Dividing the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, the East River is a sliver of the primal between two dense urban landscapes. Since the city’s settlement, the river has played an ever-evolving role, its edges shaped and redrawn over time. Historically, the waterway accommodated trade vessels; later, it was the backdrop to the engineering feats of the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges.
Aesop Williamsburg
Signature store
Opening hours
- Monday11:00am - 7:00pm
- Tuesday11:00am - 7:00pm
- Wednesday11:00am - 7:00pm
- Thursday11:00am - 7:00pm
- Friday11:00am - 7:00pm
- Saturday11:00am - 7:00pm
- Sunday11:00am - 7:00pm
It was this body of water—its steady, immutable presence—that inspired Aesop’s permanent Williamsburg signature store, located on North 3rd Street. Created by the Aesop in-house Design Department, the interior evokes the East River’s surface: the glint of sunlight on water, the impressionistic reflection of a cloudy sky, and the vivid dusks of the city skyline.