ATELIER 688, 688 Richmond West, suite 201, 416-671-2537, atelier688.tumblr.com
A top-secret loft full of local design finds.
ATOMIC DESIGN, 965 Queen West, 416-912-2358, atomicdesign.ca
Lawrence Blairs’s boutique stocks spacey furniture and accessories from the 60s through the 80s.
AVENUE ROAD, 415 Eastern, 416-548-7788, avenue-road.com
An off-the-beaten-furniture-store-track temple to contemporary design created by Yabu Pushelberg.
BERGO, 55 Mill, bldg 47A, 416-861-1821, bergo.ca
You’ll find every big design name from Alessi to Umbra at this Distillery District spot.
BOOKHOU, 798 Dundas West, 416-203-2549, bookhou.com
Arounna Khounnoraj and John Booth create a light and playful collection of textile, wood, letterpress and art pieces.
COMMUTE HOME, 367 Dupont, 416-861-0521, commutehome.com
Sara Parisotto, Hamid Samad and their team are responsible for the modern-salvage mix at design-savvy restos like Terroni and Cinq 01.
CUBESHOPS, 11 Baldwin, 416-260-0710, cubeshops.com
This quirky store spotlights Japanese buys like manhole-cover-shaped floor cushions and coffee siphons that resemble science fair projects.
DESIGN EXCHANGE SHOP, 234 Bay, 416-216-2120, dx.org
Look for the cream of the Canadian design crop, including Brothers Dressler, IMM Living and Loyal Luxe in the DX’s boutique.
DESIGN WITHIN REACH, 435 King West, 416-977-4001, dwr.com
One-stop shopping for collectible furniture and reproductions.
Kathryn Gaitens
ELLA + ELLIOT, 188 Strachan, 416-850-7890, ellaandelliot.com
Just off Queen West, design fiends Find mini versions of statement pieces to outfit posh nurseries and playrooms.
ETHEL, 1091 Queen East, 416-778-6608, ethel20thcenturyliving.com
Leslieville’s mecca of mid-century modern.
FILTER, 75 Jarvis, 647-428-7265, filterstock.com
Shoppers overwhelmed by the options at its sister store, Queen West’s Antiques Centre, find a more edited selection at Filter.
FUNCTION 13, 156 Augusta, 416-840-1010 ext 138, function13.ca
This Kensington Market spot’s books and gifts focus on the graphic side of design.
HARDWARE, 760 Queen East, 416-462-3099, hardwareinteriors.com
Murray Duncan and Jordan Tabachnik give reworked salvaged pieces a warm and beautifully worn look.
INABSTRACTO, 1160 Queen West, 416-533-6362, inabstracto.com
Queen West’s mecca of mid-century modern.
KLAUS, 300 King East, 416-362-3434, klausn.com
A maze of contemporary design and beautiful Maharam textiles.
L.A. DESIGN, 788 King West, 416-363-4470, livingartsdesign.com
Christopher Wood’s showroom mixes clean-lined and organic pieces.
MA ZONE, 63 Jarvis, 416-868-0330, ma-zone.com
A riot of colour is owner Armin Martiros’s signature.
MACHINE AGE MODERN, 1000 Queen East, 416-461-3588, machineagemodern.com
This store stocks a constantly changing inventory of teak, architectural lighting and upholstered pieces.
MADE, 867 Dundas West, 416-607-6384, madedesign.ca
Owners Shaun Moore and Julie Nicholson are the godparents of the local design scene.
MAGIC PONY, 694 Queen West, 416-861-1684, magic-pony.com
In February, this multiples, toy and illustration shop-slash-gallery moves a block east to 680 Queen West.
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, 80 Ossington, 416-533-6684, ministryoftheinterior.net
Word on the street is MOTI is launching its own contemporary furniture collection this spring.
MJÖLK 2959 Dundas West, 416-551-9853, mjolk.ca
Never before has a design shop endeared itself to Toronto as quickly as the Junction’s Scandinavia-centric Mjölk.
MORBA, 665 Queen West, 416-364-5144, morba.ca
Since opening in 1999, Morba has been overflowing with contemporary furniture shoppers.
QUASI MODO, 789 Queen West, 416-703-8300, quasimodomodern.com
Along with its sister showroom, OneTwenty Modern, on Ossington, Quasi Modo keeps pads looking mod.
ROLO, 24 Bellair, 416-920-0100, rolostore.com
Best known for wacky finds like Lego-block-shaped USB keys and pink cardboard Cadillac litter boxes, Rolo also carries housewares by Alessi, Ritzenhoff and Kikkerland.
SHOP AGO, 317 Dundas West, 416-979-6610, ago.net/shop
Find Georg Jensen vases, Frank Gehry stationery and more in the Art Gallery of Ontario’s gift shop.
SMASH, 2880 Dundas West, 416-762-3113, smash.to
More and more salvaged furniture shops are opening up around this Junction original.
Ethan Eisenberg
STUDIO BRILLANTINE, 1518 Queen West, 416-536-6521, studiobrillantine.com
This all-white boutique brings a little haute design to Parkdale.
STYLE GARAGE, 938 Queen West, 416-534-4343, stylegarage.com
Style Garage and neighbouring Gus Studio have expanded their line to include condo-scaled sectionals and sustainably manufactured housewares.
SWIPE, 401 Richmond West, 1-800-567-9473, swipe.com
Swipe’s stacks of advertising and design reads are supplemented by the BUILT Books on Architecture shop-in-shop.
UMBRA CONCEPT STORE, 165 John, 416-599-0088, umbra.com
The entire Umbra collection is housed in its pink plastic-clad flagship.
UP TO YOU, 1483 Queen East, 416-778-6487, uptoyoutoronto.com
Set up like an apartment, this second-floor store is outfitted with antler-shaped wood coat hangers, designer doorstops and seat belt throw pillows.
UPCOUNTRY, 310 King East, 416-366-7477, upcountry.com
UpCountry’s latest import is the Timothy Oulton line of truly British tuffeted chesterfields and Union Jack trunks.
URBAN MODE, 145 Tecumseth, 416-591-8834, urbanmode.com
This store’s prefab Blu Dot addition is one of our favourite retail spaces.
VIRGINIA JOHNSON, 132 Ossington, 416-516-3366, virginiajohnson.com
Johnson’s signature prints are made into bedding, decorative pillows and rugs.
ZIGGY’S AT HOME, 794 College, 416-535-8728, ziggysathome.com
Litte Italy’s fave home boutique carries lighting, furniture and oodles of accessories.
