Modern Stores
A list of the coolest modern shops around.
A&G Merch
Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY United StatesWe 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...
Apartment Zero
Downtown - Washington, DC United StatesApartment 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...
Apt
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesWhen we see modern furnishings through a New York's shop window, we're immediately thinking we'll have to make a choice between a couch and a new car. Not so at Apt. The friendly modern furnishings showroom has a large selection of...
Architectural Elements
The Mission - San Francisco, CA United StatesArchitechtural 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...
Area
Embarcadero - San Francisco, CA United StatesReader 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.
Area 51
Capitol Hill - Seattle, WA United StatesArea 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....
Atys
Cow Hollow - San Francisco, CA United StatesWhen an inset, half-hidden store is packed with men and women, young and old, it's usually a sign that they're doing something right. In Atys' case, they're doing everything right. The industrial design outfit has put...
BDDW
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesWhile 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...
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...
Commute Home
West Queen West - Toronto, ON CanadaYour 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...
Composition
Belmar Shopping Center - Lakewood, CO United StatesEver walk into a design store to find items that don't really seem to serve a purpose. And then you're told by a salesperson (assuming they even acknowledge your existence), that this was seen in X magazine and if you don't want to buy one, well then you're pedestrian. I...
De La Espada
Kensington - London, United KingdomDe 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...
De La Espada
West Hollywood - West Hollywood, CA United StatesDe 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...
De La Espada
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesDe 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...
Desiron
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesThere'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...
Dune
Tribeca - New York, NY United StatesDune 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....
Fitzsu
Palm Springs - Palm Springs, CA United StatesWhen you happen upon a design store and the salesperson (adorned in all black of course) encourages you to pick up items and fiddle with them you know you're on to something. This was exactly our experience at Fitzsu. The sanitary appearing...
Fitzsu
Melrose Heights - Los Angeles, CA United StatesWhen you happen upon a design store and the salesperson (adorned in all black of course) encourages you to pick up items and fiddle with them you know you're on to something. This was exactly our experience at Fitzsu. The sanitary appearing...
Fluid Living
Distillery District - Toronto, ON CanadaModern 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...
Hejfina
Wicker Park - Chicago, IL United StatesHejfina has elegant modern living down pat. For clothing expect avant-garde Japanese brands, ultra-exclusive New York brands, next to creative selections from Brazil, England and France. These are articles you certainly won't find anywhere...