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The luxury book publisher of high-shine manifestos on photography, art, and fashion unveils its first stateside boutique in the lobby of the renovated Plaza Hotel.

Best known for her botanical-print pillows, Stanoff also sells collectible glassware, bedding, and photo albums at this waterfront studio.

Offbeat hodgepodge of design-centered finds for body and home.

A mom-and-pop housewares boutique for modern-day Williamsburg.

This crowded market draws about 200 vendors every Saturday, selling a mix of new and used goods.

The space at Skylight One Hanson is the perfect place to trade vintage goods, as it's an antique in itself.

Hieroglyphic ties, Caribbean dolls, and ancient Mexican stamp kits inspired by the museum’s worldly exhibitions.

Brooklyn Heights consignment shop brimming with handcrafted children’s toys and housewares.

This charming boutique stocks a small, curated stock of men’s and women’s clothing, housewares, and gifts.

Pixie-cropped sisters Wendy and LaRae Kangas opened this discerningly stocked boutique in December 2008, packing the racks with independent New York designers and selective vintage wares.

This colorful, kitschy store stocks affordable apparel and offbeat gifts.

This colorful, kitschy store stocks affordable apparel and offbeat gifts.

A quirky gift store that specializes in stylized glassware and handmade greeting cards.

The vibe is part New England gothic, part steampunk, at this charming antiques and home décor shop.

See the profile of this NYC store at 136 W. 65th St. in Manhattan.

This small East Village gift shop offers jewelry, bath and beauty products, home décor, and an extensive array of sweet-smelling candles.

No. 8a is full of gifts aimed at the traveler who loves design and abhors nostalgia.

See the profile of this NYC store at Bronx River Pkwy. at Fordham Rd.

Ogle original Shakespeare folios and medieval manuscripts within the museum and take home gift books and gorgeous jewelry from the shop.

A gay gift store in the heart of Chelsea.

This crowded, kitschy shop is stocked with an array of gifts both effortless (picture frames, vases, artsy journals) and off-the-wall, like paparazzi action figures and Titanic-shaped ice-cube trays.

Lovely, unique, spiritually tinged wares at the Himalayan art museum’s gift shop.

This sparkly Midtown emporium carries all things Sanrio, with Hello Kitty’s likeness splashed across diamond rings and bedazzled leather jackets alike.

An eclectic mix of Scandinavian house ware, jewelry, and clothing

Two former internet execs curate this Brooklyn gift shop specializing in antique and vintage-inspired furniture and novelty items.