LOFT design by...

muji

Muji! One of my favorite stores in Paris, it's originally from Japan. So that makes it about ten times cooler. Also, the inside of this building makes it one hundred times cooler:

They carry very minimalist clothing:

and simple kitchenware, household products, paper goods, etc.

Muji, I love you and I will miss you.

e.dehillerin

E. Dehillerin carries culinary materials and hard to find kitchen tools

Don't be deceived by there enormous windows, this shop it actually quite tiny!

All the products are stacked in what seems like garage shelving, everything is a little disorderly and very dusty. It was sort of a disappointment :(

ekobo

Ekobo carries eco-friendly bamboo kitchenware.

I like the large bowls that have a curved semi circle in the rim for the spoon to lay.

I also like these spoons.

by mutation

by mutation is little shop in the 20eme owned by quite possibly the nicest French gal I've ever met. She designs the clothing, creates the accessories and hand crafts all the jewelry.

She has a local artist displaying her wet plate photography! So sweet! The images were incredible, to learn more about the process in creating wet plate read here!

le monte-en-l'air

Le Monte-en-l'air is a half bookshop + half gallery.

I did not fancy the art.

The shop carried illustrated books, comics, graphic art, etc.

But it was a little too bizarre for my liking.

LOFT design by

LOFT design by... is one of my favorite shops in Paris. I go there 50% to look at the clothes and 50% to view the arrangements and decor:

french touche

French Touche, located in the 17eme carries trinkets, baby clothes, novelty items, books, house items, and a very large selection of handmade jewelry.

their pieces are very delicate, feminine and simple.

little human clothes:

le petit atelier

I found this fragile little shop, le petit atelier de Paris:

it was a very raw/modest space:

I really liked the simplicity.

and I love these little guys:

and these itty bitty alphabet pieces:

check out their collection here.

presh.

le marais

Le Marais. My most favorite arrondissement in Paris. The shops are to die for and if I was made of money I would spend it all on unique items found in this area.

Venus et Judes sells pricey soft loungewear:

I found this radio shop and was broadcasting a live show:

Rose Bakery, mmmmmmmmm:

This shop didn't have a name and after I shot this photo the French lady glared at me with the meaniest, nastiest, rudest glare of my LIFE. okay okay okay I was in the wrong, I shouldn't be taking photos but her eyes made me feel like I was burden of existence in her shop. Never going back there again. Although if I wanted to be the ultimate hipster and handmade jewelry owner I would shop here:

Francois Lamaire carries nice clothes for mostly men and women as well.

I loved this arrangement of vintage speakers:

Finger in the nose. HA! This is a literal translation of a French idiomatic expression, doigt sur le nez. Which means it's so easy, it's like sticking your finger in your nose, or piece of cake in English.

Found this little shop with old ladies crafting away:

You see this on every street corner, fyi:

Sam the concept store carries those funky novelty ha-ha items:

Who wants this foot vase more than anything? I do, I do, I do!

Oh my goodness, I discovered this open air market/eatery. AH! They had African food, Lebanese food, Italian food, Indian food, so many types of exotic foods from faraway lands I've never ever tired before. Too bad I had already packed a lunch with me......

They work in space orbs:

I walked over to this park to eat my sack lunch:

me and a hundred other frenchies:

literally:

then I meandered over to I Love My Blender, such a random name for a bookshop.

this shop actually stressed me out a little because it was so deshelved, I have no idea how the books were organized and they were stacked from floorboard to ceiling and hidden in crevases:

It looks cool, but when you are trying to find a specific book or author, it's quite impossible.

They also sell a lot of novelty items:

then I caught the metro home but first I stopped by BHV department store to buy a metric measuring cup! :)