dining room table...

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Address:
79 Grand Street
New York NY 10013

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Phone: 1-212-966-5797
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Histoire

Reader Suggested: To all of you who are interested in the concept of Scandinavian Modernism I wish to point out an interesting store in The Netherlands, Histoire. Their collection of designs by the "Grand Masters of Good Design" such as Finn Juhl, Hans Wegner, Nanna Ditzel and Arne Jacobsen is brought together and available in...

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Address:
Turfstraat 7a
6811 HL Arnhem

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Phone: 31-(0)26-370-90-80
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sat: 10:30-5:30 Sun: Closed

Hive

If calling something "modernist" has become a backhanded compliment in the design world, than no one told Hive. The store celebrates modernism in all its glory. Here, modern design is as its best, with piece after piece that show what can happen when basic items in our home are rethought and recast. More importantly, the pieces at...

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Address:
820 NW Glisan Street
Portland OR 97209

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-503-242-1967 or 1-866-663-4483
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Homework

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Homework may be over after college, but most people's homes could definitely use some work. That's why the kind folks at Homework are here. The store carries simple, stylish home and personal accessories. There are pillows, lighting, mobiles, vases and other home accents. Drawing from a number of small designers from across the...

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Address:
139 South La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-936-6139
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 11-6 Sun: 11-4

Inform Interiors

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Infrom is that rare furniture store that pays homage to the past and looks toward the future. The past in this case is the iconic mid-century modern pieces in new production runs. This includes the best of Noguchi, Eames and their comrades. Next to these icons is new work--lighting, furniture and accessories designed by the best of...

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Address:
2032 8th Avenue
Seattle WA 98121

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Phone: 1-206-622-1608
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5

Inform Interiors

Inform is that rare furniture store that pays homage to the past and looks toward the future. The past in this case is the iconic mid-century modern pieces in new production runs. This includes the best of Noguchi, Eames and their comrades. Next to these icons is new work--lighting, furniture and accessories designed by the best of...

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Address:
50 Water Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1A1

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Phone: 1-604-682-3868
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat; 10-5:30 Sun: 12-5

Inside

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Don't discount the value of a good reproduction. The bedrock of Inside's collection are reproductions of mid-century modern classics, made as their creators would have wanted them. Eames chairs. George Nelson lamps. That sort of thing. This is alongside some modern (non-reproduction) furniture pieces and the works of local artists on...

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Address:
149 Gough Street
San Francisco CA 94102

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Phone: 1-415-861-5975
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Jalan

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The rub with buying anything Asian in a Western country is authenticity. Yes, your table was made in China but so was my alarm clock. Would the piece ever be seen in a proper Chinese home? That is a more relevant question. And that's also why place like Jalan became an invaluable resource. The products there are the culmination of years...

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Address:
699 Queen Street West
Toronto ON M6J 1E6

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-416-504-3473
Hours: Mon-Wed: 11-6 Thu-Fri: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Just Scandinavian

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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...

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Address:
161 Hudson Street
New York NY 10013

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Phone: 1-212-334-2556
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Karkula

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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...

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Address:
48 Walker Street
New York NY 10013

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Phone: 1-212-645-2216
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: Closed

Koma Designs

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Hear a store described as vintage, retro, modern, functional and ethnic all at the same time and you'd expect a shop with a serious personality disorder. Koma Designs is anything but. Like a good cocktail party, Koma brings together items from different walks of life and blends them to create a delightful, cohesive space. Mid-century...

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Address:
1239 Queen Street West
Toronto ON 2004

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-416-532-5662
Hours: Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-5

Koo de Kir

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Let's face it, not everyone has good taste. Luckily, we live in a society where what you don't have you can buy. Above all, Koo de Kir is a purveyor of good taste. Whether buying for yourself or others, choose among their ever-churning collection of furniture, accessories, lighting, tableware and bath products. You simply can't...

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Address:
65 Chestnut Street
Boston MA 02108

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-617-723-8111
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 10-5 Sun: 12-5

La Cafetière

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Americans certainly know how to do casual and by now we've learned how to do elegant. But, casual elegance is a trait that still eludes the typical American home. Enter the South of France, the undisputed king of casual elegance. Drawing from its French roots, La Cafetière stocks chic tableware, textiles and furniture. The tableware has...

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Address:
160 9th Avenue
New York NY 10011

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Phone: 1-646-486-0667
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 10-7:30 Sun: 12-6:30

Lawson-Fenning

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If ever a furniture shop encapsulates the eclectic, often contradictory aspects of the Los Angeles area, Lawson-Fenning is it. Consider that the city is ground zero for Hollywood Regency, was the longtime home and workplace of Ray and Charles Eames, and hosts a bright crop of modernist architects and designers and it makes the Lawson-Fenning...

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Address:
7257 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-934-0048
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

Lawson-Fenning

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If ever a furniture shop encapsulates the eclectic, often contradictory aspects of the Los Angeles area, Lawson-Fenning is it. Consider that the city is ground zero for Hollywood Regency, was the longtime home and workplace of Ray and Charles Eames, and hosts a bright crop of modernist architects and designers and it makes the Lawson-Fenning...

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Address:
1618 Silverlake Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90026

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-660-1500
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

LIMN

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Is it a New York furniture showroom you want? A massive space complete with massively expensive avant-garde furniture, conceptual design accessories and a demure staff clad in back? LIMN is everything you're looking for and more, and in California no less. Browse clever design accessories from world renowned industrial designers and...

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Address:
290 Townsend Street
San Francisco CA 94107

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-543-5466
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30-6 Sat-Sun: 11-6

LIMN

Is it a New York furniture showroom you want? A massive space complete with massively expensive avant-garde furniture, conceptual design accessories and a demure staff clad in back? LIMN is everything you're looking for and more, and in California no less. Browse clever design accessories from world renowned industrial designers and...

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Address:
501 Arden Way
Sacramento CA 95815

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-916-564-2900
Hours: Mon: 12-6 Tue-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 11-5:30 Sun: Closed

LIMN

Is it a New York furniture showroom you want? A massive space complete with massively expensive avant-garde furniture, conceptual design accessories and a demure staff clad in back? LIMN is everything you're looking for and more. Browse clever design accessories from world renowned industrial designers and high-concept furniture and...

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Address:
629 Western Avenue
Seattle WA 98104

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Phone: 1-206-696-7077

LIMN

Is it a New York furniture showroom you want? A massive space complete with massively expensive avant-garde furniture, conceptual design accessories and a demure staff clad in back? LIMN is everything you're looking for and more, and in California no less. Browse clever design accessories from world renowned industrial designers and...

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Address:
169 North La Brea
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-931-6500
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30-6 Sat-Sun: 11-6

Made

Reader Suggested: Great furniture store featuring local design stars, including one-of-a-kind and custom pieces.

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Address:
867 Dundas Street West
Toronto ON M6J 1V6

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-416-607-6384
Hours: Mon: By Appointment Tue-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Matthew Izzo

Matthew Izzo is magazine spread shopping. The store has an uncanny knack for stocking the furniture, accessories and apparel that show up in magazine spreads from New York to LA. Clothing for men and women is generally casual and stylish. Swedish denim that's nearly impossible to find? The up-and-coming LA brand that was in Vogue last...

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Address:
151 North 3rd Street
Philadelphia PA 19106

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-215-829-0606
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 11-5

MC & Co

The calm, serene space at MC&Co stands in stand contrast to the more typical design store, drenched in color and gleaming with haughty industrial design. But if a home is meant to be a relaxing and rejuvenating space, then MC&Co seems the more considered of enterprises. The impossible to miss, bright white space is home to the work a...

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Address:
57 North 6th Street
Brooklyn NY 11211

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-388-3551
Hours: Mon-Thu: By Appointment Fri-Sun: 12-7

Minima

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There's modern and then there's Minima. At Minima, modern means high concept show pieces that would fit right in as part of the MOMA permanent collection. A typical piece? Imagine a massive chandelier made of wire, glass and metal. Each individual light consists of a tube covered with a translucent close up image of an old...

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Address:
118 North 3rd Street
Philadelphia PA 19106

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-215-922-2002
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Mixture

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If Mixture could only just move a few extra pieces out of their space and hand us the keys to the place we'd be all set. Situated in an inspiring warehouse loft are dozens of inspired modern furniture pieces and accessories, with an emphasis on European designers and manufacturers. Wood pieces are the most impressive. Dining room tables...

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Address:
2210 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego CA 92101

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-619-239-4788 or 1-800-903-1913

Modernica

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Some people's heroes are Koufax, Robinson and Mayes. For other people it's Eames, Nelson and Noguchi. Modernica is for the latter group. Finding "original" pieces designed by such icons can be extremely difficult and prohibitively expensive. Modernica has taken designs and faithfully and carefully recreated them for all...

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Address:
7366 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-323-933-0383
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Modernlink

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Whether you like your modern old or new, Modernlink has something worth looking at. The shop began as one dedicated to mid-century modern design. They import containers worth of wooden and upholstered furniture from Scandinavia. This is top tier stuff from Wegner, Jacobsen and friends in good condition and there's enough of it to a make...

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Address:
35 Bond Street
New York NY 10012

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-254-1300
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-7

Modern Stone Age

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In this modern world of wooden floors and furniture and stainless steel everything else, stone has gotten a raw deal. Freed from the injustice of a kitchen counter only existence, Modern Stone Age makes a strong case for the use of stone throughout our homes. There are small items like lamps, vases, fountains, picture frames and even slate...

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Address:
54 Greene Street
New York NY 10013

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-219-0383
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Moss

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More museum of industrial design than design store, Moss displays its collection of exquisite modernist home accessories like artwork. The long, bright, sanitary space has several rows of products for customers to snake through, each accompanied by a note listing the designer and country of origin. Among the items are toasters, toothbrush...

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Address:
146 Greene Street
New York NY 10012

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-204-7100
Hours: Mon--Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Moss

More museum of industrial design than design store, Moss displays its collection of exquisite modernist home accessories like artwork. Among the items are toasters, toothbrush holders, colanders and ashtrays and larger items such as coffee tables and chairs. The prices will sometimes make you feel like you are buying art right off a...

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Address:
8444 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90069

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-323-866-5260
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: Closed

Muleh

Reader Suggested: A unique lifestyle store that mixes very cool furniture, fashion and art you don't find everywhere.

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Address:
1831 14th Street NW
Washington DC 20009

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-202-667-3440
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-5

My Own Space

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My Own Space certainly has many, many ways to make a space your own. The shop carries a somewhat unconventional mixture of modern furnishings and accessories that includes tried and true American companies, some Italian design behemoths and a few smaller American companies. The aesthetic goes from approachable contemporary design to high-concept...

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Address:
7840 Girard Street
La Jolla CA 92037

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-858-459-0099

Nest

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Anyone who's watched a nature TV show knows with what painstaking care a mama bird will go about constructing a nest. Consider Nest as the homo sapien equivalent to the forest floor. The store is nothing if not carefully stocked, presenting a collection of furniture and accessories that play off one another to create a warm, whimsical...

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Address:
396A 7th Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11215

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-965-3491
Hours: Mon: 12-7 Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

No. 8b

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For some time, the rack or two of menswear inside Project No. 8 has been a source of some of the most considered yet creative men's clothing in New York. From these relatively humble beginnings came No. 8b, the Project No. 8 team's ambitious standalone men's boutique. The designers represented at the shop share an almost obsessive...

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Address:
38 Orchard Street
New York NY 10002

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 212-925-5599
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 12-7 Sun: 12-6

Nomad

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Imagine 10,000 quaint villages mashed into one and you might have an idea of Nomad's interior. The outpost collects folk art and crafts from across the globe to make for a quirky, colorful environment. The hundreds of items in its ever-changing collection include jewelry, books, home furnishings, textiles and even figurines (ever wanted...

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Address:
1741 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02140

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-617-497-6677
Hours: Mon-Tue: 10-6 Wed-Fri: 10-7 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-6

Open Air Modern

Good selection of vintage and mid century furniture.

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Address:
606 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11222

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-383-6465
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Fri: 1-8:30pm Sat- Sun: 11-8:30pm

Open House

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In any city, there are stores that elevate the collective style of the area, as if people were just waiting for someone to show them what's possible and achievable. Open House is one such destination. The store collects modern furniture and accessories from across the country with an eye towards keeping things affordable and accessible....

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Address:
107 South 13th Street
Philadelphia PA 19107

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-215-922-1415
Hours: Mon-Tue: 11-7 Wed-Sat: 11-8 Sun: 12-5

Orange Skin

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In other modern furniture stores we seen shelves lined with miniatures of classic modern chairs. At Orange Skin we saw the same thing, only in the full size variety. Such is the scale at which the store operates. Opened by two architects, expect to see the most audacious versions of beds, lights, and bathroom fixtures around. Most products are...

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Address:
223 West Erie Street
Chicago IL 60610

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-312-335-1033
Hours: Mon - Sat: 10-6pm Sun: Closed

Pearl River

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Why go to Chinatown, when Chinatown comes to you? Pearl River, in its cavernous SoHo space, is a huge collection of all things Chinese. The multi-leveled store carries cookware, home accessories, furniture, paper goods, shoes, clothing, specialty food items, and much, much more. Throwing a party? The store has lots of party supplies and...

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Address:
477 Broadway
New York NY 10013

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-431-4770 or 1-800-878-2446
Hours: Mon-Sun: 10-7:20

Pieces

Lee Kleinhelter founded Pieces in 2004. Her background and experience in interior design has helped to make Pieces a destination for Atlanta's upscale society homes. Lee's goal is to bring Southern California style to Atlanta area homes.

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Address:
3234-A Roswell Road
Atlanta GA 30305

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-404-869-2476
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 10-5 Sun: Closed

Plushpod

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Yes, if you furnished your home top to bottom with furniture and accessories from Plushpod your space would look rather severe--high-concept modern furniture has a way of going there. But that's not the point. At Plushpod there are hundreds of pieces, big and small, $20-10000, all quite modern. And how you mix and match is up to you....

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Address:
8211 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-323-951-0748 or 1-866-758-7430
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 10-4

Propeller

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Propeller is not just another nonsensical, hipper-than-thou store name. To us at least, it refers to the careers or promising young designer the store helps propel. The furniture and accessories store is a slightly jumbled assortment of attractive, modern pieces. But fancy Italian and Scandinavian names are nowhere to be found. The store...

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Address:
555 Hayes Street
San Francisco CA

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-701-7667

Property

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At Property, the love for modern furniture runs deep. The boxiest of tables sits next to the curviest of chairs, the most playful coffee tables commiserates with the most serious of sofas. The most whimsical of chandelier hangs over the simplest of beds. The tie that binds all these pieces is they're modern, or rather different...

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Address:
14 Wooster Street
New York NY 10013

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-917-237-0123
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 12-6 Sun: Close

Quasi Modo

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With modern furniture and accessories going in so many different directions (organic, industrial, or space-age; metal, wood, or plastic) it's hard to point at one aesthetic and say "that's modern." Quasi Modo stocks the type of modern furniture we can call traditional modern; the type of furniture that pops in your head when...

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Address:
789 Queen Street West
Toronto ON M6J 1G1

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-416-703-8300 or 1-888-676-3222
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5

Retrofit Home

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Retrofit Home strives to give your home that retro feel. Sure, one way to get that retro feel is to buy mid-century modern, but alas it's also a quick way to bankrupt. Retrofit's approach is fairly simple--new products in decidedly retro shapes, colors and fabrics. A couch is upholstered in familiar round and square patterns....

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Address:
1419 12th Street
Seattle WA 98122

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-568-4663
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Fri: 11-6 Sat: 12-8 Sun: 12-4

Rico

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If fine furnishings and home accessories never look so good as when they're properly lit, at Rico modern furnishings look their very best. The store features the lighting designs of owner and lighting designer Rico Espinet. The lighting of Espinet and a handful of other designers is modern, with retro, deco and worldly touches. It is the...

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Address:
384 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11217

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-797-2077
Hours: Mon-Sun: 12-7

Room Service

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Full dozens classic modern furniture pieces and hundreds of chic accessories, Room Service is one stop shop for those seeking a fun, modern lifestyle. Affordable reproductions of iconic pieces by Eames, Nelson, Van der Rohe and others sit among the store's own line of modern furniture. The selection ranges from demure, serious pieces...

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Address:
625 North Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs CA 92262

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-760-318-9331
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Room Service

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Full dozens classic modern furniture pieces and hundreds of chic accessories, Room Service is one stop shop for those seeking a fun, modern lifestyle. Affordable reproductions of iconic pieces by Eames, Nelson, Van der Rohe and others sit among the store's own line of modern furniture. The selection ranges from demure, serious pieces...

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Address:
5901 West Third Street
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-692-9221
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Room Service

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Full dozens classic modern furniture pieces and hundreds of chic accessories, Room Service is one stop shop for those seeking a fun, modern lifestyle. Affordable reproductions of iconic pieces by Eames, Nelson, Van der Rohe and others sit among the store's own line of modern furniture. The selection ranges from demure, serious pieces...

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Address:
81 South Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena CA 91105

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-626-795-4800

Shelter

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Maintaining the grandiosity of a modern furniture showroom minus the snootiness that usually comes along with it, Shelter is a one-stop shop for high-end modern furniture. The large space is organized into different rooms of the home, with plenty of items of variety. There are several beds, dining room tables and chairs, including...

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Address:
7920 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-937-3222
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-7 Sun: 12-6

Shelter

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Maintaining the grandiosity of a modern furniture showroom minus the snootiness that usually comes along with it, Shelter is a one-stop shop for high-end modern furniture. The large space is organized into different rooms of the home, with plenty of items of variety. There are several beds, dining room tables and chairs, including...

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Address:
1433 5th Street
Santa Monica CA 90401

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-451-3536
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-7 Sun: 12-6

Show

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We've walked through many a 10,000 sq. ft modern design stores and found nothing we wanted or, for that matter, could afford. Then there are stores like Show, where in a couple hundred square feet you find you want every item and you're surprised that you can afford many of them. The "lifestyle" store is full of musts for a...

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Address:
1722 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90027

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-323-644-1960
Hours: Mon-Sun: 11-6

Skynear

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We're not sure what "Skynear" is referencing, but we're guessing it has something to do with their 4 levels of furniture and lighting. You can find everything you need to outfit your home here, from beds to bar stools, office chairs to armoires. Unlike other home stores, Skynear is an equal opportunity retailer, carrying...

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Address:
2122 18th Street NW
Washington DC 20009

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-202-797-7160
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Sonrisa Furniture

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Stainless steel appliances may be all the rage now but let us not forget steel's more humble beginnings. File cabinets, office desks, card catalogs and lockers are how steel first entered our home and work lives. Sonrisa pays tribute to this machine-age past by collecting a variety of vintage steel furniture salvaged from schools,...

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Address:
7609 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-323-935-8438
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

Stitch

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In Stitch we find a style that seems uniquely well-fitted to Chicago. Furniture like a sleek, straight-forward platform beds and handsome leather ottoman is clean and simple, but not too-cool-for-school. Luggage is utilitarian, without being dowdy--think chic leather duffel bags and sturdy rollers. Bedding is modern, but not too loud. The...

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Address:
1723 North Damen Avenue
Chicago IL 60647

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-773-782-1570
Hours: Mon-Fri: 12-7 Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-5

Stylegarage

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Does you home's style need a tune up? Try the Stylegarage. The tasteful furniture store offers its own line of furniture and accessories emphasizing premium materials and careful construction. Dining room tables use wired safety glass on steel legs. A bench is made with a massive block of Douglas Fir. A sofa combines curves, corners and...

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Address:
938 Queen Street West
Toronto ON M6J 1G8

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-416-534-4343 or 1-866-534-4343
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Symmetry

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Asian and modern furniture stores usually occupy diametrically opposed areas of the home design landscape. Symmetry effortlessly marries the two aesthetics as if they were meant for each other all their lives. The decidedly grown-up store--we imagine a typical customer to be a doctor in her '40s with a thriving private practice and a...

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Address:
1925 West Division Street
Chicago IL 60622

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-773-645-0502
Hours: Mon: By Appointment Tue-Fri: 11-6 Sat-Sun: 11-5

The Future Perfect

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The vision of the future presented to us in TV and movies always seems to involve one-piece body-hugging spandex suits and furnishings whose purpose is not outwardly apparent. We much prefer the future as presented by The Future Perfect. The exquisite furniture and accessories gallery is a perfect mix of goods that are hip and edgy without being...

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Address:
115 North 6th Street
Brooklyn NY 11211

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-599-6278
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 12-9 Sun: 12-7

Thousand Cranes

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Most of us know futons as "college furniture". Enter Thousand Cranes, the Japanese futon shop. It seems in Japan futons are perfectly stylish and functional pieces of furniture. Thousand Cranes lets you pick a frame and match with a ridiculous number of different fabrics for coverings. But calling Thousand Cranes a futon shop would...

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Address:
1803 4th Street
Berkeley CA 94710

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-510-849-0501
Hours: Mon-Sun: 10-6

Tim Clarke

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Pure modernism would seem rather incongruous to its beachside environment, so Tim Clarke has embraced another aesthetic, namely coastal modernism. Pieces are clean and simple, but also natural. Slab tables accentuate the cracks and imperfections of the wood. Clear glass vases twist and turn like vines. Couches are upholstered in a sturdy canvas...

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Address:
2110 Main Street
Santa Monica CA 90405

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-452-8374

Tiny Living

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Think about just about any indispensable item for the home and Tiny Living has a version that performs the same function while taking up less space. Sometimes it's by clever arrangement: ottomans that slide cleverly under a special sofa or a spice rack that can be mounted underneath a cabinet. Sometimes it's by combining functions:...

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Address:
125 East 7th Street
New York NY 10009

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-228-2748
Hours: Mon: 12-9 Tue: Closed Wed-Fri: 12-9 Sat-Sun: 11-9

Tortoise

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So you thought you were cool when you saw "Lost in Translation" before anyone else, but now the whole world has seen it. It's time to kick your Japano-phile induced coolness up a few notches by visiting Tortoise. "Those are some cool forks you have there". Gee thanks, if memory serves they were designed by Sori Yanagi...

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Address:
1208 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice CA 90291

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-310-314-8448
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sun: 12-6

Twentieth

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Twentieth rents its furniture for movie and TV sets with regularity and there are no shortage of pieces that are in the compact car price range. But that shouldn't stop you from stopping by anyway. The huge store is a space worth visiting for anyone who enjoys modernism in any of its forms. One side of the split showroom is all vintage...

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Address:
8057 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-323-904-1200
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 12-5 Sun: Closed

Two Jakes

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Two Jakes is actually two adjacent spaces. Each would be a wonderful store in its own right but together they're a indispensable resource for new and vintage furniture. While many vintage-furniture shops focus on wooden chairs, tables and casegoods, Two Jakes focuses on office furniture. There are endless varieties of office chairs, desks...

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Address:
320 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11211

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-718-782-7780
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sun: 11-7

Unica Home

You want to visit Egypt, Paris, New York, ancient Rome, Venice, the stratosphere, the circus and Celine Dion in one trip. You know where to go. You want to see every desk, bed, rug, lamp, chair and bookcase currently manufactured by a modern design company. You know where to go. Unica Home carries so much stuff you'll be amazed that one...

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Address:
7540 South Industrial Road #501
Las Vegas NV 89139

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-702-616-9280 or 1-888-89-UNICA
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

Urban Ease

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Urban we'll give them, but the furniture at Urban Ease is not the type that puts one at ease. It's the type that demands your attention. The store collects hardware and fixtures from Europe, along with furniture made across the US to create a striking tribute to modernism. If you're the type that obsesses over the curves of a...

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Address:
2512 2nd Avenue
Seattle WA 98121

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-443-9546
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6

Velocity Art & Design

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If the Experience Music Project and the Seattle Public Library didn't convince you, Velocity Art & Design should settle the issue: Seattle is a modern design friendly sort of town. The store is a vivacious and varied collection of furniture, accessories, personal items and art. Velocity understands that modern doesn't need to...

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Address:
2122 2nd Avenue
Seattle WA 98121

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-206-781-9494 or 1-866-781-9494
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Weego Home

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Modernists tend to use "contemporary" as a bad word, a synonym for boring, ordinary, unremarkable. The furniture of Weego Home is contemporary without being all those other things. Just stepping into their space will convince you of that. The store's extensive line of sofas and furniture, some of it in-house, some of it from...

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Address:
2939 Main Street
Santa Monica CA 90405

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Phone: 1-310-392-8460
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 11-6

Wildbird

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For most city folk, the closest they come to communing with nature is watching a show about the lions of the Serengeti on the TV. Consider Wildbird a slow, safe introduction to the great outdoors. The shop opened as a bird feed and house shop--a simple, easy way to attract nature to your urban digs. They've since taken the organic,...

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Address:
622 Mount Pleasant Road
Toronto ON M4S 2M8

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Phone: 1-416-484-4080
Hours: Mon-Thu: 10-5:30 Fri: 10-7:30 Sat: 10-5:30 Sun: 12:30-5

Wonk

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While modern furniture outfits favor pieces with slim and slender lines, Wonk's designs are kind of plump and block-y. While most wooden modern furniture comes in deep, rich shades, Wonk's units are often light and fresh. Wonk offers its own interpretation of what modern furniture can be, whether it's a solid cylindrical coffee...

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Address:
68 Jay Street #101
Brooklyn NY 11201

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Phone: 1-718-596-8026
Hours: Mon-Sun: 12-7

Wonk

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While modern furniture outfits favor pieces with slim and slender lines, Wonk's designs are kind of plump and block-y. While most wooden modern furniture comes in deep, rich shades, Wonk's units are often light and fresh. Wonk offers its own interpretation of what modern furniture can be, whether it's a solid cylindrical coffee...

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Address:
160-A North 4th Street
Brooklyn NY 11211

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Phone: 1-718-218-7750
Hours: Mon-Fri: 1-8 Sat-Sun: 12-7

Yolk

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There's a good chance that any two adjacent design items at Yolk were produced thousands of miles apart, are made of completely different materials, and are in completely different price ranges. Such is the global, frenetic world of product design the Yolk does well to keep up with. Atop and abound a most modern and serious line of modern...

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Address:
1626 Silver Lake Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90026

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Phone: 1-323-660-4315
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Wed: 11-7 Thu: 12-8 Fri: 11-7 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-6

Zinc Details

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If you know anything about San Francisco, it's that a design store where everyone wears black turtlenecks will be a miserable failure. The owners of Zinc Details appreciate the wear flowers in you hair attitude of San Francisco. All you have to do is look in on the colorful items at Zinc Details to understand that this is not your ordinary...

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Address:
2410 California Street
San Francisco CA 94115

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-415-776-9002
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Zonal

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Zonal's antique furnishings are nicked and scratched because been around a long time, not because some designer was trying achieve a "distressed" look. That sort of honesty pervades all of the store's furnishings. Most present are the antique wooden furniture pieces like harvest tables, small rocking chairs, desks and...

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Address:
538 Hayes Street
San Francisco CA 94102

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Phone: 1-415-255-5307
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat:11-6 Sun: 12-5

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