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This bijou trove is packed to the rafters with chic Parisian ceramics

Contemporary art meets the souk in this vibrant Shoreditch melting pot of multicultural cool

This enticing Barcelona boutique mixes heritage clothing brands with emerging local designers

This 70s-cool boutique showcasing silk scarves and other rock ’n’ roll fashion and interiors staples is cherished by stars of London’s style and music scene

An enticing edit of artisanal, under-the-radar olfactory delights has made this sumptuous boutique the place to buy perfume in New York

This enticing boutique, with its colourful mix of clothing, homewares, gifts and “Kiwiana”, is at the resurgent heart of a New Zealand town

This Salzburg stalwart attracts Hollywood stars and European royalty with its mix of hunting kit and Alpine chic

Regent Street’s zero-waste, 3D-printed boutique from an innovator of upcycled luxury accessories is spearheading a new sustainable wave

This engaging cabinet of vintage jewels, curiosities and mantiques is augmented by a charismatic owner, a landmark London location and a basement whisky bar

This historic boutique’s exquisite tablecloths and napkins set just the right tone for festive dining and gift giving

This vintage boutique in a Georgian building in rural Cambridgeshire is devoted to Vivienne Westwood’s anarchic designs and filled with the energy of her punk spirit

This soulful Santa Fe temple to Native American textiles and artefacts is celebrated for finding the finest and often unique pieces

Fashion faithfuls hotfoot it to this visionary San Francisco boutique, drawn by its owner’s fierce avant-garde sensibility and eye for rising designers

This musical box of a store is one of the best sources for new and antique stringed instruments – and a repair shop with near magical powers

This vintage-inspired homage to the English gentleman in Basel is a trove of tweed jackets, bicycles, cigars and whisky – in a cocooning club-like atmosphere

Emperors et al are drawn to this elegant Kyoto store’s alluring array of locally crafted lacquerware embellished with silver, gold and mother-of-pearl

Seaside roots in Massachusetts and Scotland were the inspiration behind this ever-changing California emporium

This dramatic, multilevel David Adjaye-designed Lagos concept store celebrates pan-African craft, from fashion to furnishings