Shopper’s Diary: Stardust, an Otherworldly Kyoto Boutique and Cafe
Our latest Instagram fixation: Stardust, Kana Shimizu’s Kyoto vegan cafe and boutique, set in a restored historic house where every surface seems imbued with a mysterious, magical aura (see @stardust_kana). The offerings range from fig-grapefruit cake to LA fashion line Black Crane’s signature swooping cotton tunics. Kana has a hand in it all; she describes each item as “a beautiful piece of the universe” and tells us, “Stardust opened as a small business, but has grown to have a deeper purpose as a place for people to connect to a wider world of creativity and peace.”
Photography courtesy of Stardust.
Above: Stardust is located in a centuries-old machiya, a wooden townhouse built as a merchant’s dwelling and workspace. “Kyoto is the ancient capital of Japan,” says Kana. “Our oldest traditions have been carefully inherited here, and within just a few steps, I can walk to the forest or visit temples and shrines that are a thousand years old.”
Above: A tea service from a series called Pigeon by Tamaki and Kan Suzuki. Most of the items on offer are available in Stardust’s online shop, and international shipping is an option.
Above: The space is furnished with Japanese antiques that show signs of wear. Shown here, Ko Soda’s pierced leather work?a Leather Basket, Basket Bowl, and Basket Square?displayed on an old bed frame.
Above: The wood-paneled cafe has moody plaster walls (“the...
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