Adelaide

At vintage furnishings shop Adelaide, co-owners Michael Smith—founder of '30s home-goods boutique Depression Modern—and Mary Corliss focus on alluring 20th-century works by lesser-known designers. For instance, a late-'40s velvet-and-mahogany chair ($925) in the style of UES decorator Vladimir Kagan represents a timeless alternative to ubiquitous pieces by Eames, Saarinen and Mies van der Rohe.