Created by Alexandra Heard and Heleena Trahanas, this Oxford St store offers an airy display of Italian-ness imported to Australia. Find Italian plates, linens, dresses, jugs, jewellery and more, so called “entertaining pieces that enrich and create … memorable occasions.”
Talk a walk down Paddington’s back streets to find this incredible bathroom showroom. Discover the highest quality cutting-edge design featuring extraordinary tapware and luxury appointments. Design junkies will be glad they made the effort.
Launched more than 25 years ago in Surry Hills, Collector Store is now proudly Paddington based. The store has an edited approach to shopping with a carefully curated range of must-haves through fashion, quirky homewares and stylish furniture. Endeavouring to discover ranges that ooze soul, Collector Store’s buyers source rare objects and iconic brands both locally and globally.
Founded in 1985 by Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy, Dinosaur Designs is a Paddington institution. Colour, form, tactility and vitality are the hallmarks of Dinosaur Designs, with a range of that extends across jewellery and homewares. Each piece offered in this bijoux store is a creative tour de force worn and treasured by people across the world.
A unique store where every item is made by hand. Call in to discover for designer and seamstress Ruth Fairbairn’s creations, each a one off. Each piece is an item of handcrafted slow fashion.
41 William St
An Australian design company with strong Swedish influences, funkis is one of Paddington’s true treasures. Offering a range of Scandinavian homewares — from Marimekko mugs to Iris Hantverk brushes — plus clothing, clogs (of course) and accessories, it is also home to one of the suburb’s best hidden cafes, funkis köket.
Showcasing exceptional Scandinavian designer furniture and lighting, Great Dane boasts a distinguished hand-picked range. The breadth and depth of the showroom collection is only surpassed by the sheer quality and exclusivity of the pieces.
This beautiful bedding and homewares store offers classic, timeless products made to be lived in and loved for years. Find luxury sheets, linen duvet covers, robes and towels plus sleepwear and pieces for the rest of the house, too, including tablecloths, napkins and ceramics.
More than a furniture store, Jardan is a complete visual experience. Step inside the showroom to discover a shifting landscape of pastel colours across a wonder of contemporary architecture. With top-of-the-line furniture and lighting, this curated collection of homewares is carefully sourced from around the world.
Mother-and-daughter team Catherine and Jessica Combe curate homewares and unique pieces from across the world. Find new pieces alongside vintage and antique wares imported from impeccable suppliers in France, Spain, Portugal, India, Morocco and elsewhere. There’s linen, glassware, candles and candleholders, cushions, soft furnishings and plenty of curios — vintage jewellery, bath salts, scarves — to fossick through.
By appointment only, check website for details.
MCM House offers a deft blend of classic and contemporary furniture with an ageless focus on quality materials and finishes. Step in to indulge your design possibilities in one of Sydney’s chicest furniture showrooms.
Interior designer Tamsin Johnson has an international portfolio of work under her belt and is a sought-after name in design. Her roomy new Victoria St showroom has an incredible selection of vintage Italian lighting and other antiques and collectables, while her William St outlet, No. 33, is an intimate space showcasing her eclectic taste in new and vintage pieces.
The Tourgelis family opened OPUS in 1968, with a dream of sharing joy through gifting. More than half a century later, the family, led now by Chris Tourgelis, continues to stock an eclectic, fun and ever-changing range of cool products from across the world. Find homewares, candles, books, gifts, toys and, of course, cards and wrapping paper. Be sure to check out OPUS Design Co, the furniture and design store upstairs.
This fabulous sustainable furniture company combines contemporary mid-century design values with a Scandinavian aesthetic. Featuring solid oak furniture that’s built to last a lifetime, find pieces that exude contemporary elegance.
A joyful fusion of Australian and Indian inspirations, Tradition Textiles is the baby of Deborah Emmett and Riyaz Hakim, who provide beautiful handcrafted products using natural fibres. There’s a focus on Australian merino wool scarves, but find silk scarves, hand-woven pashminas as well as throws, pillows and cushions in an astonishingly vibrant range of colours.
Run by visionaries Bruce Slorach and Sophie Tatlow, Utopia Goods is a kaleidoscopic homage to Australia’s wild, wonderful playground of flora and fauna. Hand-printed textiles and home furnishings combine Slorach’s riotous illustrations with traditional screen-printing techniques to produce a collection of highly covetable, ethically produced designs for the home. Find cushions, lamps, linen, scarves and accessories in riotous colours. The store is celebrating 10 years in business. Hooray.