Lighting Stores
A list of the coolest lighting shops around.
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...
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...
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 CanadaInfrom 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
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...
Lost City Arts
Flatiron - New York, NY United StatesEstablished in 1982, Lost City Arts is a stalwart in the New York mid-century modern furniture trade and for good reason. Their open space is filled with a great balance of wooden and upholstered furniture from Scandinavia and America. The...
Matter
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesIn it's Manhattan incarnation (the original shopping being Brooklyn bred), Matter has grown up without forgetting where it came from. Exemplary design is the tie that binds the stores offerings. On one side sits a row of display cases holding...
Matter
Park Slope - Brooklyn, NY United StatesMatter is high design objects without high design attitudes. Look for interesting lighting and bent-ply furnishings. Seek out unique vases, pillows, tableware, jewelry and other accessories. Don't miss the brainy books on art and design.
Minima
Old City - Philadelphia, PA United StatesThere'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....
Moss
Melrose Heights - Los Angeles, CA United StatesMore 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...