Fab 40: Classico Design Store, Tokyo

Japan

After toiling in the fashion industry for over 20 years, Takashi Takahashi opened his neo-rustic retail mecca Classico in 2006. Neatly stocked with items that blur the distinctions between old and new, Classico’s ingenious collection possesses a charm all its own.

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Its well-edited catalogue is comprised of simple goods from a range of obscure names, like traditional Edoya toothbrushes, Aldin linen handkerchiefs made near Mt. Fuji, checked cotton stoles from India, and even the odd token or two from South America.

www.classico-life.com

14 October 2009 | Design