Candace Nelson's cupcake empire started with a Beverly Hills shop in 2005, serving creative varieties like Ginger Lemon and Chai Latte.
Take a walk down the beautifully repurposed Nave then head up to the graduate Architecture studios to see good stuff in the making!
Clyde walks from Post and Fillmore Streets in Japan Town visiting Kinokuniya Bookstore and New People. Clyde talks about the contemporary design he finds in the curated shops on Post Street. Read more.
More than just a shop, but an obsessively curated museum space where ideas are all powerful and chairs really aren't for sitting on.
Eye candy for design junkies awaits in this shop celebrating the Mecca of modern design in NYC. It's not just the furniture; the gift items will wipe out a visitor's wish-list in one brief visit.
No longer on the UNESCO World Heritage “100 Most Endangered Places” list - thankfully. With so many plants and butterflies and orchids it's impossible not to find serenity here. Read more.
Check out the Joseph Abatti tapestries of International Space Stationhttp://web.mac.com/jabbati/joseph_abbati_creative_direction/home.html
Try on warby parker glasses, get measured and submit your order online!! $95 complete!! Whatta bargain!! :)
A wealth of small, local, and independent designers. Get an Upstate Wrap from the Brooklyn gals at Upstate here!
Interesting vegan crafts, very cool coin pouch made out of tetra pak
I like clean lines, so this Japanese chain is my go-to spot. Chic and sleek rule, and I stock up on everything from notebooks to stripy pj’s to furniture. –Danielle Nussbaum, entertainment director
They have a refined eye for artful plant design with a great collection of succulents, terrariums, black grasses, dark-eyed daisies, and chocolate aeoniums.
This yoga studio/day spa, named after the paint color of the Golden Gate Bridge, is an open space of Zen in the city. Restorative and vinyasa yoga available by group classes, privates or workshops.
"Circling" - an interactive sculpture created by Christopher Janney in 2005 - is a labyrinthine pattern on the floor in colored terrazzo and curved glass walls interspersed with bursts of sound. Read more.
Modern horticulture, urban art and exceptional coffee in the middle of industrial SF. Truly a step out of reality and into Alice's rabbit hole. -Yigit Pura, Top Chef Just Desserts
