621 SW 5th Ave., 503-867-8156, muji.com/us.
Restoring a lively bustle to the storied Meier & Frank Building downtown, this Japanese minimalist home and office goods store is a paradise of subtle, stately necessities. From the linen sheets and house slippers to the desk brooms and myriad stacking storage boxes, Muji questions why beauty, quality and utility should ever be mutually exclusive.