New Yorkers are a tough crowd to impress. Perhaps with this in mind, the design-centric Italian company known for its iconic teakettles and anthropomorphic corkscrews tapped architect Hani Rashid to conceive its two NYC emporiums. Rashid rose to the challenge with a futuristic space bedecked with metallic wallpaper and custom-designed modular shelving. On those shelves, you’ll find fancy copper pots and bright, porcupine-shaped paper-clip holders from the budget-friendly A di Alessi collection, among other housewares.
News flash: The Upper East Side is all about glamour. Yet despite being known for jaw-dropping expensive boutiques, there are some cool spots in NYC’s high-class neighborhood. We smoked them out and discovered affordable boutiques with the best sale racks, a shop with fast-fashion chain store prices and a couple of slightly overpriced shops that we just can’t resist. You have to step inside and do the research in order to determine what will be up for grabs at Fivestory’s next sample sale, right?
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