Explore - Shopping

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   A Knight's Retail

   "I can never understand why people employ decorators," posits Sir Terence Conran, a man whose surname is synonymous with design. "One of the great joys in life is collecting things...

   written by: Jordan Kushins

   photos by: Paul Wetherell

   06.14.10

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   Aether's Airstream

   Here at Dwell, we love all things Airstream, that modernist silver bullet racing toward the freedom of the open road. And though some of the best Airstream design takes the object as a mobile home,...

   written by: Aaron Britt

   10.27.11

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   Cloth and Goods

   Specializing in products for the home, the textile-driven Portland, Oregon, webshop Cloth and Goods puts a spotlight on old-world fabrics and weaving techniques. Founder Melissa Newirth sources...

   written by: Diana Budds

   photos by: Lisa Warninger

   09.25.12

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   Commune Design Loves Japan

   Commune has good ideas. Opening Ceremony’s shop in Los Angeles? Good idea. Partnering with Heath Ceramics? Really good idea. Working with Japanese design company Landscape Products to...

   written by: Olivia Martin

   08.15.12

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   Consumer Retorts

   Chris Houston, the charmingly curmudgeonly owner of Modern Artifacts in San Francisco, is not your typical retailer. Though his shop is packed to the rafters with an eclectic and highly covetable...

   written by: Jaime Gillin

   photos by: Chloe Aftel

   05.27.11

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   Continuing Education

   Business as usual for ReForm School founders Billie Lopez and Tootie Maldonado means far more than simply managing their popular Silver Lake, California, shop. Whether exploring thrift stores for...

   written by: Jordan Kushins

   photos by: Brigitte Sire

   03.12.10

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   Free City Shop, Los Angeles

   Nina Garduno recently opened her shop Free City—a mix between an actual store and a design commune–on Highland Avenue in Hollywood. She started the company in 2002, inspired by her ...

   written by: Jaime Gillin

   11.01.10

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   Inside Saturdays NYC

   A surf shop in New York City? Unexpected, sure, but also incredibly chic. Saturdays NYC was founded by three friends, avid surfers who "saw a massive opportunity to bring the surf scene to the city...

   written by: Jaime Gillin

   03.29.12

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   Kristi Reimers of Eco Carmel

   In August 2010, Kristi Reimers opened the doors of her shop Eco Carmel to fulfill a dream of starting her own businesses and also to make a difference to her Carmel, California, community and to...

   written by: Miyoko Ohtake

   08.30.11

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    Ladles Not Labels

    Fed up with men's fashion, Rachel Wythe-Moran and Simon Watkins of East London's Labour and Wait cooked up a plan to align their creative instincts and passion for practical design.

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake

    02.02.10

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    Maker's Mark

    San Francisco philanthropist Ann Hatch has long dedicated herself to the making of artful objects.

    written by: Zahid Sardar

    photos by: Christie Hemm

    11.07.12

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    Marrakech Expressed

    33 Rue Majorelle, a new concept store specializing in housewares and clothes in Marrakech, Morocco, is pushing the nation’s centuries-old design traditions firmly into the 21st century.

    written by: Aaron Britt

    08.08.12

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    Parisian Concept Store: The Broken Arm

    Situated on Rue Perrée in the historic district of Le Marais lies the newly opened concept store, The Broken Arm.

    written by: Eujin Rhee

    05.13.13

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    Protect and Conserve

    Driven by “an evangelical zeal to save things,” Adam Hills and Maria Speake artfully repurpose landfill-bound materials at their London architectural salvage and design business,...

    written by: Jordan Kushins

    photos by: Ben Anders

    01.07.12

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    Retail's Details

    Few feelings equal the rush of shopping in the center of the universe with cold hard cash—–or credit—–burning a hole in the pocket. New York retail is so good, however, it...

    written by: Jordan Kushins

    01.28.11

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    Shopping Los Angeles

    Along with West Elm, CB2, and Ikea, actors Jayma Mays and Adam Jones visited a slew of local shops to personalize their Los Feliz abode featured in our June 2013 Furniture issue. “We don’t buy a...

    written by: Diana Budds

    05.08.13

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    Supernatural San Francisco

    A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a lunch thrown by Claudia Mahecha and Robert Allen, in celebration of the opening of their new Potrero Hill design showroom Supernatural. After...

    written by: Jaime Gillin

    03.22.11

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    The Best of Horne

    Browsing online design shops peeping at awesome housewares and furniture counts as 'work' here at Dwell, and I recently discovered what might be my new favorite design resource: Horne, founded by...

    written by: Jaime Gillin

    10.10.11

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    The Frozen Fountain

    Though some might say that you can’t buy good taste, Cok de Rooy has built a career out of doing just that. He refined his design sensibilities as a buyer for big brands like Liberty of...

    written by: Jordan Kushins

    photos by: Alex Subrizi

    10.19.09

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    The Seekers

    Thanks to the Vintage Bazaar, a pop-up market started by locals Katherine Raz and Libby Alexander, the Windy City is brimming with prime design finds.

    written by: Jordan Kushins

    photos by: David Robert Elliot

    09.13.11

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