Something we like about “common things” is the misconception that they are ordinary or insignificant. The truth is, in fact, that those are the objects that color people’s lives. Cups, pencils and the tiny table where you rest your water glass – these are the threads that tie the minutiae of daily life together. Our shop is an ode to those things. Housed within a small storefront, Common Things is a story-forward shop of home goods that values people over all else. Slow, small and emotionally astute, it’s a retail experience that believes in the earnest art of an empathetic aesthetic – one where every object has its own history and charisma.

Quietly joyful, the shop’s considered collection is one with deep and expansive roots that range from meticulously bespoke objects to contemporary, machine-made homewares. From decorative thrones made from upcycled oil barrels and shapely beeswax candles to chromatic textiles inspired by the craftswoman of the Bauhaus, the shop’s merchandising feels like a well-set table in the warm and hospitable home of a worldly stranger. Founded by architect and designer Komal Kehar of Mira Projects, Common Things was ideated and designed in the spirit of cultural curiosity, admiration, and respect with many objects sourced from Kehar’s personal travels around the world.