Kapok Singapore

It will not be difficult to find something that catches your eye at lifestyle concept store kapok, which will officially open on Monday. The 2,300 sq ft boutique - previously just a pop-up - on the ground floor of the month-old National Design Centre stocks up to 100 brands of clothes, shoes, bags and accessories from all over the world. Check out preppy Swedish watch label Daniel Wellington, soft leather clutches from American bags and accessories company Marie Turnor and the artfully distressed shells of Italian luggage brand Crash Baggage. Also, look out for local labels, which constitute about 40 per cent of its merchandise, such as Saught jewellery, Mystic Vintage glasses and sunglasses and Code Deco perfume. The shop is kapok's third in Singapore, after smaller outlets at Tangs Orchard and Robinsons Orchard, and is the biggest worldwide for the retailer, which started operations in Hong Kong. Prices range from $5.50 for an Andy Warhol notebook to $890 for a Seventy Eight Percent backpack. You can also chill out at kapok's 80-seat cafe which opens early next month. It will serve caffeinated and alcoholic beverages, plus finger food such as sandwiches, pastries and desserts. - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/more-lifestyle-stories/story/middle-roads-hip-quotient-boosted-national-design-centre-cafes-2014#sthash.F4sdNzW4.dpuf