Shop Snack: Quail Store
An interiors shop and my favorite source for under-the-radar brands
Snacks are short-form, midweek drops featuring brands I just discovered, shops I stumbled onto, artists I think you’ll love… little odes to the things I find that I’m sending straight over to you.
This week’s Shop Snack is Quail Store, an interiors concept shop based in Philadelphia, artfully curated by owner Ashley Olmstead. I’ve only ever perused the aisles of Quail Store’s online outpost, but it doesn’t take much to see that Ashley has really good taste.
One of my favorite ways to discover new-to-me artists and brands is to look to the curators—people like Ashley who have a knack for hunting down things the rest of us haven’t yet. There’s so much sameness out there, so to find a shop like Quail Store that sells the artworks of independent artists and goods from all over the world is a breath of fresh air.
Quail Store has been the bridge to tons of makers I now keep my eye on: fiber artist Everyone’s Mother, candlemaker WAX Atelier, textile artist Studio Sydney, pajama maker Magniberg, and ceramicist Wonky Ware included. Plus, it’s home to a lot of design-driven brands I’ve long loved, like Autumn Sonata, Studio Ford, and Jaymes Paper. Really, an ideal roster.
Follow Quail Store on Instagram here, shop their site here, and, if you’re in Philly, pop on over to their brick and mortar ASAP.
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Ali
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