The Naples Design District: Showrooms Worth Knowing

The short answer: the Naples Design District is the walkable set of blocks between US 41 and 10th Street, roughly from Fifth Avenue North down to Central Avenue, and it holds the densest concentration of design showrooms in the city. Start at The Collective at 111 10th Street South, then work outward to the independents. We spend a lot of time in these blocks, and they reward slow walking. This is not a mall. It is a working neighborhood of furniture showrooms, artisan studios, galleries, and trade shops, most of them locally owned. Here is who we keep coming back to, and what each one does best.

Key takeaways

• The Naples Design District sits just north and west of Fifth Avenue South, centered on 10th Street and Central Avenue. It is a ten-minute walk from downtown.
• The Collective, at 111 10th Street South, anchors the district with a full building of showrooms covering surfaces, fabric, flooring, cabinetry, doors, and design studios.
• Standalone showrooms worth a dedicated stop include Traditions Classic Home Furnishings, 41 Home & Garden, Judith Liegeois Designs, Summerfields, and Harbor Springs Mattress Co.
• Central Avenue carries the district’s gallery row, with Guess-Fisher Gallery and High Tide Studio & Gallery a few doors apart.
• The district promotes its member businesses through events like the annual Holiday Stroll and regular block parties, which are the easiest way to see many doors in one evening.
• Several showrooms keep boutique hours or see clients by appointment, so check current hours before making a special trip.

Where the district actually is

Ask three locals where the Design District starts and you will get three answers. The district’s own materials describe a creative quarter stretching mostly from US 41 to 10th Street, with member businesses spread from Fifth Avenue North down past Central Avenue to First Avenue South. In practice, the spine is 10th Street, and the richest single block is Central Avenue between 9th Street and Goodlette-Frank Road. One caution as you plan: this is not the Naples Art District, which is a separate colony of working studios up north near Trade Center Way. The Design District is downtown, adjacent to everything, and you can walk it from Fifth Avenue South in about ten minutes. We covered how the district fits into the broader city in our Naples neighborhoods design guide.

Start at The Collective

The Collective at 111 10th Street South is the district’s front door, a purpose-built design hub that houses the complete home design cycle under one roof. The ground floor holds Sun Mountain Custom Doors, the Cosentino surfaces showroom, and Perennials Sutherland Studio, the to-the-trade name for performance fabric and outdoor furniture. Upstairs you will find Casa Italia, Unique Wood Floor Co., Allikriste Cabinetry, and the offices of Stofft Cooney Architects and Kurtz Homes, with Frank Ponterio Interior Design on the second floor. There is even a proper lunch stop, Warren American Whiskey Kitchen, on the ground level. If you have one hour in the district, spend it here. If you have a day, this is still the right first stop, because the building teaches you how Naples builds houses: surfaces, millwork, fabric, and flooring all speaking to each other.

The furniture showrooms

Traditions Classic Home Furnishings at 909 Sixth Avenue North is the district’s grande dame for classic and European-inflected furniture, with a deep bench of upholstery, case goods, lighting, and accessories. It is the kind of showroom where a single vignette can settle a whole room scheme.

41 Home & Garden at 997 Third Avenue North is newer and smaller, a 2,100-square-foot showroom on the corner of Third Avenue North and 10th Street, staged as a series of complete living areas. It ties to a garden center up on Old 41, so the indoor-outdoor point of view is genuine, not decorative.

Judith Liegeois Designs holds the corner of 1st Avenue South and 9th Street at 110 9th Street South. The showroom mixes furniture, decor, accessories, and gifts with the eye of a working design firm, which is exactly what it is. Summerfields, at 953 Central Avenue, has been the neighborhood’s home, garden, and gift destination since Shari Summers opened it in 1998, and it remains the best browse in the district: lighting, bedding, tabletop, ceramics, and art in a store you can actually get lost in. And Harbor Springs Mattress Co., at 82 9th Street South, brings hand-tufted, all-natural mattresses made in northern Michigan to a serene little showroom, proof that the district takes the unseen layers of a house as seriously as the visible ones. For how these rooms compare with the city’s bigger furniture floors, see our guide to the best furniture stores in Naples.

At a glance

Central Avenue’s gallery row and the makers

Central Avenue is where the district feels most like a neighborhood. Guess-Fisher Gallery at 985 Central Avenue shows paintings by Phil Fisher, Natalie Guess, and a curated roster of other artists; the Fisher name has been part of Naples art life for decades. Two doors down, High Tide Studio & Gallery at 995 Central Avenue pairs rotating exhibitions with hands-on art classes, which keeps the room lively in a way pure retail never is. Around the corner, STAR Studio & Artisan Gifts at 106 10th Street North sells candles and handmade goods produced by participants of the STARability Foundation, a nonprofit serving adults with developmental disabilities; the Spa Collection candles make the best souvenir in the district. And Garden District, the florist at 137 10th Street North, handles everything from daily arrangements to full event design. Between them all sits Summerfields, so one short block covers art, craft, flowers, and furnishings.

The trade side, and how to visit like a designer

Part of what makes these blocks credible is that professionals actually source here. Ferguson’s bath, kitchen, and lighting showroom at 38 Goodlette-Frank Road South serves as the district’s fixture library, and the cabinetry, flooring, and door showrooms inside The Collective work with builders and designers daily. You do not need a trade card to walk in, but it helps to visit the way designers do: weekday mornings, with photos and measurements of your rooms in hand. If you would rather have company, the district’s block parties and the December Holiday Stroll open nearly every member door in a single evening, refreshments included. And if you want a professional to run the whole process, our overview of interior design in Naples explains how local firms structure their work.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Naples Design District the same as the Naples Art District?

No, and the names trip up visitors constantly. The Design District is downtown, in the blocks between US 41 and 10th Street near Central Avenue. The Naples Art District is a separate community of working artist studios several miles north, near Trade Center Way and J&C Boulevard. Both are worth visiting. Only one is walkable from Fifth Avenue South.

Do I need an appointment to visit the showrooms?

Mostly no. The Collective, Summerfields, Traditions, and the galleries keep regular retail doors. A few smaller showrooms, including 41 Home & Garden, keep boutique hours and see clients by appointment outside them, so check current hours before a special trip. Weekday mornings are the quietest time to have a showroom nearly to yourself.

When is the best time of year to explore the district?

Season, roughly November through April, brings the fullest calendar, including the Holiday Stroll each December and recurring block parties that turn the neighborhood into an open house. Summer visits have their own advantage: quieter showrooms and more time with the people who actually know the inventory.

Sources

• Naples Design District, official site and 2025 Holiday Stroll member map
• The Collective Naples, tenant directory
• Traditions Classic Home Furnishings
• 41 Home & Garden
• Gulfshore Business, 41 Home & Garden showroom opens in Naples Design District
• Judith Liegeois Designs, showroom
• Summerfields Fine Furnishings
• Harbor Springs Mattress Co., Naples showroom
• Garden District, Naples florist
• STARability Foundation, STAR Studio & Artisan Gifts
• Gulfshore Life, Naples Design District