Moss

What a crying shame. There was no other store like this. It was a shrine to all objects that are beautiful. I use to pop in there every now and then and for me, it was like an art galler… I’d just look and admire, ooh and aah, and think ‘maybe ONE day!!!’ ;-)
P. S. One time as I was approaching the store I couldn’t help but spot a very distinctive person standing out front. Karl Lagerfeld, in his signature getup of all black and white, and those chiseled cheekbones. ;-)

Had a similar experience to Jacob S. and Kally K. I ordered an item and weeks then months passed and no sign of the piece arriving. After asking for a refund, I received a check that bounced. No wonder they closed.

A beautiful design gallery. Fun to visit, but note that this is not a housewares store. Unless you are likely to pickup a $ 900 bedazzled dolls head for a paperweight.

a nice shop for us who like design, high prices, but if you have some money saved, it is the right place to spend a little, but also nice to just look around and dream.

I have never experienced such awful service from a store. My wife and I registered for our wedding at Moss almost three years ago now. After a year of waiting our items never came into stock. It took a lot of wrangling to get a refund. This was two years later mind you. So finally we get the check in the mail last fall, and it BOUNCES! Since then I have called several times, each time they promise me a refund check «in the mail» with compensation for my bank’s fees for the bounced check. And now after 5 months I have not gotten any such check. I’m weighing my options right now. There are several: a lawsuit, calling the New York TImes, what? I can’t articulate how much I hate this place.

Not as much a store as a museum of neat stuff.
The staff is snooty and they actually don’t have a lot in stock, and after checking the prices here and there, you come to realize that anyone who earns their money would never spend like this.
But it’s fun to peruse.

Some divine incarnation of a future me would be a regular Moss customer. That version of myself would also live in a 2000 sq ft SoHo loft with floor to ceiling windows and sculptures lounging around like large silent representations of all that is cool and beautiful. I would make espresso on my Francis Francis and read the paper from my Maarten Baas «Smoke» chair (
) under Andy Coolquitt lighting.
Unfortunately, that’s not my life and though I live in a little box for now a girl can dream. And the fodder for those dreams comes from Saturday strolls through the incredible design museum/​store that is Moss.

This place is cool.
Some of the furniture and the show pieces are nice, would not say affordable to the average person but yet cool to look at. The staff always looks busy on the IMAC doing what i don’t know. NO hi no bye, eh just a walk in see and walk out just nice to look at some art work.

This place may as well be an satellite location of the relatively new Museum of Arts and Design at Columbus Circle:
. The craftmanship of some of their wares is pretty incredible, and you’ll gape at both the innovative designs and the prices.

I walk by this place every day on my way to work, and I’ve always admired the chandelier in the window. I finally dropped by and was so glad I did.
This place is amazing! It’s like going to the MoMA, except you can actually buy the exhibits. I mean, assuming you can afford a beeswax vase made by real bees ($ 25,000), handmade wallpaper ($ 250/​roll), all sorts of crazy furniture, jewelry, or other house goods. There’s a smattering of cheaper things, like gay marriage finger puppets (two brides, two grooms, and a minister) and people who died in 2008 finger puppets (including Heath Ledger) ($ 70 each set).
And the chandelier? Turns out it’s a «back-​up» copy of one of the ones at Lincoln Center (which I’ve seriously adored since the first time I laid eyes on them). And it could be mine for $ 750,000! I need a sugar daddy.
If you love design and feel like you want more than what the Museum of Arts and Design has to offer (or just want to get up close and personal with some pieces), this is definitely the place to go. The store workers, are stand-​offish, but this also lets you wander around on your own terms.
Tip: They sell affordable «souvenirs” – mouse pads that say «Please don’t touch» ($ 10) or t-​shirts ($ 20) with slogans like «No photography allowed,» «Please don’t touch» and «Small children must be held.»
Bonus tip: There’s a small hallway with a low ceiling toward the back corner of the store… if you go through, you’ll be in Moroso, an equally amazing furniture place next door.

One of those places that is a super-​modern furniture place, with many displays and plenty of eye candy for designers, artists, and yuppies alike. Some items are available for purchase but generally far too expensive for the simple person to consider.
Nice place for a random gift for those who are well-​heeled and have much excess cash to spend.

Moss is kind of a «retail museum,» if you will. In that capacity, it’s intimidating on two fronts: It’s very expensive and it has things in cases (not to be touched).
On the plus side, it’s really a mecca/​haven for design fanatics like myself as it it world-​renowned for bringing high and unique design products to New York. It’s located in a gorgeous space on Greene & Houston and everyone is welcome. The staff are friendly enough, if a bit impersonal, but hey, they work in a shop that sells very few items in the three-​digit range, so I guess they have that right. I think they’re respectful enough considering that one can expect to be followed around in a store like this (and I really don’t look/​act like a hobo), but they really don’t do that here.
Only in Europe have I experienced stores this avant-​garde and inspirational. This place is definitely recommended for architects, designers and anyone who appreciates fine and unique design products — It’s a great way to keep up with currents and the items they have on display/​exhibit vary from the beautiful, to the functional, to the downright wacky, which is what makes it so amazing.
For those looking for a really unique and/​or special gift (for you or someone else), Moss is it as well. It can almost be guaranteed that you will always find something new there — You can’t say that about many stores, even in New York. I’m head-​over-​heels in love with this store and aspire to one day furnish most of my home with products from their showroom, and when you go, you will totally understand why.

So I am a design student, and I try to get down to NYC to go to Moss a couple times a year. Everything they sell is unique and beautiful. The things there a little pricey but it is a great place to get inspired and see work that is on the cutting edge.
There is a panda chair that is a must see (made from plush pandas, not the real kind). There is a table made from a single piece of lace, and wood dining room table that was burned to a crisp then epoxy-​ed to preserve the burned texture.
They also have a great website (
). Subscribe to their «Daily New» and they send you a daily link to one interesting item in their store.

Fell in love twice
Panda bear chair (limited edition of 25, each chair made of 25 stuffed pandas)
Army man bowl (bowl made of melted plastic army men)

Hands down my favorite store in NY…
Whenever I need a dose of inspiration, or something to wow the annoying snobbish friends of friends. I swing by and pick up something amazing and there u have it. instant cool.
That’s what MOSS is to me. instant cool

Moss is my go-​to place for gifts if I find myself in a rush or out of ideas. The pieces you will find at the shop are always classy and bound to be liked by anyone with remote taste.
Not everything at Moss is pricey. I’ve bought many things that are less than $ 100 bucks here! So really, seriously, when you’re stuck with gift ideas, head to Moss — you might just find something that you are actually proud to give! (Because who needs or wants another candle votive from Pottery Barn? not I.)

While many of the pieces are ‘overdesigned’ in my opinion, you can’t help but be in awe of talent and creative thinking.
It’s something to go here and try to imagine what was going on in the minds of these designers (especially when they set a price tag on it).
Nevertheless, the work is inspiring, amazing and just plain cool.

I’ve never been happier in my life to see a Chandelier.
It’s White
It’s Simple
It’s Very Chic
It’s Very Artsy
It’s Very Expensive!
but oh what can ones do, I fell in love.
So there i was standing there handing my card out.
Cha-​Ching, SOLD.
The Lucky Chandelier is now proudly display on my ceiling.
or.was it I, the lucky one?
Everything in this store makes you look at it twice and each time you see something different.
It’s like going to MoMA, the only different is you can take the things there home with you.
I will be back for more, i promise. I can’t keep that lovely chandelier lonely, i must find her the lover. perhaps that Floor lamp i saw last week might be her match…

One of the most magical places for anyone who loves great design. Only reason I gave them 4 stars was because they didn’t have the life size sheep chair thing… damn them.
Every one there is über hip and stuck up looking, just the way I had imagined it. Mmmmmm.

It’s the major items that I yearn for here… the Phillip Stark floor mirror, or the 1920’s glass chandelier by Venini archives, (see photo.$ 40 thousand dollars and ‘currently unavaiable’).
Everything is carefully placed behind glass, or ropes.
Find unique things, unseen anywhere else. A place to gleefully max your credit cards.