Kelly & Walsh

So if large coffee table books about art, architecture, fashion and design or similar topics written in English are your thing, you should stop by Kelly & Walsh.
Not really a large, bookstore that features a large selection of the best sellers or popular magazines, but a darling bookstore none the less with an emphasis on quality special interest subjects from art & design to business & travel.
Art is what I know and love. It was the best selection of art books I have seen yet while living in Hong Kong. Really a great, quality selection of some beautiful books. Everything is in English.
It is tucked inside Pacific Place shopping mall and I almost missed it. It is up on the top floor and on the same side of the mall at Shanghai Tang and Kate Spade (just up on the top floor).

This Kelly & Walsh branch in Pacific Place is a great one — I first went there to check out an event but then was caught by the bookstore itself.
What I like the most about this place is the categories’ arrangement; they have an amazing section on design and fashion books with some great big sized books for collection or gift. On top of that they have an extensive department for children, a little bit hidden on the left hand side on the shop. Then, the usual other sections: biographies, business, best-​sellers, fiction, etc.
Another ‘plus’ is the China and Hong Kong devoted corner. They have an information counter, but there was no one there today.
The other great thing is that they hold events every so often, book sharing and signing up, which most other bookstores don’t do. Right now there’s an event scheduled for Iam Lambot’s book signing, so I went up there today to check out his book.
And this is where the dislike part begins: I wanted to have a look at the plot of the book and the details of the event but all they had was a poster with the title and date. No book. The staff seemed confused at my question about whether they had the book on store, strange!
But to finish off on the good note it deserves: even though I’d have appreciated a bit more help from the staff, it’s got a great collection of books, the perfect ‘bookstory’ atmosphere, quiet, clean, neat, tidy. And it’s perfectly located in beloved Pacific Place.