Concept Store Find: Voo Store Berlin

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What I like about Berlin is the element of surprise. Buildings go far back from the street, often with three or four back courtyards. It’s where many interesting stores have found their home. And so it is with Voo Store, tucked away from busy Oranienstrasse in Kreuzberg. It makes for a calm and immersive shopping […]

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Haute Perfumery Find: MiN New York

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Step off the busy streets of SoHo and into a space so perfectly curated that it could be a mystical world created by Lewis Carroll or Philip Astley. The boutique perfumery’s dark panelled mahogany shelving, flower adorned Ferris wheel and carefully placed scent stories create a sensory, otherworldly experience. The space guides you through a […]

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Boutique Find: Celestine Eleven London

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CELESTINE ELEVEN defines itself as an alternative luxury concept store offering a means to live well in all spheres: aesthetically, intellectually and spiritually. When owner Tena Strok opened, she created an environment that set itself apart from the wellness echo chamber. Celestine Eleven will invite you to explore occult medicine and email to let you […]

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Food Find: Jitsk Chocolates Antwerp

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It’s true that Belgium is heaving with some of the best chocolate known to man but there’s something about the finesse and consideration put into chocolate making at Jitsk Chocolates in Antwerp that makes it stand tall in a market full of over-achievers. For an idea of just how tall the chocolatier stands amongst its […]

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Concept Store Find: Graanmarkt 13 Antwerp

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You could easily walk right past Graanmarkt 13 mistaking it for a stately residential home but take a closer look and you’ll find a concept store that draws you in to experience so much more. Starting out life as a lifestyle boutique carrying a fiercely edited selection of clothing (Marni, Isabel Marant, Lemaire and Raquel […]

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Home Wares Boutique Find: Maison Empereur Marseille

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Maison Empereur is old Marseille’s most fabled general store. Established in 1827 and still run by the same family six generations later, this home goods emporium is an institution as genuine as they come. Seekers of quality home goods can spend hours scanning through traditional hardware items, children’s toys, bathroom products, hung leather goods, French […]

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Fashion Forward Boutique Find: Excelsior Milan

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Inside the former Cinema Excelsior lives an immense concept store for Milan’s fashion minded. Excelsior, the super-sized destination boutique for the aesthetically inclined is a place to spend hours thumbing through a remarkable collection of hot, up and coming and aspirational designer fashion pieces that sourced from around the world. Shoppers will find an expert […]

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Plant Boutique Find: Green Fingers NYC

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The first stateside outpost from cult Japanese plant artist Satoshi Kawamoto can be found on a quiet stretch in the East Village. The quaint space exudes Kawamoto’s signature aesthetic (best described as a thoughtful blend of unique plants, antiques and typography bringing influence from both heritage and wabi-sabi style) and functions as a plant store, […]

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Fashion Forward Boutique Find: Antonia Milan

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Antonia is where the directional, fashion conscious Milanese go to find inspiration in the boutique’s well- researched selection of men’s and women’s pieces from designers like Balmain, Maison Martin Margiela, Saint Laurent to Band of Outsiders. The impressive architect designed space has a rustic, industrial character with interior features that create a feeling of elegance […]

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Shopping Find: Honoré Décoration Marseille

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If you’re staying at Casa Honoré, which in our opinion is Marseille’s chicest bed & breakfast, you’re going to covet almost every piece of furniture and décor in there. Fortunately, adjacent to the guest house visitors will be pleased to discover owner Annick de Lestrohan’s home and furniture store Honoré Décoration. The studio, which is […]

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