Dense Records

One of the best record stores I've visited in recent times is the centrally located music store, Dense, in Berlin. Their selection is impeccable, their staff friendly and they know their music. I've visited my share of music stores around the world—including Ameoba in L.A., Tower in Tokyo, Kim's in New York, and the recently dissolved Smallfish in London—and I have to say Dense is …

Modhaus

Whenever I need to buy furniture—and it's been a few times over the past few months (yes, bookcases are useful things)—I check out Modhaus, an online store and "gallery of modernist furnishings, decorative arts and cultural artifacts of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s." Our apartment is rapidly becoming a shrine to the buying tastes of the Modhaus owners. How much wood can one possibly fit …

Karen Walker Pop-Up Shop at Den

by Naomi Nevitt Manhattan boutique Den is sure to be on every well-dressed girl's To Do list this winter with the arrival of Walker's spring collection this Friday, 1 February 2008. For the past eight months, Den has hosted a short list of notably fresh talents&emdash;including menswear designer Tim Hamilton, Cheap Monday, and Rag & Bone&emdash;in a space that completely transforms with each new occupant's …