Comments on: the curiosity shoppe (let’s try this again) http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-curiosity-shoppe Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:42:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Timothy Xuhttp://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html/comment-page-1#comment-33792 Timothy Xu Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:30:07 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html#comment-33792 Very Special & Different place. Loved it! Timothy Xu--Los Angeles Very Special & Different place. Loved it!
Timothy Xu–Los Angeles

]]> By: Puimond Yeehttp://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html/comment-page-1#comment-21123 Puimond Yee Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:05:23 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html#comment-21123 I've ordered from the shoppe a few times and love everything I get from them. Lauren is a very pretty lady. I can't wait to go there next time I'm in SF. I’ve ordered from the shoppe a few times and love everything I get from them. Lauren is a very pretty lady. I can’t wait to go there next time I’m in SF.

]]> By: gracehttp://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html/comment-page-1#comment-21026 grace Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:07:10 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html#comment-21026 mirithe curiosity shoppe has plenty of more practical items to buy, i just didn't photograph all of them. for the purposes of this website i choose the products that i find to be the most visually interesting. the store sells books, artwork, stationery and a slew of more functional things- i just happen to prefer the "curiosities" among the collection.grace miri

the curiosity shoppe has plenty of more practical items to buy, i just didn’t photograph all of them. for the purposes of this website i choose the products that i find to be the most visually interesting. the store sells books, artwork, stationery and a slew of more functional things- i just happen to prefer the “curiosities” among the collection.

grace

]]> By: Jason Bishophttp://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html/comment-page-1#comment-21016 Jason Bishop Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:05:53 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html#comment-21016 This may be the biggest rip off of the original McSweeney's store in Park Slope brooklyn I've ever seen. Do they even credit McSweeney's? Wow. This may be the biggest rip off of the original McSweeney’s store in Park Slope brooklyn I’ve ever seen. Do they even credit McSweeney’s? Wow.

]]> By: mirihttp://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html/comment-page-1#comment-21015 miri Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:45:40 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html#comment-21015 i went to curiousity shoppe a cpl weeks ago to buy a gift for a friend's birthday. the store is definitely clever and fun to explore, but there was absolutely nothing in there that was practical or good-looking-enough to actually buy. acorn earrings? those weird log things? i thought good design was synonymous with good aesthetic?! other product they have is the same design-stuff you see everywhere. honestly i had hoped for more. i think it's a problem that some of these design stores (candy store in sf is another good example) are fun to shop in, but you never actually want to buy something there. am i alone here?! i went to curiousity shoppe a cpl weeks ago to buy a gift for a friend’s birthday. the store is definitely clever and fun to explore, but there was absolutely nothing in there that was practical or good-looking-enough to actually buy. acorn earrings? those weird log things? i thought good design was synonymous with good aesthetic?! other product they have is the same design-stuff you see everywhere. honestly i had hoped for more. i think it’s a problem that some of these design stores (candy store in sf is another good example) are fun to shop in, but you never actually want to buy something there. am i alone here?!

]]> By: anh-minhhttp://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html/comment-page-1#comment-20995 anh-minh Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:00:45 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html#comment-20995 I feel like a dummy: I didn't even realize those peanuts were porcelain when I saw them in the shop last week. Must make a return trip to pick up a handful of them ... I feel like a dummy: I didn’t even realize those peanuts were porcelain when I saw them in the shop last week. Must make a return trip to pick up a handful of them …

]]> By: mk wonghttp://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html/comment-page-1#comment-20957 mk wong Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:55:40 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/10/the-curiosity-shoppe.html#comment-20957 Love all the displays - inspiring with a cozy feeling. I will definitely stop by when I am in SF next... Love all the displays – inspiring with a cozy feeling. I will definitely stop by when I am in SF next…

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