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Shop owner at work Elena · West Asheville
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Brooklyn storefront Lexington Ave. storefront
Specialty coffee Coffee
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Shop of the week · May 15

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Daniel, in front of his studio on Lexington Ave. Photo · Tongraal editorial
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Daniel Park Founder · Olive & Slate

A wheel in the window, on Smith Street.

A 320-square-foot ceramics studio in the River Arts District, where Daniel throws every cup, plate and tile in plain view of the neighborhood. No website store. No wholesale. Just the shop.

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Cedar & Wick

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by Elena Rivers
West Asheville · The Maker's Home
from $14 Visit
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House of Marlow

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by Mira Okafor
River Arts District · Paper & Curiosities
from $8 Visit
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Sable & Stone

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by Theo Vance
Downtown Asheville · Found Again
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Folio & Field

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by Sam & Noor
South Slope · Mountain Larder
from $12 Visit
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Atelier Foxglove

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by Lila Marsh
Montford · Wild & Well
from $24 Visit
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Lune Studio

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by Juno Albright
River Arts District · Art & Prints
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Trending this week · Across all shops

Objects people are quietly obsessing over.

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Olive & Slate

Salt Glaze Mug · No. 4

$42
Cedar & Wick

Fig & Smoke Candle

$38
Limited
Sable & Stone

Brass Desk Bell · 1940s

$86
Atelier Foxglove

Bergamot Linen Spray

$28
Olive & Slate

Stoneware Bowl Set

$98
Petit Atelier

Wooden Stacking Rings

$32
Folio & Field

Single Origin · Ethiopia

$22
Vintage
Sable & Stone

French Café Chair · 1962

$240
Gift guide · Spring 2026

Gifts with a story, not a barcode.

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Honey & Hearth
West Asheville · Approved May 12
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South Slope · Approved May 10
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Marigold Goods
Montford · Approved May 08
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Soft Hours
River Arts District · Approved May 04
Adorned
La Verdure
Downtown · Approved May 02
Wild & Well
The Linen Library
West Asheville · Approved Apr 28
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