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Design Trawler's definitive list of the world's best design stores, caves and cafe's. Tried, tested and trawled. If you're in town, these are the places worth making a trip to... and if you're not in town, these are the places worth being in town for. Ranked and grouped in to three categories.


Design Capitals - Think of these as 3 star Michelin restaurants. Book in advance and prepare yourself mentally [and financially] before you arrive. Take your time, take a couple of trips, and take away a design experience you're unlikely to forget.

    London, England

1. The Conran Shop - www.conranshop.co.uk - 55-57 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HS
2. Linley - www.davidlinley.com - 60 Pimlico Road, SW1W 8LP
3. Selfridges & Co - www.selfridges.com - 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB
4. Monocle Shop - www.monocle.com - 2A George Street, W1U 3QS
5. Design Junction - www.thedesignjunction.co.uk - 21-31 New Oxford Street, WC1A 1BA
6. Tent London - www.tentlondon.co.uk - Old Truman Brewery, E1 6QL
7. SCP - www.scp.co.uk - 87-93 Westbourne Grove, W2 4UL
8. Liberty - www.liberty.co.uk -  Regent Street, W1B 5AH
9. Heal's - www.heals.co.uk196 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7LQ
10. India Jane - www.indiajane.com - 121 King's Road, SW3 5UR

    Tokyo, Japan 

1. Amadana Store - www.amadana.com - B1F Dohi Building 1-12-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku
2. ACME Furniture - www.acme.co.jp - 1-1-4 Takaban, Meguro
3. Hankyu Men's - www.hankyu-dept.co.jp - 2-5-1 Yuraku-cho, Chiyoda-ku
4. MoMa Design Store - www.momastore.jp - 3F 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya
5. BALS Tokyo - www.balstokyo.com - 1-10-21 Nakameguro, Meguro
6. Lloyd's Antiques - www.lloyds.co.jp -2-5-15, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
7. Claska - www.claska.com - 1-3-18 Chuocho, Meguro
8. Otsu Furniture - http://www.demode-furniture.net/otsu -1-4-9 Takaban, Meguro-ku
9. Marunouchi Building - www.marunouchi.com - 2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-Ku
10. KDDI Designing Studio - www.kds.kddi.com - 4-32-16 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku


Design Cities - Well worth a long weekend, these cities play host a good range of top-notch design talent. Inevitably, there'll be plenty of places to pick up some great finds, but in the spirit of quality over quantity, these are the top three in each city.

    Brussels, Belgium

1. Brussels Design Market - www.brusselsdesignmarket.be - Tour & Taxis, 86c avenue du Port, 1000
2. MGX Store - www.mgxbymaterialise.com - Rue Joseph Stevensstraat 31, 1000
3. Flamant - www.flamant.com - Grote Zavel 36 Place du Grand Sablon 1000

    Helsinki, Finland

1. Design Forum Finland - www.designforum.fi - Erottajankatu 7, 00130
2. Artek Helsinki - www.artek.fi - Eteläesplanadi 18, 00130
3. Armas Design - www.armasdesign.fi - Vuorimiehenkatu 16, 00140

    Moscow, Russia

1. DesignBoom - www.design-boom.ru - Pereulok Daev 2, 107045
2. Tsvetnoy Central Market - www.tsvetnoy.com - Tsvetnoy Boulevard 15, Cтроение 1, 127051
3. Globus Gormet - www.globusgurme.ru - Leningradskoye Highway 112, 125445

    Sao Paulo, Brazil 

1. Coletivo Amor de Madre - www.coletivoamordemadre.com - Rua Estados Unidos, 218
2. Benedixt - www.benedixt.com.br - Rua Haddock Lobo, 1584
3. Livrana De Vila - www.livrariadavila.com.br - Alameda Lorena, 1731

    Singapore, Singapore

1. Swagger - www.swaggerstore.co -15 Ann Siang Road, 069695
2. Manicurious - www.manicurious.sg - 41 Beach Road, 189680
3. Red Dot - www.red-dot.sg - 28 Maxwell Rd, 069120

    Warsaw, Poland

1. Pies Czy Suka - www.piesczysuka.com - Szpitalna 8A
2. Flaming & Co - www.flaming-co.pl - Mokotowska 28
3. Red Onion - www.redonion.pl - Burakowska 5-7, 01-064


Design Daytrips - There are some brilliant stores that blow the doors off anything else a city might have to offer. These are the places that define a city's design scene and justify a trip just by themselves. If you're in one of these cities, these are the places to start [and quite possibly end] your design trawling.

    Barcelona, Spain

Vinçon - www.vincon.com - Passeig de Gràcia, 96  08008

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires Design - www.designrecoleta.com.ar - Avenida Pueyrredón, Recoletta

    Hong Kong, China SAR

K11 Design Store - www.k11designstore.com - Level 1, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, TST

    Macau, China SAR

MOD Design Store - www.mod-store.com - Centro de Actividades Turísticas, Ruínas de São Paulo

    Paris, France

Les Puces Du Design - www.pucesdudesign.com - Bercy Village, Place des Vins de France

    Taipei, Taiwan

Eslite Mall - www.eslite.com - No. 11號, Sōnggāo Road, Xinyi District


The above list represents the places visited by Design Trawler and is updated continually. If you think somwhere is missing, get in touch. And if you think a country/city is missing, I agree. New York clearly lives in the Design Capital's section, while Barcelona has far more to offer than one (excellent) store.