A public reading room, a lifestyle gallery shop selling trendy wares from Japan and an Asian contemporary furniture store have brought a slice of style to three conserved shophouse units in Beach Road.

Singapore labels Supermama and Scene Shang, each with its own brand of design, have been attracting furniture and souvenir hunters to the heritage cluster since they moved in earlier this year.

The latest addition to the neighbourhood - the establishments are near the hip Haji Lane and Arab Street enclave - is Looksee Looksee, a reading room with a collection of books curated by Singapore stalwarts in industries such as food and beverage, fashion and design.

267 Beach Road

Home lifestyle destination, HomesToLife, from Singapore-based leather tanner and sofa manufacturer HTL International, is set to open a new flagship store.

The new HomesToLife flagship store is a one-stop shop solution which provides a special curation of home lifestyle brands and collections all under one roof. With a portfolio exceeding 20 International living, dining and bedding brands, consumers are guaranteed to find products that fit their style and purchasing power as well as almost everything they need in their home.

HomesToLife has been designed aiming to change the experience of furniture shopping to make it beyond a buying process, rather, a process of discovery.

65 Mohamed Sultan

Tel: +65 6635 5050 or Email: info@homestolife.com

The Emporium is a multi‐brand fashion and lifestyle boutique offering an eclectic mix of products by independent designers based out of Singapore. These brands are specially curated to offer shoppers a fresh, stylish and enjoyable retail experience.

It started as an innovative collaboration of Singaporean brand owners, each specializing in its own merchandise category, from furniture to fashion accessories and apparel. The Emporium has something for everyone – great clothes, shoes and accessories for men and women, furniture and home décor items, gifts and much more.

163 Tanglin Road #02-22 Tanglin Mall

Tel: +65 6235 2216

Previously only available online and at department stores Tangs and Robinsons, e-commerce home and decor brand Scene Shang opens its first boutique at Kampong Glam's Beach Road. 

The 1,000 sq ft boutique is located in an airy shophouse, with a mini courtyard inspired by traditional Chinese gardens. Owners Pamela Ting and Jessica Wong take inspiration from Asian heritage, and their designs feature the label's signature chinoiserie elements. Some of the store's most-featured items include the President's Design Award nominated Shang multi-storage drawer system that has brightly-colored and stackable compartments, and the Art Deco cushions with prints of iconic heritage buildings in Singapore. Besides being a retail space, Scene Shang also plans to host workshops, exhibitions and art installations. 

263 Beach Road

Tel: +65 6291 9629

Lexington Company has come to Singapore, and settled at Dempsey Road.

Lexington is a life-style Brand and has a strong position in home decoration. Over the years there has been an increasing demand for new product categories to expand the Lexington brand. The cross over to the clothing business was therefore natural and sought after and in December 2007 the first collection from Lexington Clothing Co. was launched.

The assortment for home is influenced by the typical New England style. Lexington follows the tradition from the East Coast of America and the collection is true to the American tradition of superior craftsmanship. All Collections are build on the tradition and inspiration from this part of the world. However, we believe that there are people all around the world, in all countries that enjoy this style of life. 

With the Lexington range you can always combine colors and styles, whether you live in the city or in the countryside. There are a lot of possibilities to combine the different products, qualities and designs.

26 Dempsey Road, #01-03A

Tel: +65 6472 1019

Supermama is many things at once – a store, an artist residency studio, a platform for designers, a space for people to escape to – but it is at its core a labor of love.

The independent purveyor of all-things quirky and local has come a long way from it's hole-in-the-wall digs in a rickety shophouse and now, they have opened their second outlet at the Esplanade Mall, with another launch at Beach Road come March. 

The goods sold here are pretty similar to its flagship at the Singapore Art Museum, so you'll still find home decor items and the store's signature ceramic ware featuring graphics of Singapore icons.

Esplanade Mall, #02-04 1 Esplanade Drive

Email: info@supermama.sg

Lalique will be opening their 2nd boutique in Singapore, in Paragon.

Founded over a century ago, in 1888, Lalique has endured as the ultimate symbol of French luxury.

One of the jewels in the crown of France's crystal industry, Lalique has five main categories: jewelry, decorative items, interior design, perfumes, and art. 

Today, the vision of the brand is to prolong the creative genius of founder René Lalique by issuing superb perfume bottles in crystal, reviving exciting and sensitive jewelry designs, pushing the limits of the factory by creating decorative objects with unique satin contrasts, carrying out major architectural projects, creating a unique Lalique world dedicated to the home, working with renowned artists to produce limited editions in crystal and to recreate its cultural heritage.

Lalique continues to thrive as a truly timeless lifestyle brand.

Paragon Shopping Centre, #04-45

The Lifestyle Collective is a collaboration of small business owners who pride themselves on beautiful design and thoughtfully made products. 

Their gorgeous shop is filled with a fantastic selection of bespoke homewares, luxury art, jewellery, children’s accessories, furniture and gifts for every occasion

They will be collaborating with other talented designers, artists, creators, musicians and many more to share this bright and beautiful space with you. They will also be hosting workshops, shopping events, meditation mornings, kids craft and much more.

Pasarbella, 200 Turf Club Rd

Tel: +65 8268 2077 or Email: hello@thelifestylecollective.com.sg

The contemporary homeware store Maissone has opened in Tiong Bahru.

The brand was started by a passion for beautiful design and gorgeous interiors, ten years of travel and three kitchen sinks and many treasures from back street allies later Maissone was born.  

Maissone continues to carefully select an exquisite selection of homeware products from around the globe. They exclusively bring to Singapore, New Zealand designed and made bed linen collections by Thread Design. 

Their range of bed linen celebrates colour, style and simplicity. Emphasising clean lines and a fresh colour palette, Thread Designs collections are free of frills and fuss. Each collection develops a story around a particularly fine detail. To compliment their bed linen they have carefully developed a range of  hypoallergenic bedding products.

Singapore Trading Post has relocated to new and bigger premises at Tan Boon Liat Building.

After running Singapore’s renowned Expat Auctions for several years, where they handle an eclectic array of furniture and decorative pieces from all over the world on behalf of relocating and redecorating clients, Rob and Jo saw a gap in the market for stylish and quality international homewares and decorator items at a reasonable price. And so Singapore Trading Post was born.

The store name, Singapore Trading Post pays homage to this country’s establishment as a vital trading post for the East India Trading Company in 1819. And they continue this tradition by sourcing carefully selected pieces from old East India Trading Company areas including Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh as well as Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar. Their collection reflects this significant colonial era and is perfect for sourcing distinctive items that will add unique character to your space.

#07-01 Tan Boon Liat Building, 315 Outram Road