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The World's Most Beautiful Shops

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A travel-lover's guide to the world's most enchanting brick-and-mortar stores, from the founder of online sensation The Shopkeepers. Paula Flynn is a seasoned fashion and textile designer whose personal journey through well-curated boutiques and emporiums across the globe led her to create The Shopkeepers, a beloved... Read More
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A travel-lover's guide to the world's most enchanting brick-and-mortar stores, from the founder of online sensation The Shopkeepers

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A travel-lover's guide to the world's most enchanting brick-and-mortar stores, from the founder of online sensation The Shopkeepers.

Paula Flynn is a seasoned fashion and textile designer whose personal journey through well-curated boutiques and emporiums across the globe led her to create The Shopkeepers, a beloved Instagram account and website celebrating the world's most exceptional retail experiences. In The World's Most Beautiful Shops, she introduces readers to an eclectic and charming assortment of over 100 of these retailers, from an outdoor bookshop in Ojai to a weaver's atelier in Madrid, a coffee shop in Kyoto to a farm-to-table skincare brand in Marrakech.

Though their chosen wares and aesthetic sensibilities vary, they all boast stunning storefronts, fantastic displays, beautiful products, and knowledgeable shopkeepers.

In brief profiles and gorgeous photographs, Flynn captures the magic of brick-and-mortar retail to transport us to other worlds, to honour regional crafts and heritage artisans, and to get us to slow down and appreciate the thrill of discovery.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781648295447

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Artisan Books

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Paula Flynn is a designer whose career has taken her on a journey through some of the world s most enchanting boutiques and emporiums. In 2015, she founded The Shopkeepers, an Instagram account and website dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the experiences, storytelling, and design that define the art of retail. Today, her work serves as a trusted source of information and inspiration for travelers, shop owners, retail professionals, editors, and media alike. Paula splits her time between her homes in New York City and Dublin, where she lives with her husband and family.

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