paramita's Profile

This is the kind of store that, once you go in, it's hard to leave! And when you do leave, you leave thinking about what a beautiful vibe it has, what a great flow of energy and what amazing objects-- each hand picked with so much care. It's beautiful! I have a long wish list and every time I go in, the list just gets longer and longer. The women that work there have such great personal style and are so sweet and so engaging. They obviously love what they do and care so much about each customer and each home their customers are shopping for-- it's really unlike any other place I've ever shopped in. The bigger Manhattan shops have none of the special charm of abitare and none of the personal touch and care that the girls in abitare show you when you're shopping. And some of the other Brooklyn stores which sell Indian goods at huge mark-ups profit from international artesans doing work and selling their wares far below market value. I've spoken at length with the women in abitare and they both seem committed to fair trade, cottage industry types of businesses, which is such a nice perk in a store that's already so lovely. Definitely worth many a visit! And you can always ask the women in the store for help-- about designing or interior decorating or gifts...they're wonderful! Check out the hand picked selection of letter press notecards and the amazing coffee pitchers-- so classic!