Apartment 48
Shopping at Apartment 48 is like visiting the home of a good friend. The small shop is broken up into rooms and is furnished as if someone lived there. The selection of goods is varied and thoughtf...
Shopping at Apartment 48 is like visiting the home of a good friend. The small shop is broken up into rooms and is furnished as if someone lived there. The selection of goods is varied and thoughtf...
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...
In our opinion, most kettles really miss the boat. They are either too fancy, too heavy or too slick and the point of the exercise - boiling water - is overdone. For these reasons we have only bou...
Movin' up. For most of the last century they were a fixture on the Bowery, but Bowery Kitchen Supply has pulled up stakes and now caters to a more upscale clientele in the Chelsea Market. True to t...
Super-Store. 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 poste...
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 ...
Green by Design. Lehman's Non-Electric Catalog is a source for green goods that has been around for a long time. With over two-hundred new products "for simple self-sufficient living," and temptingly...
Products that make life easier? Well, we don't know about that. But that's what Solutions claims to offer. On browsing their products, however, we found mostly space-wasting gimmicks. There are some...
Shopping at Apartment 48 is like visiting the home of a good friend. The small shop is broken up into rooms and is furnished as if it is lived in. Kitchen goods in the kitchen, bedroom furnishings i...
Thanks to Geraldine, we now know about Futopia. She calls it "the ONLY hip, fun houseware/gift store in Greenpoint,Brooklyn," which is *certainly* a mark of distinction. We are just glad when a cool ...
Great for the urban gardener. Everyone says a similar thing about this East Village landmark: great selection, wish the prices were lower. It's all true. Saifee is a remarkable hardware and garden...
As far as we are aware, this store is now closed. 8/18/08 - CB Sitting smack in the middle of MePa, The Bodum store has quietly been announcing its expanded presence for the past few years. Founded ...
Guido and others report that Barry has passed away. We called and found out that Barry died suddenly last spring of a heart attack in his sleep, but his business partners are keeping the store open. "...
It's been around for years and not everyone knows it. Now it has moved to a new location. Bridge Kitchenware is a mecca for cooks who want fine kitchenware sold by people "who really know the field."...
(Note: This is an update review. First reviewed on 3.19.04) A few years ago we heard about Jeff Curran's online catalogue. It was a bit of a secret, and definitely not well known outside of the Paci...
Sushi Central. We just came across Seito Trading, which looks like a great little resource if you are looking for anything needed for a professional sushi kitchen. Japanese knives are the stars here...
Awesome furniture store comes to party, but stands by door. I am sorry, I love Terence Conran's style and his shop, but east 59th street is so out of the way, Brooklyn looks better. Nevertheless, a ...
From the heartland. If you are looking for new and hard to find kitchen resources, here's a new one to consider: Pryde's of Old Westport in Kansas City, MO. We just got this rousing tip from Brian: ...
Sharp. This find in Tribeca "carries everything from high quality knives to fine porcelain china," is a "little cramped inside" but has "really interesting merchandise with a wide price range." They ...
Old standby. At the center of Upper West Side levantine food culture is Zabars. Started in 1934 by Louis and Lillian Zabar this is a family operation and there is always "a Zabar in the store." F...
Off-Broadway. Who remembers when Broadway Panhandler was on Broadway? Ever since SoHo has been lost to the Boutique Hordes, the good stuff has moved off center. The Panhandler is a great resource f...
Not really French. Another Northwest import, Sur La Table is a "good alternative to Williams Sonoma" and the employees "are often knowledgeable about cooking." They stock a "good selection of serio...
Butch. Looking around for butcher block maintenance tips we came across Old World Butcher Block. Their folks sell fine, fine butcher block online and devote their business to serving God. They h...
A new source. Strange that it would have taken this long to stumble upon Hive, as it is an really fine, small shop of mid-century and contemporary modern European and American design. They sell new ...
In honor of back to school week, it is time to list Pearl River in our Stores Guide. A longtime staple of the Chinatown/Lower Broadway shopping scene, Pearl River is a store you might not walk into ...