Painter and potter Hinrich Kröger lovingly crafts vases, decorative wall plates, bowls, cups and other ceramics and hand paints them with erotic motifs.

In renovated arches under the S-Bahn tracks, scores of dealers sell furniture, jewellery, paintings and vintage clothing. Be warned: it's not cheap.

This is a showroom for local designers off the beaten shopping track at the eastern edge of Friedrichshain. Owners Theresa Meirer and Jörg Wichmann sell fashion, furniture,...

This shop has been around since the early 1970s, offering collectors and browsers an impressive array of original 19th-century antiques. Fully restored Biedermeier and...

Strikes a good balance between Mediterranean and Brandenburg country style with stripped-down furniture, warm lighting and irresistible ornaments. Highlights include natural...

This impeccably designed store - Berlin's answer to Colette in Paris - offers a select mix of men's and women's fashion, accessories, electronics, books, music, art and even...

Deco Arts stocks shell-shaped 1930s sofas and other deco furniture at fair prices, the odd piece by Marcel Breuer and Carl Jacobs and some 1950s and '60s treasures. If a sofa's...

An initiative of Berlin designers Oliver Wogt and Hermann Weizenegger, the 'Imaginary Factory' offers witty, high-style brushes and wicker items, all handmade by blind...

Dopo-domani is a veritable temple for design aficionados. Combining an interior design practice with a well-stocked shop, the focus is on Italian outfitters, and the...

Splendid finds from the 1940s, '50s and '60s, including lipstick-shaped cigarette lighters, vintage toasters, weird lighting and eccentric glassware.

Flohmarket am Arkonaplatz has a broad array of retro gear ranging from records to clothing, books to trinkets, bikes to coffee tables - all at moderate prices. Best selection...

Many local young artists and T-shirt designers set up stalls at this overflowing market, while punky types and bohemian mothers shop for vintage sunglasses and unusual...

The largest department store in continental Europe celebrated its 100th birthday in 2007. It carries name brands in all departments, though the merchandise can be hit or miss....

Once the retail showpiece of communist East Berlin, this busy, utilitarian megastore underwent massive renovation and expansion in 2006. Today, it is the most successful branch...