CB2
The younger, hipper sibling of American home furnishing chain Crate & Barrel offers bold and edgy interior staples with a distinct industrial style; but what makes CB2 especially appealing are the apartment-friendly sizes and reasonable price tags.
Commune
This homegrown furniture store now has a large concept space in Orchard Road. This one has a range of Dualtone living and dining room furniture inspired by the 1950s with lots of muted grey and dark walnut wood. There’s also a bespoke sofa range for Commune’s first-ever collaboration with Abitex, which means fancy customized upholstery in your choice of fabrics.
Danish Design Co
Those into the clean, Scandinavian aesthetic will find lots to love at this furniture store, which specializes in established and award-winning Danish labels like Fredericia, Eilersen and Gubi.
Foundry Store
Besides its own namesake designs, browse cult labels like Denmark’s &Tradition and Finland’s Secto Design, which have been curated for their heritage, durability and creative thought processes.
Fred Lives Here
According to imaginative owner Angie, who created tFred is a “delightful little chap” who sources high-quality reproductions of modern-classic interior design items and sells them (at their dedicated showroom within PACT). He (or she) also partners with cool creative types to create one-of-a-kind functional art for the home.
Galanga Living
Not one for mass produced goods? Then this is one place you’ll definitely want to check out. The roomy, industrial-style shop floor packs in a wide collection of furniture and home accessories that put a refreshing twist on Scandinavian design, with a touch of Asian influence.
Grafunkt
Bedroom and living room sets, with minimalist yet playful sensibilities, greet you at this multi-label furniture retailer and lifestyle brand, helmed by Jefery Kurniadidjaja and Nathan Yong (who won Singapore President’s Design Awards for Designer of the Year in 2008).
Journey East
Bright colors on walls, floors, and artworks, as well as lightboxes lettered with fun phrases, add a lively and quirky atmosphere to this sparse and unpolished emporium that houses an eclectic, cheery collection of upcycled, refurbished furniture, as well as vintage and designer pieces to spruce up your home.
Moodbox
With a distressed-industrial look and refined, colorful touches, this store completely changes its theme and mood every six to eight weeks (hence its name). Expect a wide and carefully curated selection of homeware and personal accessories with a boho touch, like whitewashed rattan baskets and painted birdcages.
Retro Colony
Space Asia Hub
The mammoth, $50 million, 12,000 sq. m. luxury furniture store is a truly gorgeous space that houses designer wardrobe systems, lights and furniture from famous brands like Moooi, B&B Italia, Flexform and Louis Poulsen.
Xtra
The sprawling 2,000 sq. m. showroom, which covers three levels and houses Herman Miller’s first store-in-store concept, overflows with a standout collection of designer furniture from the world’s most prolific designers and cutting-edge brands like Karim Rashid, Tom Dixon and Miniforms.