This guide covers some of our favorite places to shop around the neighborhood, featuring stores with lots of options that run the gamut in style, price, and type. What they all share in common is an eye for design! From unique fixtures to vintage homewares and beyond, there’s plenty that any designer will be inspired by!
Dienst + Dotter: Primarily specializing in vintage Scandinavian art, antiques, homewares, and more from the 17th Century to the mid-20th Century, this gallery space on Lafayette has a beautifully curated selection. Inspired by owner Jill Dienst’s passionate collecting, the store maintains a universal appeal and timeless chic. Learn more here.
Olde Good Things: This old school Bowery business is filled to the brim with antiques and unique finds of all kinds. From pieces lifted straight from the iconic Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, to unusual finds, you’ll feel transported to the NYC of yester-year. While they have an especially strong lighting program, there really is something for any project large or small here. Shop their collection here.
The Future Perfect: This store is part gallery, part furniture store, and part design shop. In practice, this makes for a stunning, well-curated selection of high quality crafted products, including one-of-a-kind pieces you can’t get anywhere else. From Modern classics to emerging styles, you’ll find inspiration and uniqueness all throughout the space. Check them out here.
The Evolution Store: This Broadway stalwart has supplied truly unique and one-of-a-kind gifts for years. From fossils and specimens, to wall art, and even handcrafted jewelry, expect the unexpected in this eclectic emporioum. We recommend going in with an open mind to any and all ideas, you never know what you’ll find here! Learn more here.
Côte À Coast: Billed as a modern men’s lifestyle spot with an easygoing feel, Côte À Coast has homewares, menswear, kitchen goods, and so much more. After the stress of 2020, they’ve added a whole roster of new stress-easing products. Check out the store here.
Showfields: “The Most Interesting Store in the World” truly has something for everybody and features numerous cutting-edge, design-focused products. With dozens of brands in-store, ranging from fashion to beauty, food to entertainment, and everything else inbetween spread across three full floors, you’ll find all the things you never knew you were looking for, for everybody on your list. See their current brand lineup here.
Crate & Barrel: This massive kitchen and home store, their only location in New York, is known for their timeless yet modern design and huge range of products. From the coffee snob to the mixologist and the seasonal servingware collector, there’s a huge selection. Plus, spices, baking kits, and seasonal snacks make a great stocking stuffer. See more here.
modernlink: modernlink is the source for Danish design past and present. Founded in 1998 by William Lee, modernlink began with the highest regard for integrity of source, materials, and craftsmanship, presenting Danish modern designs as they were intended. Learn more here.
deVOL: The UK-based deVOL has been a renowned design led furniture manufacturer for almost 30 years, and in April of 2019 they settled into a beautiful space on NoHo’s iconic Bond Street. This showroom, their first outside of the British Isles, features their beloved offerings and a knowledgeable staff ready to tackle any project. Check them out here.
