At age twenty one, I opened my first antique shop and art gallery. Five years later I went to work for Ralph Lauren as the head of vintage buying for the newly launched Double RL label. After 10 amazing years, I set out to create something new. Melet Mercantile was founded in 2003 on the notion that New York City needed a resource where designers, art directors, editors, stylists or anyone in search of something different and inspiring could discover the most rare and unique things in the world—simply by picking up the phone and heading downtown. Thirteen successful years later we have grown and evolved to include a seasonal outpost on Montauk, NY as well as a creative services studio and art gallery to support the diverse needs of our clients.

The new showroom, which used to be on the second floor of a Wooster Street building, seems to be by appointment only (but open to the public…?).