apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Favorites like Amy Butler, Echino, Hable Construction and Galbraith & Paul can be found next to small designers and imports you may never have heard of before, while above the door a hand painted sign reads "There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and poverty - Gandhi."

For de Vries, sustainability and community go hand in hand, and everyone who walks in the door is treated like a long lost friend, leaving us with a shopping experience much more like hanging out in your cool sister's sewing studio than any big chain could ever hope for.

While the one-room store isn't huge, the stock is so well selected that we could spend hours running our fingers over each and every piece of cloth - a practice that is encouraged.

While you're there make sure check out the handmade bags, quilts, and table linens that Ambatalia carries, all of which are made locally with sustainable materials.

-elizabeth

(Thanks, Elizabeth!)