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Tienda Q, a Design Shop in Oaxaca That Feels Like a Gallery

Oaxaca is a city that leaves a strong imprint. In its flavours, colours, craft and spirit. Even the shopping carries that same sense of presence. Nowhere is that more quietly expressed than at Tienda Q, a design shop that sits somewhere

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From Manseibashi Arches to mAAch ecute: A Food and Design Revival

mAAch ecute Underpass by Akihabara: On the edge of Akihabara (electronics' town), overlooking the Kanda River, lies mAAch ecute Kanda Manseibashi — one of

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Toraya Wagashi Luxury Japanese Confectionery

Toraya Wagashi Luxury Japanese Confectionery: Toraya is the oldest existing store of wagashi (Japanese confections). It holds a significant place in Japan's

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Itoya Ginza, a Temple for Stationery Lovers in Tokyo

Itoya Stationery Store: As if everyone in Japan, Stationery is raised to a level that trumps most of what you have ever seen before! If you ever debate over

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Higashiyama District, a Merchant Quarter Preserved from the Edo Era

Higashiyama District, a Merchant Quarter Preserved from the Edo Era: Kyoto's Higashiyama district, with its historically preserved lanes around Kiyomizu and

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Hollóházi Porcelain Gallery

Hollóházi porcelain has a history spanning nearly 250 years, beginning as a glassmaking workshop in 1777 in a small village in the Zemplén Mountains of Northern

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Isetan the Premier Department Store in Tokyo

Isetan the Premier Department Store in Tokyo: In a city where Department Stores rule, the youthful and luxurious Isetan, in the heart of the Shinjuku district

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Masterpiece Boutique and Coffee Shop

Masterpiece Boutique and Coffee Shop: Master-Piece is another of the great design stores that one should visit while in Kyoto. MasterPiece specializes in

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El Bazar del Sábado — Artisans in Motion, San Ángel

On Saturdays, San Ángel awakens to the buzz on the cobblestones around Plaza San Jacinto and El Bazar del Sábado. By mid-morning, this artisan market, a popular

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Kama Asa Shoten Chef Knives & Tools

Kama Asa Shoten Chef Knives and Tools: On the main street in Kappabashi’s Kitchen Town, just a short walk from Asakusa, Kappabashi is a must-visit for any

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L. Cornelissen & Son, a House of Artists’ Tools

Step inside, and time seems to slow down. Original wooden cabinets line the walls, their drawers and shelves filled with pigments, brushes, papers, and tools that feel closer

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Chic By Accident Mexico City

Chic By Accident is one of those places that resist simple labels. Part gallery, part workshop, part studio, it’s a realm shaped by contrasts

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Tapas Molecular Bar in Tokyo

Tapas Molecular Bar Restaurant: While highly touted, we found Tokyo's Tapas Molecular Bar to be more akin to Vegas entertainment than a Michelin-starred

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Philanthia, the Love of Flowers

Dating from 1905, Philanthia derives its name from the love of flowers and quietly lives up to it, beautifully. This is not just a florist but a small touch of enchantment hidden

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D.R. Harris – Historic British Apothecary with Royal Warrants

Established in 1790, D.R. Harris & Co. embodies a quintessential British sense of tradition and elegance. Family-owned for generations and rooted in St. James’s, the shop has refined its

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