Guide of the Week

🍄 ECLECTIC: Coming Soon

New York, USA

Founded by Helena Barquet and Fabiana Faria, Coming Soon functions as a furniture, design, and gift shop. The Lower East Side retailer is an extension of the neighborhood's emerging and authentic creative community and aims to connect the area to the artists that call it home. The concept results in a uniquely untraditional shopping experience.

⚜️ MODERN HEIRLOOMS: Roman and Williams Guild

New York, USA

Serving as a furniture showroom, café, florist, and home decor shop, Roman and Williams Guild is the brainchild of the architecture firm Roman and Williams. The first retail expression from the firm builds on its aesthetic universe that has been featured at notable restaurants and hotels throughout the city. Come here if you are looking to elevate your home decor in Roman and Williams's outlook.

🕰️ VINTAGE: Front General Store

New York, USA

Front General Store in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn is a vintage and home accessory retailer that possesses an exceptional arrangement of post-war dry goods. Aside from the vintage wares, the eponymous in-house label, FGS Originals, sets the standard for sourcing and dedication to quality with every item made in Japan. Proprietor Hideya Sagawa has helped make the neighborhood’s retail hidden gem truly special with his outlook on Americana.

📚 COFFEE TABLE BOOKS: Dashwood Books

New York, USA

Dashwood Books – located a stone's throw away from SoHo – specializes in photography books and magazines around the art form. The indie shop has even worked with globally recognized photographers: Dashwood helped release 'The Complete Works vol.1-4' of Daido Moriyama last year.

🪭 CONTEMPORARY CHINESE: Chop Suey Club

New York, USA

The Chop Suey Club is a unique artistic and cultural boutique that showcases contemporary Chinese design and arts. The concept store carries a selection of fashion accessories, clothing, home furnishing, and art, all sourced from young Chinese creatives worldwide. The offering comes together to create interesting paths between the past and the future. "Contemporary Chinese design and art boutique tucked away on Orchard Street. Great spot to find unique gifts."