World Market Store

Founded in nineteen fifty eight at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Warf it has become popular around the United States and Canada. There was a business man that loved to travel around the world picking up wares from all over. Once he showed these at the market, as they say the rest is history. Everything sold out within hours.

The world market store sells everything from pillow cases to wicker furniture and beyond.
Hampers are very versatile and are one of the best sellers at any world market store. Some are made in China of natural willow. They come with a lining that can be taken out and washed. These are mainly used for a dirty clothes hamper. There is probably no two alike because of the willow and being hand made, they have a unique style all its own.

You will also find so many different sculptures and figures at the world market store. Just let your imagination go. Take the hand carved giraffes, made by a local tribe in the Kavango region of Namibia. The men of the tribe will go down to the Kavango River, which abounds with wood that they pick up and carve into intricate carvings. The final step of the making of these carvings is the women of the tribe will polishing and sand the pieces. More beautiful pieces found at the world market store are soapstone from Kenya. They re very sleek and so serene, to look at them is at most breathtaking. Pick out the mother and daughter sculpture and give it to ether a daughter or mother, or both. The connection of mother and daughter really shows through. When cleaning just use a soft cloth to remove any dust.

Any candle worth having must have a hand carved holder from India. Some times called pedestal pillar holders, the world market store has hundreds, all different sizes and styles. Most of these are made from the wood of the area. Mother of pearl candle plates, as they look like a small plate, are in one word, exquisite. They have that wonderful shimmer that mother of pearl is known for. Put a candle on it and it shimmers even more, giving off such pretty glows. Most of these are made in India as well.

When you walk into the area of the world market store where the candles are, your senses become full of exotic places and smells. One is the Mexican pumpkin mottled pillar candles made in Mexico. They smell so earthy and spicy. Favorite among women, there are so many different sizes, try grouping them together. They do not smoke and last for hours.

Did you know that the world market store has its own line of food? Pasta, sauces, noodles and drinks from all over the world. Try the Bechtel German egg noodles or known as spaetzle, a true German noodle. They taste like they are home made and are imported from Germany. They can be bought either in thin or thick styles. To go along with the spaetzle try a nice German wine such as the Moseland Ars Vitis Riesling. Crisp and fresh tasting, reminding you of lime, kiwi and grapefruit. 

Any world market store has just what you want, and their prices are not really that high. You can decorate your entire home there plus serve dinner from almost any country there is.