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The World's Most Beautiful Shops

by Paula Flynn

A tour of distinctive shops around the world

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A tour of distinctive shops around the world

Paula Flynn’s collection brings together more than 100 independent retailers, ranging from an outdoor bookshop in Ojai to a weaver’s atelier in Madrid, a coffee shop in Kyoto, and a skincare business in Marrakech. Brief profiles and photographs make the shops’ settings, displays, and wares the focus, while the selection also points to the connections between retail, regional craft, and local heritage. The book offers a way to browse varied shopping spaces across different places, with attention to the people and traditions behind them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Travelers interested in discovering independent shops and retail spaces around the world
  • Readers curious about regional crafts, heritage artisans, and distinctive storefronts
  • Fans of illustrated books about shopping, design, and place

Themes

Independent retailTravel and placeRegional crafts and heritageStorefront and display design

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Book overview

A travel-lover's guide to the world's most enchanting brick-and-mortar stores, from the founder of online sensation The Shopkeepers

Paula Flynn is a seasoned fashion and textile designer whose personal journey through well-curated boutiques and emporiums across the globe led her to create The Shopkeepers, a beloved Instagram account and website celebrating the world's most exceptional retail experiences.

In The World's Most Beautiful Shops she introduces readers to an eclectic and charming assortment of over 100 of these retailers, from an outdoor bookshop in Ojai to a weaver's atelier in Madrid, a coffee shop in Kyoto to a farm-to-table skincare brand in Marrakech. Though their chosen wares and aesthetic sensibilities vary, they all boast stunning storefronts, fantastic displays, beautiful products, and knowledgeable shopkeepers.

In brief profiles and gorgeous photographs Flynn captures the magic of brick-and-mortar retail--to transport us to other worlds, to honor regional crafts and heritage artisans, and to get us to slow down and appreciate the thrill of discovery.
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