Edition: St. Louis Breweries & Wineries

Office Space

Author: Erin Callier

Situated in the Central West End—one of St. Louis's most historic and classic neighborhoods— the furnishings and accessories at Design Within Reach (44 Maryland Plaza, 314-361-1701) are as classic as they come, with clean lines and novel designs that are ideal for the fashionably fastidious. The 5,000-square-foot DWR studio houses a wide range of design choices by the likes of Eames, Van der Rohe, and Saarinen. With new designs in stock and ready to ship, the well-appointed office of your dreams is well within reach.

Fresh flowers are a simple, pitch-perfect way to warm up any office’s atmosphere. A Floral Gallery (7616 Wydown Blvd, 314-727-1166, www.afloralgallery.com) in Clayton is a charming flower boutique willing to ship arrangements throughout the country and across the globe. You can even order online and have A Floral Gallery send fresh flowers with personalized messages to your business associates in- and out-of-town. In addition to their floral selection, A Floral Gallery also boasts a stylish selection of accessories, like picture frames, vases, and more.

Discover all of your wildest stationery needs at designer shop Vellum (120 West Monroe, 314-909-1640), which operates out of an inviting house artfully tucked into the even more inviting community of Kirkwood. Vellum’s large selection and eclectic array of styles can inspire a love of stationery that probably has been lurking dormant all these years. They can print logos, your initials, or any design your heart desires on letterhead, business cards, thank you notes, personalized memo pads, post-it notes, and more.

Its storefront is emblazoned with the motto “Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.” Blend (1113 Locust Street, 314-436-9228) truly lives up to its self-imposed expectations with items that are an irresistibly eclectic rhapsody of old, new, and completely unique—perfect for transforming any sterile, blank-canvas office into a warm and welcoming space. Peruse their fun (and quite attainable) artwork, table lamps, functional storage containers, new and antique swivel chairs, and the pièce de résistance—dog bone-shaped paper clips.

Located in the midst of St. Louis’s stylish urban core, UMA (313 N. 11th Street, 314-241-9990) is like a modern curio shop for the contemporary consumer. A quick stop into UMA (Urban Materials + Accessories) can fill your drab office with delightfully innovative and often quirky knick-knacks and accessories, like unconventional business and note card holders, bookends, paperweights, a must-have four-cube alarm clock, invisible bookshelves, and a sleek tissue ring that puts your generic Kleenex box to shame.

Although e-mail rules so many of our daily operations, the trusty pen is sometimes mightier than the keyboard. At the tony Montblanc (Plaza Frontenac, 314-872-1730) pens are not just something with which to sign contracts, but are the full realization of true writing instruments. With ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils, and fineliner pens made of 14 kt. gold, swathed in diamonds, or other such luxuries, Montblanc truly brings back the art of writing. While such a luxe writing instrument may seem like an unneeded indulgence—once you’ve worn out your sixth Bic of the week, a Montblanc pen may seem like a worthwhile extravagance.     

A Floral Gallery
7616 Wydown Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105