San Francisco Bay Area shops accepting new brands, makers & designers

CCC Design Store (Chinese Culture Center)

Chinese Culture Center's design store in historic Chinatown, focused on artists from Asian American, immigrant, BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ communities; many pieces are one-of-a-kind or limited edition.

Sunset Variety

New Outer Sunset shop (open Friday-Sunday) of locally made goods, art and everyday treasures, named after an original Sunset Village business.

Heads up: Consignment is implied by the homepage ('Questions about consigning...'); split and terms aren't published.

Local Take

Castro shop carrying Bay Area artists' and designers' work on consignment.

The Perish Trust

Modern-day general store (since 2008) of home, hearth and old-fashioned hospitality goods, rooted in craftsmanship, history and design; also hosts artist shows.

Cape & Cowl Comics

Oakland comic shop with a local-artist consignment display for self-published comics, zines, prints and pins.

Heads up: Terms are from a 2019 consignment agreement; check they're current.

Cha May Ching Museum Boutique (Asian Art Museum)

Asian Art Museum's store: apparel, jewelry, ceramics, tableware, cards and stationery, kids' games and toys, and books on Asian art and culture.

OMCA Store (Oakland Museum of California)

Oakland Museum of California's store, focused on California and Bay Area-made products tied to its art, history and natural sciences galleries.

The Booksmith

Haight Street independent bookstore stocking books and magazines from traditional and nontraditional publishers, plus cards and gift sidelines.

Heads up: Street address taken from a search snippet of their site (booksmith.com blocked direct fetching); verify before publishing.

Silver Sprocket

Comics publisher's clubhouse, gallery and storefront (open daily noon-7pm) selling indie comics and zines, including consigned self-published work.

Heads up: How to submit for consignment isn't stated.

Green Apple Books

Independent new and used bookstore with three SF stores (Clement St, Books on the Park, Browser Books); selective about consignment titles.

Heads up: Unsold copies must be picked up within two weeks of notice or go in the free box.

Hicklebee's

San Jose children's bookstore with a consignment program for Bay Area authors and illustrators.

Heads up: Unclaimed books are donated 30 days after a consignment ends.

Kepler's Books

Menlo Park independent bookstore near Stanford; highly curated, buys mainly through publishers' reps.

Heads up: Self-published books are generally not carried; only exceptions with a strong local connection.

Rare Device

Divisadero gift and design shop that publishes artist interviews and takes artist and designer submissions.

Heads up: The submission page is only a form; no criteria or terms are published.

Paxton Gate

Curiosity shop of ethically sourced taxidermy, bones, oddities, plants and gifts; stores in SF and Portland.

Heads up: Also has a Portland store (4204 N.

Bay-Made

Grand Lake gift shop (since 2017) run by two Lake Merritt makers, acting as a 'permanent local art and crafts fair' for Bay Area artists and makers.

Heads up: Collective memberships are closed and the portal is down; only limited email/Instagram submissions.

Modern Mouse

LGBTQ+-owned East Bay handmade gift shop with work from about 300 independent artists, crafters and small manufacturers across the USA.

The Gallery Store at Sausalito Center for the Arts

Arts nonprofit's gallery store of one-of-a-kind and giftable work by Bay Area artists, rotated quarterly.

Heads up: Commission or split isn't stated on the page.

Underdog Film Lab

Oakland film-processing lab that also sells zines on consignment.

Heads up: A film lab, not a shop; zines are a side offering.

Lesley Evers (Rockridge)

Clothing designer's own Rockridge store that also features local designers and makers on consignment.

Heads up: This is a designer brand's own store, not a multi-brand boutique.

Needles & Pens

Mission zine, art and DIY shop that sells most of its stock (zines, clothing and more) on consignment.

Dog Eared Books Valencia

Mission new and used general-interest bookstore.

Heads up: Not consignment: they buy the book outright for store credit.