2 countrys, 2 cities, 2 subways - could you tell where?

I thought shops like this one had all closed down. What a relief - there's one in Berlin, just off Nollendorf Platz - and its excellent!
All the best in Brit Pop, Indie, Punk, Soul, Rock. LP's, CD's, a few 10" and a nice selection of 7" Singles.
Kind of like a small Rough Trade store. A friendly place run by Mrs Free and Mr. Dead. Great!

We bought a Gossip 10", Bill Withers Live at Carnegie, The Wombats 7", Glasvegas LP, a rare Young Knives 7", Santogold LP on Vinyl, The Last Shadow Puppets 7" and more... :-)

MR DEAD & MRS FREE SCHALLPLATTEN
Volker Quante - Katharina Winkels - Tim Schneck

Bülowstraße 5, 10783 Berlin, +49 30 2151449, info [at] deadandfree.com, www.deadandfree.com

Mo-Fr 11-19h, Sat 11-16h

Check out Luzia: A very nice grand bar a short walk off Cottbusser Tor. Great relaxed atmosphere during the day - in a raw yet stylish and cosy environment. Its got excellent huge windows, - used to be two shops I think. Gets louder in the evening.

www.luzia.tc, Oranienstr. 34, D-10999 Berlin, +49 30 61107469

We came here for a lovely breakfast. The cheese plate is great and so are the eggs on toast.
It's a cosy place during the day but I think it's also good for a beer at night.

Planufer 95
10967 Berlin
030-6917595

U-Bahn U Kottbusser Tor: U1, U8
Bus Kottbusser Brücke: N47, N8

Moss I guess is THE New York concept store. It's  a strange shop though. In the beginning I did not like it too much. It's just too stylish. A huge room, everything in white, one huge table in the middle of the room and from the celling hang just a few glass display boxes. Don't touch and don't take pictures everywhere.

But while lingering through the 4 rooms (7000 square feet) I started to really like this shop. It's all in the selection of the products.
"Furniture, especially from Italian manufacturers, lighting, watches and jewelry, books, and a significantly increased focus on tabletop. Today, Moss offers one of the world's most sophisticated selections of porcelain tableware, crystal and cutlery, contextualized in presentation by association with furniture and lighting from some of the greatest designers of the 20th century.

The furniture and objects offered at the shop deliberately blur the distinctions between production and craft, between industry and art, and more recently, between industrial and decorative arts. One may find, for instance, a Hella Jongerius embroidered ceramic pot next to a stainless steel Fisher space pen next to an Edra pink leather Flap sofa. The intention is to force a view of each piece based on the context of its presentation, rather than its function or material."

The prcelain and ceramics selection is really outstanding but they also had a huge selection of Maharam textiles which a have seen nowhere else before and a selection of beautiful kitchen products.

I recommend Moss to everybody who likes to get inspired. The products unfortunately are way above a normal budget.

Some Moss products to give you an idea what to expect:

Moss

150 Greene street
New York, NY 10012
(866) 888-6677
To call them from outside the US:
(212) 204-7100

Mon to Sat 11am to 7pm est
Sun noon to 6pm est

www.mossonline.com