Financially speaking, Design Within Reach might be a misnomer for most people. For those with disposable income, however, DWR offers plenty of ways to dispose of it, with original furniture from some of the world's most respected designers (i.e., the guys Ikea copies notes from). The ultramodern studio anchors the Second Street district and carries designs by the likes of Philippe Starck, Isamu Noguchi, and Le Corbusier. For those of us who can barely afford a subscription to Dwell, the staff encourages browsing (or, at least, they don't discourage it), and there's a certain thrill to sitting on an Eames couch, especially if your social circle is not widening anytime soon to include someone who can actually afford one. And yes, you can buy lamps pushing $10,000, presumably to light very lovely rooms.
