Lighting Stores
A list of the coolest lighting shops around.
Acquire
North End - Boston, MA United StatesReader 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."
Boommodern
Cleveland Heights - Cleveland Heights, OH United StatesReader 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...
Chartreuse
Belltown - Seattle, WA United StatesEverything 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...
Eclectisaurus
Cabbagetown - Toronto, ON CanadaReader Suggested: Eclectisaurus sells great Brocante (French for vintage goods). An unusually wide selection of really cool things, from Furnishings to Lighting, Kitchen stuff, Art, even Clothing & Jewelry. Very friendly staff and fair prices make Eclectisaurus one of the best stores in Toronto.
Empiric
Culver City - Culver City, CA United StatesRarely 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...
Empiric
Mid City/Beverly - Los Angeles, CA United StatesRarely 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...
Garden Street Bazaar
North Narabeen - North Narrabeen, NSW AustraliaReader 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....
Hive
Pearl District - Portland, OR United StatesIf 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...
Illuminations
Georgetown - Washington, DC United StatesIllumintations is a modern lighting store that knows its audience. Among the more reserved and conservative atmosphere of the Capitol, the store offers clean, classic modern lighting, combining steel, glass, plastic and wire in interesting ways....
Illuminations
Downtown - Washington, DC United StatesIllumintations is a modern lighting store that knows its audience. Among the more reserved and conservative atmosphere of the Capitol, the store offers clean, classic modern lighting, combining steel, glass, plastic and wire in interesting ways. Track lighting is made of thin wire and delicate...
Inform Interiors
Downtown - Seattle, WA United StatesInfrom 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....
Inform Interiors
Gastown - Vancouver, BC CanadaInform 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...
Karkula
Tribeca - New York, NY United StatesThere'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....
Koo de Kir
Beacon Hill - Boston, MA United StatesLet'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...
Let There Be Neon
Tribeca - New York, NY United StatesIf you've ever wondered where neon signs come from, at least in New York, the answer is Let There Be Neon. The shop is the destination in New York for light-emitting signage, mainly neon, but also LED and other lighting systems. The space...
Light Me Up... Turn Me On
Cow Hollow - San Francisco, CA United StatesWant to instantly make a room look better, bolder, more beautiful? Start with the lighting. Light Me Up... Turn Me On specializes in architectural lighting, the type of lighting that can transform the look and feel of a room. Unlike the many...
LIMN
Hollywood - Los Angeles, CA United StatesIs 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...
LIMN
Pioneer Square - Seattle, WA United StatesIs 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...
LIMN
North Sacramento - Sacramento, CA United StatesIs 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...
LIMN
SoMa - San Francisco, CA United StatesIs 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...