BERGO, 55 Mill, bldg 47A, 416-861-1821, bergo.ca
Robyn Berman’s Distillery District designphile mecca stocks signature finds from Alessi, Newson and Starck.
BOOKHOU, 798 Dundas West, 416-203-2549, bookhou.com
This Dundas West spot is home to John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj’s signature screened tea towels, felt trivets and kid-sized seating.
CUBESHOPS, 11 Baldwin, 416-260-0710, cubeshops.com
Quirky and classic objects like pop up slippers and Rhodia notebooks fill this Baldwin nabe boutique.
COMMUTE HOME, 819 Queen West, 416-861-0521, commutehome.com
Commute repurposes industrial curiosities to create their cozy but contemporary take on interiors.
DESIGN WITHIN REACH, 435 King West, 416-977-4001, dwr.com
Toronto is the only outside-the-U.S. city DWR has deemed worthy of one of its designer-drenched outlets.
DISTILL GALLERY, 55 Mill, building #47, 416-304-0033, distillgallery.com
Textile and ceramic finds stand out in Distill’s locally made mix.
ELLA + ELLIOT, 188 Strachan, 416-850-7890, ellaandelliot.com
What nursery doesn’t need a candy-red Kartell Ghost chair?
FILTER, 75 Jarvis, 647-428-7265, filterstock.com
A well-edited outpost of the Queen West Antique Centre (1605 Queen West, 416-588-2212).
Michael Watier
FUNCTION 13, 156 Augusta, 416-840-1010 ext 138, function13.ca
Design books are this spot’s standout buys, but Function13 also stocks art, music, clothing and aesthetically savvy knick-knacks.
GOOD EGG, 267 Augusta, 416-593-4663, goodegg.ca
Foodies with a feeling for design eat up Good Egg’s chic culinary picks.
HARDWARE, 760 Queen East, 416-462-3099, hardwareinteriors.com
Owners Murray Duncan and Jordan Tabachnik reinvent salvage finds as industrial showpieces.
INABSTRACTO, 1160 Queen West, 416-533-6362, inabstracto.com
This west-end store is our long-standing go-to for mid-century everything.
KLAUS, 300 King East, 416-362-3434, klausn.com
A King East maze of Moooi, Hay and Nienkamper furniture.
MA ZONE, 63 Jarvis, 416-868-0330, ma-zone.com
Minimalists, beware: Armin Martiros’s shop explodes with bold colour.
MADE, 867 Dundas West, 416-607-6384, madedesign.ca
Ground zero for Toronto’s indie design scene.
MAGIC PONY, 694 Queen West, 416-861-1684, magic-pony.com
Grown-ups play with the Uglydoll and Kidrobot-type toys sold here.
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR, 80 Ossington, 416-533-6684, ministryoftheinterior.net
Ossington’s coolest design spot keeps its cred by cleverly curating pieces by the hottest names on the international interiors scene.
MJÖLK 2959 Dundas West, 416-551-9853, mjolk.ca
Our newest design must-shop hearts anything that whispers classic Scandinavian simplicity.
ONETWENTY MODERN, 120 Ossington, 416-537-4400, onetwentymodern.com
An offshoot of Quasi Modo (789 Queen West, 416-703-8300) with an equally discerning design eye.
Ethan Eisenberg
PALAZZETTI, 1020 Lawrence West, 416-785-7190, palazzetti.ca
Drool over iconic pieces by Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen and Isamu Noguci.
SMASH, 2880 Dundas West, 416-762-3113, smash.to
A massive showroom that feeds the city’s appetite for industrial cast-offs.
STUDIO BRILLANTINE, 1518 Queen West, 416-536-6521, studiobrillantine.com
A playful sense of form and colour characterizes collections from George Nelson, Iittala and Koziol.
STYLE GARAGE, 938 Queen West, 416-534-4343, stylegarage.com
Gus* Modern furniture makes up the bulk of Style Garage’s stock, complemented by Roost accessories and the store’s own customizable pieces.
SWIPE, 401 Richmond West, 1-800-567-9473, swipe.com
A library of architecture and advertising reads for design bookworms.
UMBRA CONCEPT STORE, 165 John, 416-599-0088, umbra.com
The hot-pink flagship for Canada’s most ubiquitous international design brand.
UP TO YOU, 1483 Queen East, 416-778-6487, uptoyoutoronto.com
A second-floor stop outfitted like a designer flat worthy of an Apartment Therapy post.
URBAN MODE, 145 Tecumseth, 416-591-8834, urbanmode.com
A new modular prefab addition is full of furniture by Minneapolis-based Blu Dot.
