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Topic: Cult shops

Home shopping: Roost Living

Silver leaf lined bowls, from £15 (Dh88) each, Emma Grant at Roost Living.

Jan 29, 2011

Roost Living offers an edited selection of stunning handmade home accessories. Read Article Home shopping: Roost Living

De Kasstoor: Where modernity and sober classics contrast with colour

AD201010703059950AR-Olivier Smitshuijzen, the owner of De Kasstoor, in his furniture

Mar 06, 2010

Cult shop From the moment you enter to a welcoming committee of sorbet-coloured SMEG fridges, it is clear that De Kasstoor is not your ordinary shop for home furnishings. Read Article De Kasstoor: Where modernity and sober classics contrast with colour

'Once people come in they are flabbergasted'

Feb 27, 2010

Cult Shop Burlesque - a smorgasbord of delights for the home and a true destination store. Read Article 'Once people come in they are flabbergasted'

'Not everything is precious - you want to live with your stuff'

AD201010702129996AR-Gary Christianson, the merchandise manager, says the focus is on

Feb 13, 2010

Cult Shop Flexibility, practicality, style and whimsy - all under one roof, a true advantage in the dead of winter. Read Article 'Not everything is precious - you want to live with your stuff'

 

'A lot of our customers look at our pieces and see trees and nature'

AD201010702059976AR-Denise Chan is one of the co-founders of Joineur.

Feb 06, 2010

Cult shop This exquisite shop in Hong Kong features modern furniture inspired by traditional Chinese craft and made without a single nail. Read Article 'A lot of our customers look at our pieces and see trees and nature'

 

'Most of Kuwait think 4 is crazy, but a niche gets it'

AD201010701229964AR-Nouf Al-Bahar poses in her shop 4 in Shuwaikh, Kuwait's

Jan 23, 2010

Cult shop Aesthetes embrace Nouf Al-Bahar's destination store as it features individual, beautiful things that are not available elsewhere. Read Article 'Most of Kuwait think 4 is crazy, but a niche gets it'

 

'We were not convinced that selling yoghurt was our life's calling'

AD201010701159966AR-Souheil Hanna has helped to popularise 20th-century collectables in Beirut.

Jan 16, 2010

From advertising to antiques, Souheil and Hala Hann have come a long way in business and taste. Read Article 'We were not convinced that selling yoghurt was our life's calling'

 

'There's nothing like this. It has not been done anywhere else'

Jan 02, 2010

Cult shop Janek Jaros's small store in the capital of the Czech Republic takes Cubism to a whole new plane. Read Article 'There's nothing like this. It has not been done anywhere else'

 

Appealing to the 'kid in everyone', Oop! offers fun Americana

AD200910709259906AR-David Riordan and Jennifer Beuguth opened Oop! in 1990, calling

Sep 26, 2009

Cult Shop A Rhode Island store whose extraordinary products are guaranteed to tickle your funny bone. Read Article Appealing to the 'kid in everyone', Oop! offers fun Americana

 

'They all have an artistic quality'

Jul 11, 2009

Cult shop Nahide Büyükkaymakci features an ever-changing selection of hand-crafted, exquisite and expensive pieces for adorning both the home and the body. Read Article 'They all have an artistic quality'

 

'A Ferrari showroom, only with furniture inside instead of cars'

AD200910706129938AR-Patrick Ratelle, one of the owners of Meubles Re-No. The

Jun 13, 2009

Cult shop A third-generation family business which includes its own custom-made furniture workshop. Read Article 'A Ferrari showroom, only with furniture inside instead of cars'

 

Bayekou recliner by Moroso

AD200910706129940AR-Bayekou is a prototype but, according to Moroso, it will

Jun 13, 2009

Object of desire In a showroom filled with inspiring pieces, Birsel + Seck's Bayekou recliner was one of the most inspiring. Read Article Bayekou recliner by Moroso

 

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