Now that we have moved to the West Coast, we have re-opened Placewares in the small northern California coastal town of Gualala.  Placewares, a name we coined and registered in 1977, is now a part of our Placewares Projects company, with continued close connection to our industrial design firm LyndonDesign.

Our new Placewares store is focused on design + art for the home. Things for entertaining and for play. Things useful and things simple and well designed. Things awe-inspiring because of their design and fabrication. Things made locally and things made far away. Things to be treasured and enjoyed. Things that feel right 'at home' on this beautiful coast.

In our internet store, we offer some of the products our customers have enjoyed most, as well as small photos of our store and art gallery.  The site does not include (yet) many of the major lines we carry, like Heath Ceramics, MUD porcelain, Iittala and Bodum products; it also shows only a few of the items we sell from Marimekko.  Please contact us if you have specific product questions.

We invite you to come to Gualala (100 miles north of San Francisco, adjacent to The Sea Ranch) and enjoy this lovely part of the world.  Stop in our new place, and say hello. We look forward to meeting you or hearing from you!  For instructions on how to get here, please see the maps in How to Find Us.