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Design Inspiration
Audi Powell St. Design Project is one of Design Inspiration.

1. Audi Powell St. Design Project

Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
Sculpture Garden · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 2 tips and reviews

Nate M.Nate Mahoney: Check out the LEDs at night

2. House of Days

Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · 3 tips and reviews

Nate M.Nate Mahoney: Compare how today's sky looks with this digital archive

Outdoor explOratorium at Fort Mason is one of Design Inspiration.

3. Outdoor explOratorium at Fort Mason

San Francisco, CA
Arts and Entertainment · 2 tips and reviews
Bows And Arrows is one of Design Inspiration.

4. Bows And Arrows

1815 19th St (at S St), Sacramento, CA
Retail · Central Sacramento · 11 tips and reviews

Wendy H.Wendy Hermes: Sit on the patio. So cute and relaxing

Sprinkles Cupcakes is one of Design Inspiration.

5. Sprinkles Cupcakes

9.1
4501 N Scottsdale Rd (at Camelback Rd), Scottsdale, AZ
Cupcake Shop · Downtown Scottsdale · 85 tips and reviews

Food & WineFood & Wine: Candace Nelson's cupcake empire started with a Beverly Hills shop in 2005, serving creative varieties like Ginger Lemon and Chai Latte.

Design Within Reach is one of Design Inspiration.

6. Design Within Reach

4821 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ
Furniture and Home Store · No tips or reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Design Inspiration.

7. Blue Bottle Coffee

151 3rd St (inside SFMOMA), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 40 tips and reviews

Ayaka N.Ayaka Nonaka: Eat and drink outside on a beautiful day. Enjoy every moment.

California College of the Arts is one of Design Inspiration.

8. California College of the Arts

1111 8th St (at Hooper), San Francisco, CA
College Arts Building · Showplace Square · 13 tips and reviews

j b.j blu: Take a walk down the beautifully repurposed Nave then head up to the graduate Architecture studios to see good stuff in the making!

9. Daiso Japan

7.0
570 Market St (at 2nd St.), San Francisco, CA
Miscellaneous Store · Financial District · 25 tips and reviews

Nate M.Nate Mahoney: Great selection of pens and pencils

10. New People

7.0
1746 Post St (btwn Webster & Buchanan St), San Francisco, CA
Gift Store · Japantown · 30 tips and reviews

City WalksCity Walks: Clyde walks from Post and Fillmore Streets in Japan Town visiting Kinokuniya Bookstore and New People. Clyde talks about the contemporary design he finds in the curated shops on Post Street. Read more.

Zinc Details is one of Design Inspiration.

11. Zinc Details

1905 Fillmore St (btwn Pine & Bush St.), San Francisco, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Lower Pacific Heights · 8 tips and reviews
Jonathan Adler is one of Design Inspiration.

12. Jonathan Adler

6.6
2133 Fillmore St (btwn Sacramento & California St.), San Francisco, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Pacific Heights · 1 tip

13. CITIZEN:Citizen Gallery

3435 Cesar Chavez (at Valencia), San Francisco, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Bernal Heights · 1 tip

Francesco R.Francesco R.: Brand new, and built at record speed. Walgreens at GF.

14. LIMN Gallery

292 Townsend St (at 4th), San Francisco, CA
Design Studio · SoMa · 1 tip
Moss is one of Design Inspiration.

15. Moss

146-150 Greene St (btw Houston and Prince St.), New York, NY
Design Studio · SoHo · 8 tips and reviews

Damon G.Damon Garrett: More than just a shop, but an obsessively curated museum space where ideas are all powerful and chairs really aren't for sitting on.

MoMA Design Store is one of Design Inspiration.

16. MoMA Design Store

9.3
81 Spring St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
Gift Store · SoHo · 77 tips and reviews

adroytadroyt: Eye candy for design junkies awaits in this shop celebrating the Mecca of modern design in NYC. It's not just the furniture; the gift items will wipe out a visitor's wish-list in one brief visit.

Conservatory of Flowers is one of Design Inspiration.

17. Conservatory of Flowers

9.2
100 J F Kennedy Dr (at Conservatory Dr W), San Francisco, CA
Garden · Golden Gate Park · 78 tips and reviews

The Bold ItalicThe Bold Italic: No longer on the UNESCO World Heritage “100 Most Endangered Places” list - thankfully. With so many plants and butterflies and orchids it's impossible not to find serenity here. Read more.

Propeller Modern is one of Design Inspiration.

18. Propeller Modern

555 Hayes St (btw Laguna & Octavia), San Francisco, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Hayes Valley · 3 tips and reviews

Matthew R.Matthew Reyes: Check out the Joseph Abatti tapestries of International Space Stationhttp://web.mac.com/jabbati/joseph_abbati_creative_direction/home.html

Flight 001 is one of Design Inspiration.

19. Flight 001

525 Hayes St (at Octavia St.), San Francisco, CA
Miscellaneous Store · Hayes Valley · 7 tips and reviews
Park Life is one of Design Inspiration.

20. Park Life

8.7
220 Clement St (at 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Inner Richmond · 16 tips and reviews
Scout Living is one of Design Inspiration.

21. Scout Living

7.3
1215 18th St, Sacramento, CA
Antique Store · Midtown · 3 tips and reviews

StephanieStephanie: If you're looking for a globe, this is the place.

22. Newsbeat

1050 20th St Ste 180, Sacramento, CA
Smoke Shop · Midtown · 3 tips and reviews

John J.John Jaramillo: Something for EVERYONE! Greatest newsstand ever!

23. The Perish Trust

8.2
728 Divisadero St (btwn Fulton St & Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Antique Store · Alamo Square · 21 tips and reviews

elisa o.elisa o: Try on warby parker glasses, get measured and submit your order online!! $95 complete!! Whatta bargain!! :)

Aldea Home + Baby is one of Design Inspiration.

24. Aldea Home + Baby

8.1
890 Valencia St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Gift Store · Mission Dolores · 9 tips and reviews
Gravel & Gold is one of Design Inspiration.

25. Gravel & Gold

8.9
3266 21st St (at Lexington), San Francisco, CA
Arts and Crafts Store · Mission District · 8 tips and reviews

The FeastThe Feast: A wealth of small, local, and independent designers. Get an Upstate Wrap from the Brooklyn gals at Upstate here!

Never Felt Better Vegan Shop is one of Design Inspiration.

26. Never Felt Better Vegan Shop

1910 P St (at 19th St), Sacramento, CA
Gift Store · Midtown · 6 tips and reviews

Nate M.Nate Mahoney: Interesting vegan crafts, very cool coin pouch made out of tetra pak

MUJI is one of Design Inspiration.

27. MUJI

9.2
455 Broadway (btwn Grand & Howard St), New York, NY
Miscellaneous Store · SoHo · 62 tips and reviews

Teen VogueTeen Vogue: I like clean lines, so this Japanese chain is my go-to spot. Chic and sleek rule, and I stock up on everything from notebooks to stripy pj’s to furniture. –Danielle Nussbaum, entertainment director

Lumens Light + Living is one of Design Inspiration.

28. Lumens Light + Living

2028 K St (at 21st St), Sacramento, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Midtown · 1 tip

Nate M.Nate Mahoney: Tom Dixon lighting

SFMOMA Museum Store is one of Design Inspiration.

29. SFMOMA Museum Store

8.9
151 3rd St (btwn Mission & Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Gift Store · SoMa · 14 tips and reviews

NATASHA V.NATASHA VARGAS: AMAZING!!!

Flora Grubb Gardens is one of Design Inspiration.

30. Flora Grubb Gardens

9.6
1634 Jerrold Ave, San Francisco, CA
Flower Store · Bayview · 54 tips and reviews

The Bold ItalicThe Bold Italic: They have a refined eye for artful plant design with a great collection of succulents, terrariums, black grasses, dark-eyed daisies, and chocolate aeoniums.

31. International Orange

8.9
2044 Fillmore St Fl 2 (California), San Francisco, CA
Spa · Pacific Heights · 9 tips and reviews

Laura C.Laura C: This yoga studio/day spa, named after the paint color of the Golden Gate Bridge, is an open space of Zen in the city. Restorative and vinyasa yoga available by group classes, privates or workshops.

Circling - Glass Art Installation is one of Design Inspiration.

32. Circling - Glass Art Installation

7.1
Terminal D (at Gate D14), DFW Airport, TX
Sculpture Garden · 3 tips and reviews

Michael B.Michael Bielec: "Circling" - an interactive sculpture created by Christopher Janney in 2005 - is a labyrinthine pattern on the floor in colored terrazzo and curved glass walls interspersed with bursts of sound. Read more.

Proxy SF is one of Design Inspiration.

33. Proxy SF

8.4
432 Octavia St (btwn Hayes & Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Event Space · Hayes Valley · 4 tips and reviews
marimekko is one of Design Inspiration.

34. marimekko

Crate & Barrel 2F, San Francisco, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 1 tip

Nate M.Nate Mahoney: Pattern for days

Flora Grubb Gardens is one of Design Inspiration.

35. Flora Grubb Gardens

9.6
1634 Jerrold Ave, San Francisco, CA
Flower Store · Bayview · 54 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: Modern horticulture, urban art and exceptional coffee in the middle of industrial SF. Truly a step out of reality and into Alice's rabbit hole. -Yigit Pura, Top Chef Just Desserts

Lomography Gallery Store is one of Design Inspiration.

36. Lomography Gallery Store

309 Sutter St (btwn Stockton St. & Grant Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 2 tips and reviews
Urban Ore Salvage is one of Design Inspiration.

37. Urban Ore Salvage

8.3
900 Murray St (at Seventh St), Berkeley, CA
Hardware Store · West Berkeley · 15 tips and reviews
The Cathedral of Christ the Light is one of Design Inspiration.

38. The Cathedral of Christ the Light

2121 Harrison St (at Grand Ave), Oakland, CA
Church · Uptown · 8 tips and reviews