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Allan Wexler's Chairs = Art
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts

How many ways can you alter a chair? Allan Wexler transforms ordinary chairs - which look like Ikea's Stefan chair and very well could be - into functional artwork that serve as "metaphors for human ...

Carl Plansky (1951-2009): Artist & Founder of Williamsburg Paints

New York painter and paintmaker Carl Plansky passed away last weekend. Carl Plansky was known for founding Williamsburg Paints -- a company that makes high quality artists' materials and handmade oil...

National Geographic to Sell Original Photographs

Around since 1888, National Geographic magazine has long been respected for its photojournalism. The magazine is opening its vaults to sell unique photographic prints - some of which were never used ...

Andrianna Shamaris
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Unlike the increasingly corporate and buttoned down shops taking over the area, Andrianna Shamaris' primitive home furnishings shop feels like the personal project of an artist. Her products are lu...

Velocity Art and Design
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Moroso Sardinia Rug Velocity is a mid-century modern haven, and a definite favorite with us — even if they are in Seattle. They offer free shipping on orders over $50! They carry an amazing s...

Unica Home
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What if you opened an online modern homestore in Las Vegas and offered every cool design manufacturer under the sun, along with products for children and pets as well as soap, watches and artwork? ...

Jay East: East Asian Antiquities
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We had a good time browsing through the DUMBO location of Jay East this past weekend. Imported Chinese furniture, artwork and decorative items fill the garage-like space. Stocking both antique and r...

Wyeth
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Before Wyeth moved over to Spring Street, we used to ogle the super cool industrial chic objects, lighting, machinery and furniture that seemed custom ordered for a huge SoHo Rockstar loft. Prices w...

The Conran Shop
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The Conran Shop has been a standby resource for home furnishings, inspiration and household gifts since Terence Conran opened the New York City location in 1999. Nestled next to the Queensboro Bridg...

New York Blackboard
Quality Chalkboards, Markerboards, and Bulletin Boards

I like blackboards, and I like REAL ones and BIG ones that you won't find at Pottery Barn. In looking for a source, I spotted this one in the window of the JCrew shop on Prince. These guys are in ...

Scandinavian Design Center
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With a mission to "market and sell Scandinavian Design worldwide," we thought it was time to devote a store post to the online retailer Scandinavian Design Center. After all, we've posted many prod...

Wisteria: Antiques and Decorative Items for the Home
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Wisteria sells unique, eccentric and international-inspired home furnishings and accessories, like the Bird Chest shown above. If you are a home accessories buff, you might want to check them out......

Blue Tree
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Blue Tree, the home and body boutique on the Upper East Side, carries a small selection of charming home goods......

Dutch By Design
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Going deep into Dutch design territory, Dutch By Design is an online shop out of England that sells...well, exactly what it says it does. Featuring designs by Moooi, Bert Jan Pot, Nicolette Brunkla...

Mc & Co: Eclectic Home Accessories and Artwork
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On a sunny afternoon, the bright white space of Williamsburg's Mc & Co is alive with light. Carrying an assortment of table-and-housewares from independent designers and artists, the shop always...

Jonathan Adler: Happy Chic Decorative Home Accessories
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We believe that your home should make you happy. Thus begins Jonathan Adler's Manifesto. Maxwell first met Mr. Adler at a friend's wedding years ago, and says he was memorably charming AND restless...

John Derian Company, Inc.

Welcome to the colorful world of John Derian. We find that people are always surprised and intoxicated by what a lovely little world is being created behind John Derian's doors. Charmed by the amb...

Bruno Marina Gallery

Scholten Japanese Art

Utagawa Kunisada II, 1823-1880 If you are looking for Japanese prints, we've heard that Scholten Japanese Art is a great place to check out. Their intimate gallery space features gorgeous works that...

Posteritati Movie Posters

Don't buy the crap copies on Bleecker Street. If you are looking for a decor gift that is evocative, unique and very graphic, there is a little (as in, world famous) shop on Centre Street that we re...

UGallery.com: Affordable, Original Artwork

Landslide by Harris Johnson of The Cleveland Institute of Art UGallery.com's goal is to help recent Art School graduates launch their artist careers by bringing their work to potential buyers on the...

Layla

When Alayne Patrick was opening Layla many years ago, she asked us for help. She didn't need it. Alayne's sense of style and attention to detail are so refined that we had little more to offer and, ...

GalleryStreet.com: Large Photo Mural Printing

Here's a take on artwork that doesn't just go "on" your wall, it becomes your wall. This is a great tip I got from Jane Mount, who was a 3rd place finisher in our 2006 Smallest Coolest Apartment C...

Keith Haring's Online Pop Shop

We had the pleasure of seeing Christina Clausen's inspiring The Universe of Keith Haring over the weekend. Sadly, Keith's Pop Shop (above), one of our favorite interiors, closed a few months before ...