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NEWS: DWR's New Concept Store

It's official. The Wooster street Design Within Reach studio will become one of two Tools for Living stores that will sell the staplers, tableware, pots, pans, surfboards and various home accessorie...

DWR: Design Within Reach

DWR has aged gracefully with only a few bumps along the way. Founded with the mission of making modern furniture accessible, they've delivered, spread like Starbucks and experimented with what mode...

Kiosk: Un-Design Shop

We stepped into Kiosk last night and were blown away. it is a tiny mecca of great design items from around the world. It's a cross between MoMA and a five and dime store. Curated by Alisa and her...

Purl Soho

If you are an active DIYer in the categories of knitting, quilting, upholstering and anything involving fabric and thread, Purl Soho is good to have on your map. Started in 2002 by Joelle & Jennif...

Aero Studios: Thomas Obrien's Home Shop

"Understated luxury" coupled with "clean, modern... and traditional" are the mouthful of words used to describe this SoHo fixture, which continues to set the standard for downtown chic. Indeed, own...

Clio Home

As really good housewares stores in Soho disappear, a new buds bloom. The diminutive Clio Home is a favorite and a lot like its twin double around the corner (Global Table), but it has a finenes...

Crate and Barrel: Furniture and Housewares

We'll always have Paris.... A young couple on their honeymoon return to Chicago from Europe. The year? 1962. With their arms full of beautifully designed and inexpensive housewares that have never ...

De La Espada: Solid Wood Modern Furniture

Spanish Minimalism meets American Wood. When you walk into De La Espada you feel like you are either in dry, hot Spain, or dry, hot Arizona, and you feel like you are in a huge, airy home with wind...

Moss

We say: For the cutting edge of hip and not necessarily beautiful modern design, Moss is the place to go. By alternate turns stuffy, pretentious, inventive, creative, and welcoming of the latest d...

Apt: Exactly Suitable

Filling the niche that is the affordable sofa which neatly turns into a spare bed, Apt arrived in SoHo just over a year ago. Their stuff is contemporary and stylish, with workmanship and pricing above...

West Broadway Art Market

No middlemen. Last year we posted a survey to see who purchased art on West Broadway in Soho. Many people had. A few of our clients had. Watch out Larry Gagosian! In what has become an alternative...

Carvart Glass, Inc.

Glass in any form. Headquartered in Brooklyn, Carvart has a delightful range of glass, glass tiles, and glass block. With a showroom on Varick Street you can simply stroll in to get an idea of their...

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 shop on Centre Street that we recommend. Posterit...

Meg Cohen Design Shop

We met Meg Cohen years ago and instantly liked her style and sensibility. She has just now opened her own shop in SoHo with an expanding selection of houswares and accessories in addition to her alrea...

Kate's at Home

This one is overdue. Earlier this year, Kate's Paperie opened their first store dedicated to the home. Kate's love of bright colors and patterns is evident in the new expansion. While Kate's origin...

The Rug Company: Colorful, Contemporary Rugs

We have been having a hard time finding good, affordable rugs in this town. Yesterday we found a new entree in the middle to upper ground: The Rug Company. Located in Soho and run by nice, unstuffy...

NettoCollection

We went to elementary school with David and were shocked when we found out that he had designed, manufactured and was selling high end nursery furniture. Hey, most of the people we went to elementa...

Ochre

A fresh organic modern import from London, Ochre is an offshoot of the London based design group by the same name and headed up by Harriet Maxwell McDonald and Andrew Corrie. With emphasis on th...

Shimna

Shimna is a lovely mystery. Recently popping up on Lafayette street, they have managed to create a whole new look and feel for the most basic of shapes and materials. They are boxy but feminine, ro...

Smith & Hawken

Smith & Hawken has jumped the shark. In fact, Paul Hawken, the founder, was one of our inspirations for starting our own business, but since Paul Hawken sold it (it has now has been bought by Scott's)...

John De Lorenzo Bros. Welding

This is a hot tip. Dante has a vintage Eames management chair that broke a few weeks back, and she wanted to fix it rather than toss it. She found John De Lorenzo Bros on Grand Street and carried ...

Waterworks

If you are looking for something real nice for the bathroom, OR if you just want to browse and dream, a trip to Waterworks is advised. Originally a SoHo fixture, Waterworks set itself apart years ag...

Z Gallerie

Z Gallerie, what we think of as PB's swarthy cousin, has lept off of the web page and into our lives. Just last week, they opened their first store in NYC at 443 Broadway (Grand). Z Gallerie is an...

Nanz Hardware

Stepping down 59th street last night we stopped to gawk at the pure design porn in the windows of Nanz Hardware. Known for their hardware, they had beautiful lighting fixtures by Remains Lighting of a...

Calypso Home

If you're a boy and have been slightly bored by the growing proliferation of Calypso stores, there is now reason to be happy. Calypso Home has arrived, bringing with it a totally funky, eclectic, co...

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