Press Mentions
Rare Device has been featured in national and local publications and blogs such as Time Out, Dwell, Goop, Country Living, The LA Times, Bon Appétit, 7x7, and Design*Sponge. Click the links below to learn more about what those publications had to say about Rare Device!
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SF ‘needs this place’: Owner of beloved 17-year-old store searching for buyer for the business
SF Gate, 2024
The Best Places to Shop Small for Holiday Gifts in the Bay Area
Dwell, 2022
Community Spotlight: Rare Device, San Francisco, CA
Owner of beloved 19-year-old store searching for buyer, SF Gate, April 2024
9 Tips to Build the Perfect Home Office, ApartmentGuide, April 2024
6 Walkable Streets In SF That Are Ideal For Holiday Shopping, Secret San Francisco, December 2022
This Week's Tablehopper: Hella Festive, Tablehopper, December 2022
The Best Places to Shop Small for Holiday Gifts in the Bay Area, Dwell Magazine, December 2022
SF Gift Guide, San Francisco Magazine, December 2022
Locals Only: The Bay Area Gift Guide, Do The Bay, November 2022
Where to Shop Small in San Francisco, Thrillist, November 2022
73 Great Holiday Gifts, 7x7 Bay Area, November 2022
Holiday Gift Guide, The LA Times, November 2022
Locals Only: Gift Ideas That Support Bay Area Businesses, The San Francisco Standard, November 2022
10 Best Holiday Gifts for New Moms 2022, New York Family, November 2022
33 Coolest Streets in the World, Time Out, August 2022
Honoring independent retailer month with the Faire community, Faire, August 2022
13 Places to Shop, Dwell Magazine, December 2021
Retail Tenants Working with their Landlords, SF Gate, October 2020
Curbside Pickup for Local Stores, SF Gate, May 2020
Retail Curbside Reopening, NBC Bay Area News, May 2020
Best Places to Shop for Gifts, Goodhouse Keeping Magazine, November 2019
Datebook with Andrew Mann, Luxe Magazine, November 2019
Opening Up Shop, Making Ways Podcast, December 2018
Eat, Shop, and Dance on Divisadero Street, Vogue, June 2018
The San Francisco Kids Guide, Goop, June 2018
A Day Out in Divisadero, New York Magazine, April 2018
7+ of the Best Creative Products, Brown Paper Bag, February 2017
Treat Yo Self Gift Guide, Miss Moss, December 2017
Made By Women Gift Guide, Lifetime TV Network, December 2017
5 Great One-stop Independent Shops, San Francisco Chronicle, November 2017
Rare Device Dreamscape, Rockyt, November 2017
Wooden Knots by Katie Gong, Design*Sponge, October 2017
If You Really Love Salt, You Need This Salt Box, Bon Appetit, June 2017
Mayor Awards Prizes for Shopping Local, 7x7, February 2017
The Best Places To Shop Local For The Holidays, Hoodline, December 2016
Seasonal Hiring, Xero Blog, November 2016
2016 The Cook Gift Guide, Goop, November 2016
NOPA Where to Eat and Shop, 7x7, November 2016
Shop Talk, 7x7, October 2016
Neighborhood Guide to Nopa, About.com, September 2016
Chroma, SF Gate, September 2016
Chroma, The Studio Work, September 2016
Chroma, Hoodline, August 2016
Chicest Gifts in San Francisco, InStyle, June 2016
The Best Lipstick For Summer 2016, Stylight, June 2016
Food Faces, SF Gate, June 2016
Food Faces, KQED, June 2016
Shop Local San Francisco, InStyle Magazine, June 2016
Spotting Hidden Talent, Skue and Renegade Craft Fair, May 2016
Featured Events, 7x7, April 2016
The Best Makeup, Cosmetics, Fragrances + More, 7x7, March 2016
6 Art Gallery Exhibits to See in April, Time Out SF, March 2016
Tegu: Child’s Play, Reinvented, San Francisco Chronicle, March 2016
A Boom Year for Bay Area Visual Arts, Forum on KQED, March 2016
6 Art Gallery Exhibits to See in February, Time Out SF, February 2016
Top 4 Street Art Sites in the Bay Area, Culture Trip, January 2016
Holiday Gift Guide 2015, Chowhound, December 2015
Great Gifts for Little Girls, Maker Mentors, December 2015
Small Businesses With Big Gift Ideas, San Francisco Chronicle, November 2015
Design Life Gift Issue, Wired Magazine, November 2015
Pitching to Retailers, Aeolidia, October 2015
Shopkeeper's Home, A book published by Jacqui Small, October 2015
Fall's Most Wanted, San Francisco Magazine, September 2015
Minimalist Wedding Registry, Apartment Therapy, July 2015
5 Clever Decorating Ideas for Small Apartments, Martha Stewart, July 2015
San Francisco Products, Conde Nast Traveler, June 2015
Daily Secret, April 2015
16 Sensational Clocks, Apartment Therapy, March 2015
How To Sell More, Shopify Blog, February 2015
10 Home Boutiques Killing it on Instagram, Brit + Co, February 2015
San Francisco City Guide, Suitcase Magazine, January 2015
San Francisco Happenings, 7x7, January 2015
30 Amazing Things to do in SF This Month, Refinery 29, January 2015
15 Food-Filled Calendars for 2015, The Kitchn, December 2014
6 Places to Visit on 24th Street, SF, San Francisco Chronicle, December 2014
Sprinkles on Your Pinup? Calendar Celebrates Bay Area Doughnuts, San Francisco Chronicle, December 2014
The Style 2014 Gift Guide, SF Chronicle, December 2014
The Bold Italic Gift Guide 2014, The Bold Italic, December 2014
Ten Chic and Festive Ways to Decorate Your Home for the Holidays, Forbes, November 2014
Tiffanie Turner's 'One For You, One For Me' in Full Bloom, San Francisco Chronicle, October 2014
Noe Valley Welcomes Rare Device, SF Girl By Bay, October 2014
Square featured Merchant, Square, October 2014
18 Maker Spots to Visit in San Francisco, Brit + Co, September 2014
Best Design and Gift Shops, TimeOut San Francisco, September 2014
Store Trek, The Noe Valley Voice, September 2014
Best Boutiques in SF, AFAR Magazine, August 2014
#Summer, Hoodline, August 2014
Shop Talk, San Francisco Chronicle, August 2014
Heads, San Francisco Chronicle, May 2014
Tiffanie Turner, The Jealous Curator, May 2014
Dispatch From San Francisco, Poppytalk, April 2014
San Francisco Flower Power, SF Girl By Bay, April 2014
24 Hours in San Francisco by Victoria Smith, Design*Sponge, April 2014
38 Best Home Goods Shop, Racked SF, March 2014
Clothespin Light, Better Living Through Design, March 2014
Maria Schoettler's Botanical Prints, Daily Candy, January 2014
Favorite Boutique Owner's Holiday Picks, Daily Candy, December 2013
Bedside Astrologer, Cosmopolitan Magazine, January 2013
Holiday Gift Guide, Shopikon, December 2013
Best Stocking Stuffers, Daily Candy Everywhere, December 2013
Holiday 2013 Gift Guide, Lonny Magazine, December 2013
Secret Resources: Rena Tom, CA Home + Design, November 2013
Why You'll Love Divisadero Street, Sunset Magazine, December 2013
Holiday Gift Guide, San Franciso Bay Guardian, November 2013
5 Must Haves for Ecommerce Blogs, Shopify, November 2013
Seven Favorite Things, 7x7 Blog, November 2013
Outblush, October 2013
Bike Love, 7x7, October 2013
Modern Ecommerce Websites, designmodo, October 2013
13 Award Winning Ecommerce Websites, Creative Bloq, September 2013
Weekend Guide, Daily Candy SF, September 2013
Runner-up, Shopify Ecommerce Design Awards, September 2013
I am Rare Device, Diiver, September 2013
5 Hot Bay Area Events, Refinery29, August 2013
Top 5 Things in SF, The Stanford Daily, July 2013
Weekend Style, Sunset Magazine, June 2013
Fresh & Local: Rare Device, Golden State Girl, June 2013
Shopping Section, Refinery29, May 2013
Local Living With Remarkable Moms: Cat Seto, 7 A.M. Enfant, May 2013
Get The Look: Color Me Kelly, Home and Stone, May 2013
Cross-Pollinating Members of San Francisco's Creative Class, San Francisco Magazine, April 2013
San Francisco City Guide, Lucky Magazine, March 2013
Rare Device, Spotted San Francisco, March 2013
Shop Stop: Rare Device, Fluxi On Tour, February 2013
10 Salt Containers Worth Your Salt, The Kitchn, January 2013
Holiday Gift Guide, Sunset Magazine, December 2012
The Craft of Curation: Giselle Gyalzen, Handful of Salt, November 2012
Holiday Gift Guide, Shop Smart Magazine, November 2012
San Francisco Magazine, November 2012
Style Section, Top 100 Stores in San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, July 2012
Mati Rose McDonough Style Maker Spotlight, San Francisco Chronicle, July 2012
Better Homes and Gardens, July 2012
Dwell Magazine, July 2012
7x7 Magazine, July 2012
Travel Section, New York Times, May 2012
Style Section, San Francisco Chronicle, April 2012
Redbook Magazine, March 2012
Anthology Magazine, Issue 6, January 2012
Holiday Gift Guide, Sunset Magazine, November 2011
Anthology Magazine, Issue 4, August 2011
Cottages and Bungalows Magazine, October 2011
Makeover Issue, Country Living Magazine, September 2011
Stylemaker Spotlight, San Francisco Chronicle, July 2011
Best of Home + Design 2011, 7x7 Magazine, June 2011
Kitchen Wares in San Francisco, Tabi Japan, March 2011
Everyday Faves, Everyday with Rachael Ray, February 2011
Holiday Gift Guide, Sunset Magazine, December 2010
Anthology Magazine, Issue 1, October 2010
Time Out Chicago Earth Day Gift Guide, April 2010
Gift Guide, Sunset Magazine, December 2009
Living room decor, Time Out NY, October 2009
BoligLiv, August 2009
Lucky Breaks, Lucky Magazine, June 2009
Sunset Magazine, May 2009
Holiday Gift Guide, House Beautiful Magazine, December 2008
Country Living Magazine, October 2008
10 Things That Make Me Happy, Domino Magazine, October 2008
InStyle Magazine, September 2008
Best of the Bay, SF Bay Guardian, August 2008
At Home column, Chicago Sun-Times, July 2008
Amy Ross review, KQED Arts & Culture, June 2008
Best of Home + Design 2008, 7x7 Magazine, June 2008
Summer Gift Guide, Real Simple, June 2008
House Beautiful, May 2008
Home Concepts Magazine (Singapore), May 2008
Off the Beaten Track, Wall Street Journal, April 2008
Sisters in Idiosyncracy, New York Times, March 2008
City Living: South Slope, amNY, March 2008
Home Decor, 7x7 Magazine, February 2008
7x7 Guide, January 2008
Best Bets, New York Magazine, December 2007
New stores and boutiques in San Francisco in 2007, San Francisco Chronicle, December 2007
Kate Bingaman-Burt show, SF Weekly, December 2007
Window Shopping, SFiS, December 2007
Holiday Gift Guide, Time Out NY, November 2007
Gift Guide, 7x7 Magazine, November 2007
The decor store as gallery, San Francisco Chronicle, November 2007
California Home + Design, November 2007
Cottage Living, October 2007
Audrey Magazine, September 2007
Washington Post Express, May 2007
Express Lane, Time Out New York, April 2007
LifeStyle, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2007
My Brooklyn is Better Than Yours, Budget Travel, April 2007
Log Cabin Design, April 2007
Impulse Buys, Jane Magazine, March 2007
Go Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Paper, February 2007
Quick & Simple, February 2007
LifeStyle, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 2007
Martha Stewart Weddings, Winter 2007
Shopping Report, Lucky Magazine, January 2007
Check Out, Time Out Chicago, November 2006
Holiday Gift Guide, Real Simple Magazine, December 2006
Holiday Gift Guide, Imbibe Magazine, November 2006
Shopping Report, Lucky Magazine, July 2006
Pop Life Magazine, June 2006
Audrey Magazine, June 2006
Decor Galore, New York Post, May 2006
Where to Find Brooklyn's Finest, New York Magazine, May 2006
April Showers, Shop Etc., April 2006
Rice Wine is Fine, Variety Weekend, March 2006
Park Slope Chic, New York Home, March 2006
Lucky Breaks New York, Lucky Magazine, March 2006
Counter Intelligence, Time Out London, February 2006
The Girlfriends' Last-Minute Gift Guide, New York Daily News, December 2005
Holiday Gift Guide, Time Out NY, November 2005
Check Out / Just Opened, Time Out NY, November 2005
Open For Business, The New York Times, October 200