32 | EDIBLE SF SUMMER 2025 DESIGN ERAS ON SPEED DIAL Tony Leo's small shop on Valencia Street is as vibrant as his personality. Packed with colorful home goods and organized loosely by color (because that's the vibe), it's one foot in the past, one foot in the future, equal parts mid-century modern Palm Springs meets San Francisco Mission hipster. The small team of five keeps the store well-stocked, with approximately 75% vintage finds and 25% highly curated pieces by contemporary and local artists. The shelves are filled with items such as locally made hand-thrown ceramic mugs, Tunisian olivewood serving boards, and reasonably priced Italian casual glassware. They even stock pristine PYREX — the authentic vintage kind with all-capitalletter branding — made of superior borosilicate glass. These are distinctly different from today's lower-case "pyrex" products found in big-box stores, which are manufactured using less durable tempered soda-lime glass. This expert blending of old and new creates a truly timeless quality to the store. Owner Tony Leo himself is also a vibe. Raised in Staten Island, NY, Leo moved to San Francisco to work at Pottery Barn as head design manager in product design before leaving the corporate world to Landline is where color-coded cool elevates your entertaining game LET'S TALK SHOP Writer—Irvin Lin Photos—Melody Saradpon
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