Icon - Arrow LeftAn icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. Icon - Arrow RightAn icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. Icon - External LinkAn icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - MessageThe icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - Down ChevronUsed to indicate a dropdown. Icon - CloseUsed to indicate a close action. Icon - Dropdown ArrowUsed to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Location PinUsed to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Zoom OutUsed to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Zoom InUsed to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - SearchUsed to indicate a search action. Icon - EmailUsed to indicate an emai action. Icon - FacebookFacebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - InstagramInstagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - PinterestPinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - TwitterTwitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Check MarkA check mark for checkbox buttons.
You are reading

Shopper’s Diary: Rare Device in San Francisco

Search

Shopper’s Diary: Rare Device in San Francisco

October 30, 2009

Newish to San Francisco: Rare Device, a design shop and gallery that started in Brooklyn and headed west a couple of years ago. Collaborators Rena Tom and Lisa Congdon carry a mix of locally produced items for the home as well as a well-curated selection of wood and glass pieces from Japan. As for the name of the shop, "If you’re an English major or an English teacher, you know that rare device is from Samuel Coleridge’s poem ‘Kubla Khan,’" the owners say.

Rare  20  Device  20  Exterior  20  with  20  Blue  20  Trim Rare  20  Device  20  Street  20  Sign

rare  20  device  20  sake  20  set

Above: Sake Decanter Set by Saikai in Japan; $78.

rare  20  device  20  tea  20  set

Above: Gray Teapot Set from Saikai in Japan; the mug is $22.50, the creamer is $27.50, and the teapot is $50.

Soy  20  Sauce  20  Dropper  20  Rare  20  Device

Above: Soy Sauce Dropper from Kumura Glass in Japan; $45.

Shoppers Diary Rare Device in San Francisco portrait 8

Above: Re Form Pot Candleholders from Landscape Products; a "Japanese designer’s homage to Scandinavian midcentury design." The small is $58, medium is $68, and tall is $88.

Rare  20  Device  20  Bookshelf

Above: For a tour of Rena Tom’s San Francisco apartment, go to Design Sponge. "The sideboard is a crate built to ship our art across the country. It was a shame to throw it out, so we installed some ikea Billy shelves in it and we put our dishes inside," Tom says.

(Visited 166 times, 1 visits today)
You need to login or register to view and manage your bookmarks.

Product summary  

Have a Question or Comment About This Post?

Join the conversation

v5.0