The store, the adventure

Walking into the brick-and-mortar Toots & Magoo shop is like stepping into a Seuss-ian temple. Up above, felt birds perch on felt branches while paper airplanes hang in mid-air alongside oriental kites. Giant wood-carved centipedes line the shelves of painted Hungarian armoires while puppets parachute down the storefront windows. You’ll stumble upon screen-printed bags, hand-woven aprons, kitchenware, school supplies, books, toys, and paintings. It’s a place where minds can not only wander but wonder, where new possibilities emerge from old materials.

Our unique inventory

We are interested in dealing with fair market companies, vendors, artists and artisans while being attentive to those pioneers who are influencing the art world — whether that means using green materials or pushing the aesthetics of a traditional medium.

We scour all four hemispheres for new artists. They are environmentally conscious and exacting in their craft: imaginative and inspiring, distinct and disciplined. Their pieces are alive with stories — raw and sincere, sad and hopeful — of calloused hands and all-nighters. Their work includes letterpress printed journals from Portugal, hand-woven handbags from Italy; glass-blown jewelry, delicate in its making and durable in its finish; enchanting ceramic vases shaped like mason jars; old-fashioned tin-windup toys; Japanese bookmarks and other gorgeously-printed paper goods; silk scarves and beaded bracelets; and on and on…