The Future Perfect

This is the most horrible place ever, I worked there one week and it took 5 months to get paid… they don’t come out and ask you like a human can you stay a few minutes extra the manager acts as though everything is the owners fault, if you ask the owner a question he says the manager runs the show very unprofessional atmosphere. ON my first day I was told after working 9 hours by the manager the boss said I had to stay after 11 hours worked I was told to start the next day at 10 am then 9 30 then 11 like really… After I quit I was told my check will be mailed out I faxed them an invoice, mailed one in and hand delivered one… no one wanted to accept it the owner said give the manager, the manager said give some girl in the office so I gave it to her months passed and I kept calling the office girl was always like she mailed it out I guess it takes weeks to get mail out of the shit hole store to the post office and weeks to get it delivered… u rate this piece of shit store a complete 0 out of 10 …

OK. Above average selection of design items. I’m sad they’re ridding themselves of the accessories/​gifts. I certainly can’t – and won’t be able to afford their much of their furniture selection. Service is MEH – stereotypical hipster apathy.

I admired this store for many years as a casual window shopper. Their products are very interesting and cool, they are great at choosing artists and producers who are contemporary and innovative.
When I finally ordered over 3 thousand dollars of merchandise for a client, I was very disappointed to find that their customers service is terrible. In addition to having a difficult time communicating with their staff, their policy for product I had never even picked up was NO RETURN, NO STORE CREDIT.
This is poor business practice. Although I sympathize with their position, charging a restocking fee seems to be a fair middle ground.
I will no longer do business with them.
Should’ve remained a window shopper.

what am i even doing reviewing a modern furniture and tchotchke shop, anyway? «beware, you might not find the perfect inexpensive gift!» were it only that simple, i wouldn’t bother. but let’s start at the beginning…
no, just kidding, let’s cut to the chase. this store was selling a great couch for almost $ 1,000 more than competitors, and charging a larcenous shipping fee. uncool. items in this store are expensive and seem geared to tourists. browse, by all means, and sure, support local business, okay, but make sure what you buy can’t be purchased for way less somewhere else.

I kinda love and kinda hate this store at the same time. Does that make sense? Because as much as I hate how ridiculously expensive the things are in here, I basically want most of it. Owl appliqué pillows, adorable tea cups, sturdy assemble-​yourself cardboard stools, gorgeous wallpapers? My inner hipster artist is gloriously screaming in joy.
Maybe I can only afford to buy things here in my dreams, but damn if this place isn’t hella inspirational.

Have you ever been in a shop where everything is really neat and interesting, but you end up buying nothing because the neat and interesting stuff isn’t practical? («small plastic forks half the length of regular forks that fit into each other– huh!»). If not, then visit The Future Perfect for that experience. A well-​curated selection of fascinatingly unique furniture and accessories, none of them of any discernible use.

hey did you know if an employee here packs a product by stuffing it crazy-​style in a box and if it breaks the second you open it at home they will tell you with a straight face, «i’m sorry but because this broke on your property we are not obligated to compensate you.»
«obligated’? property laws? ridiculous. i asked nicely for a favor and instead the staff basically informed me it was my own fault. later, i was told i can buy the product again at a 15% discount. greattt
bypass the crappy customer service and just buy direct from the artists they showcase!

This store always has cutting edge and trendy design pieces. I don’t think there is a single item I can afford in this store, but I never pass up the opportunity to visit. I’d say for most people it is more of a design gallery than a retail shop.

On the pricier side, but everything in this store is truly unique and will function as a statement piece! I have been to many furniture stores and The Future Perfect had one of the coolest wall pieces I have ever seen. They were old metal pipes with glass light bulbs shaped like tear drops drooping down from the faucet pieces. I cannot explain it any better than that, so you’ll have to check out the store yourself and hope that it’s still there!

Wonderfully curated design store. Don’t come without a huge supply of credit, because nothing here is cheap. Or even affordable. But it is definitely pretty.

I have not the greens nor the means nor the space nor the taste to procure, transport or set to advantage the disarmingly cool stylings of The Future Perfect.
But I happen to live a hop skip away, and find myself –like the proverbial waif with snow-​stubbed nose and cheeks pressed up against a window into a cozy interior– gazing softly and often at a showroom filled with funky-​elegant lamps that cost more than my rent, exquisitely hip silk-​screened wallpaper, and seating that I imagine only corporation lobbies, and not private citizens, can get away with owning.
The Future Perfect is to loft-​dwellers as Urban Outfitters is to college students — reserved for the richest and coolest ones.

This is a cool shop, but really, it’s probably more gallery than actual store. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone purchase anything given the prices.
There are cool accessories, but as far as the actual furniture, it seems like its more like it’s trying to make furniture that’s not really functional as actual furniture. Someone previously called that «impractical» and that’s what makes it cool, but ultimately, how cool is your couch if it’s uncomfortable as hell and is made to look ugly for the sake of art?

Yes pricey, but very cool crap here I have to say. A glass lamp in the shape of a dead bird lying face up… who doesn’t need one of those to brighten up your living space, and make your guests swoon with hipster coolness. Sad part is if it weren’t for the pricetag, I’d be all over that crap!
They also had some very nice barstools, and regular chairs that looked as if they were made from pressed steel plates, that were folded in place. Cool affect, and very comfortable looking…
The collection would not be complete without an endtable covered in blacktop. Yep, the kind you see on a recently paved street, bumps and all! I don’t know how you’d put a glass on that mo-​fo, but it sure looked cool!

Well curated store — lots of quirky items for your home or that friend that seems to already have everything. They feature mostly harder-​to-​find designers and while most things are quite expensive, there are still some more reasonable items for purchase. Another reviewer deemed its wares «impractical» — I think that’s exactly the point of Future Perfect. Most decorative things are arguably impractical — it’s fun to have an elephant-​shaped coin bank or a Swarovski crystal encrusted animal skull — is it a necessity? Hell no! That’s what makes it so amusing to buy things that are purely ornamental.
Whether you’re looking for a unique piece of furniture, jewelry, or just something decorative — this is a great little store to check out, that is, unless you’re aiming for practicality…

coolness. If you frequent modern/​contemporary furniture stores — like I do — you often see (and get tired of seeing) the same stuff over and over. Enter Future Perfect. A small Williamsburg showroom crammed with cool stuff my eyes have never had the pleasure of gazing upon. kinda expensive, but fun to look at.

This is a great store to visit and just gawk at some novel interior design ideas and a small selection of really cute and interesting jewelry. Most items in the store are super expensive but also pretty unique.
For anyone without a blank check to go shopping, this is a great place to get decorating ideas and craft projects. It’s definitely worth exploring both floors of this little shop.

Future Perfect has a fantastic, inspiring collection of stuff for the home… if you’re a gabillionaire!
I love looking at the unnecessary knick knacks of this store, but until I win the lottery, I think I’ll just have to look at Future Perfect the same way that I look at Readymade Magazine: a glossy presentation of ideas to inspire stuff that I can make myself for much less money than I could buy it made.

Amazin store I am so happy my friend took me here. Some of the stuff I’ve seen elsewhere at Saks or some stores in SoHo… but then other things like the Dominic Wilcox «Warbowl» that I bought or the Toile du Juoy couch are just stellar.
Was very suprised to see all the Lladro collaboration or whatever it is… can’t help to think of my grandmother’s massive collection so it seems odd it is sitting in the middle of the Burg.

What can I say? I come here often and never buy anything. It’s’ more of a guilty pleasure than a shopping destination for me. I often find myself scoffing and pining at the same time.
I feel sort of silly taking people here but I usually do. I think of it as a way to sum up the neighborhood for outsiders. I know my company probably suspects «Made by trust funders for trust funders» but all I’m thinking is «Maybe if I sold a kidney I could come back and purchase this rad lamp.»

As a fine arts student with a personal interest in product design, this place makes me very happy and very sad at the same time. For example, a little vase made out of a mold of a garlic bulb – very cute, makes me happy. Did I think of it? No, makes me sad.
A visit to this shiny little designer heaven is a dive into the bittersweet mood pool of «ooh yeah… I wish I had thought of that.» And I leave with my brain swimming with new ways to exploit that plastic heat-​sealer in my school, or the vaccuum mold-​maker, the plaster room, the liquid neoprene sitting behind my couch. Damn, I leave feeling inspired and lazy at the same time.
Yup, Future Perfect, you truly are my future perfect. That is, my future would be perfect if I had been responsible for the awesomeness of your inventory.