Best of 2010: Best Shop
Gurus
This place gets grown men all excited like they’re back in Toys”R”Us as little boys, except we’re not talking about Hot Wheels but actual adult toys. AMong the items on sale are Ciclotte carbon fibre exercise bikes, oversized Lego storage boxes and the Dyson bladeless fan. They stock everything from colour-coded screwdrivers for fixing watches to an actual Fiat Abarth. The four gurus behind the shop, Felix, Wayne, Anthony and Andy, are designers by trade and are avid collectors of unique, innovative and design-savvy man gadgets from all over the world. Shop A2-A3 G/F, 67 Sing Woo Rd, Happy Valley, 2891 0138; www.gurus.hk.
Runner-up: Kapok
Located in a friendly corner of Wan Chai, this shop links history with all things new. Items sold here have a USP that modern men and women can appreciate: design-led home products, coffee table books, and toys and fashion sourced from all over the world. The cool staff are also keen to have a chinwag while they serve a tasty coffee from the bar. Kapok holds regular design, photography and merchandise exhibitions and the shops are keen supporters of local designers. 5 St Francis Yard, Wan Chai, 2549 9254; 3 Sun St, Wan Chai, 2520 0114.
Honourable Mention: Shop des Créateurs
This locally based online shop is poised to become the Net-a-Porter for independent Hong Kong and French designers. www.shopdescreateurs.com.
Readers' Choice: Lane Crawford
For the third year running there’s no better place in town for a bit of retail therapy than Lane Crawford as far as you’re concerned.
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