The Conran Shop Marylebone

The Conran Shop is the best shop. I love the Conran Shop.
Maybe I’ve got a little infatuation going on but I can’t help it. This shop has so many things and it’s overwhelming and hilarious and fun at the same time. For example, I bought a little popcorn set for my mom here for 8 pounds, and then I saw those crazy purses here, you know, the ones that look silly and are made up of shiny triangles and you think they look stupid but then when you touch them you start to think you want then? You know those crazy purses? the 500 pound ones? You know those kinds!!! And then I guess they sell furniture here. But they also sell funny little games, and also these intricately designed santa cookies, and cards and just weird freaking stuff! That’s the funny thing about the Conran Shop. It has a lot of fun stuff and maybe something is 8 pounds, or 800 pounds, you just need to check.
But the best thing about the Conran Shop is their little café in the back. It’s decorated beautifully and they serve food as well. I love going there. They’ve got wifi and it’s a great place to escape… also because there aren’t usually a ton of people there. So hopefully I’ve lost everyone with my crazy purse description to read the end of this review. ;)

Schöner wohnen in Reinkultur!
Alles, was es dazu braucht, findet sich in The Conran Shop. Ob in Küche, Bad, Büro, Ess-​, Wohn– oder Kinderzimmer — für jeden Raum warten hier auf mehreren Etagen Accessoires, Textilien, Papeteriewaren und Möbelstücke auf ein gutes Zuhause ;o). Im Erdgeschoss befindet sich auch ein kleines, sehr hübsches Café, wo über größere Einkäufe erst einmal in Ruhe nachgedacht werden oder die glühende Kreditkarte wieder abkühlen kann vor dem nächsten Shopping-​Flow entlang der Marylebone High.
Schade nur, dass die Briten andere Maßen für ihre Bettwäsche haben, sonst wäre ich schwach geworden. Die unglaublich riesige Auswahl an Raumparfums hat mich ein wenig erschlagen, denn so lange kann sich ja keine Nase hindurchschnuppern, um das Passende zu finden … auch sehr schade, aber beim nächsten Mal einfach noch mehr Nasen einpacken ;oD!

This shop is the kind of place where it is fun to imagine all the amazing possibilities for your flat or future dream house… until you see the prices and remember that these beautiful things are not quite in your price range. Ah well… maybe one day I’ll have thousands of pounds to spare?!
I saw a gorgeous ceramic teapot for £20 and a fruit basket for £14 that were both affordable… but most things were at least 10x the price of similar items in habitat. I can understand this for most of their items, they look fantastic and are original or clever designs. I was just a little shocked a few examples (there was a paper lampshade IN THE SALE for £576…but it looks almost the same as the habitat version that only costs £3.)
We ended up buying a fruit basket (although as my kitten has fallen in love with it, it seems to be more of a kitten basket than a fruit basket so far…) So… despite the lack of affordability, I can’t remove a star, because the shop is just so stylish and pleasant to explore.

I have been to the different stores in NYC, but for whatever reason I love this one. All the cool gadgets you expect, small and large, affordable and expensive. A great place to pick up gifts, whether its music, electronics, stationary, camping goods, and a big kids section.

Me: «I’d like to speak to Mister Conran, please.»
Sales clerk: «Certainly. May I ask why?»
Me: «Yes, I’m here to write that Unilocal review and I’ll need several pieces of your furniture for, uh, long-​term testing.»
That’s the conversation that played in my head because the only way I’ll be having any of this super-​cool stuff is in my dreams. Conran sells amazingly high quality designer furniture and housewares. While most of it is very functional, some of it is… designer and therefore is very nice to look at but maybe not as functional. On the minus side, the prices are all perfectly displayed.

Ever so trendy — ever so expensive — ever so tasteful and colourful, Bizarro and mixed up with down to earth useful things like dressing gowns and dustbins — this is The Conran Shop.
Definitely worth a visit even if just to browse and try and imagine how you would fit that 12 foot standard lamp in your basement flat. Or, how you could afford the alternative free standing garishly yellow metal shelving unit, salvaged from a 1950’s factory (and would it actually go with your M&S wool rug and painstakingly matched John Lewis coffee table?).
Three floors to explore, not knowing what little (or very big) delights await as you clamber up the central stairway.
Excellent location in Marylebone High Street, converted stables with the Orrery restaurant above — reviewed elsewhere

Excellent — 5 stars plus.

The Conran Shop is located at the top end of Marylebone High Street (equidistant between Baker Street and Bond Street Station) about 5 to 10 minutes walk from each.
Yes you can find some stylish stuff and stuff you didn’t realise you wanted or lived without in some instances but ultimately I look at what is for sale and I think to myself… yes its nice and would be good to have… but:
1) do I actually need any of this stuff; and
2) do I really want to pay this price.
The price gets me every time… sorry I don’t mean to be cheap here. I see the benefit of paying properly for good quality stuff… but I get a lump in my throat every time I pull my wallet out to pay for something from here.

The Conran shop is one of those places that’s just plain stylish. You could shop blindfolded and come away with lovely things. I’m especially partial to the tableware, toys, and stationary. I think I just named half the store. Furniture tends towards modern classic. Mid century design still features big here. The price tags reflect Conran’s reputation for choosing the best of each example.
Supposedly, it’s stocked with nicely designed product at all price ranges. I have my doubts about the lower end of the price range — there doesn’t seem to be one. I like to look, though.

When a designer is featured in The Conran Shop then it is safe to say that they have made it.
You will find all areas of home ware covered in this multistory shop, from rugs to jugs, soap dishes to architecture books, sofas to coffee tables.
The Conran Shop sits above other high street competitors both in status and in price. Whenever I shop here I find a multitude of things that I wish I could buy, sadly the majority of them I cannot. Although pricey, it is definitely not inaccessibly high end, there are cheaper pieces while even the more pricey products feel justly so.
Conran brings you beautiful design from across the world, in a stunning shop, finished to perfection.

The Conrans are known for their eccentric and always changing style of homeware accessories. With an extensive design studio and research cell, they are not ashamed to admit the inspirations are from all over the world, some as far as Japan. They seem to abide by the learn and observe philosophy. Running business in Architectural design services, Graphics and Product design, Restaurants their wide range of expertise is applausable.
The Conran Shop opposite the grounds of the Marylebone Church is flamboyant like the owners and stocked this christmas with the latest and innovative design collection. From mirror frames to furniture to textiles and even light fittings this is a well stocked shop for everyone wanting to refurbish and decorate their homes.