Shopping in Piscataway

Clique Gallery's selection includes traditional paintings and sculptures along with challenging contemporary pieces. The considerable taste of artist and jewelry designer Yael VanGruber fuels the studio, where she curates accessories and artwork that complement one another. Guests can peruse the collection, which includes Italian glass jewelry, pearls, scarves, designer bags, clothing, and shoes. She also collects healing stones, which she incorporates into her own pieces. She believes that the feel-good energies that radiate from these rocks can help their wearers feel more balanced and happy.

Before the archivists of Art & Framing Gallery begin a project, they slip on pairs of cotton gloves. By sheathing their hands, they guard against fingerprints and finger-paints. Their dedication to museum-quality workmanship shines through each project, whether it's a same-day framing job or a standard three- to seven-day order.

In Art & Framing Gallery's showrooms, walls display more than 3,000 frame samples and acre upon acre of mats. Ready-made framed mirrors and artwork also share this space, which connects to in-house workshops. Here, craftsmen cut custom glass and piece together each project. They skillfully preserve artwork and portraits and excel with projects that require special care. They encase delicate antiques in UV-protective glass and display sports jerseys in cases that ward off wrinkling and grass stains.

Founded by Joe Mortimer in 1963, Select Jewelers has evolved from a door-to-door jewelry business to a thriving duo of elegant jewelry boutiques. Now run by Joe's son, called Joe Jr. by longstanding customers, the jewelry store carries high-quality brands such as Bentelli diamonds—which are sold below market-recommended prices—and Speidel watches. The shop's dexterous tinkerers also do repair work, replacing broken clasps on chains and resetting watches so that they skip over unlucky 13:00

With a duo of licensed mechanics within the folds of its premises, Victor's Bike Repair tends to the weary rides of cyclists. Tune-up services lend themselves to the upkeep of aching bicycles, as mechanics adjust brakes, true wheels, and braid handlebar ribbons. Additionally, the repair shop boasts an ability to repair any brand, make, and model of bicycle.

Jerry’s Artarama stockpiles a vast selection of art supplies for amateur and professional projects. Staff members roam the store, answering art questions and helping to track down hard-to-find supplies for any medium including wrapped canvases and invisible ink. The emporium also hosts workshops throughout the month to develop various painting techniques, as well as demos to meet and learn from instructors in a more informal setting.

Silky's Brooklyn’s team of skilled screenprinters bedeck T-shirts, posters, and canvases with custom-inked designs that reflect each member’s avant-garde sensibilities. Wielding plastisol and water-based inks, artists adorn otherwise humdrum garments with up to six spot colors. Silky's artists can also adorn surfaces with specialty hues including fluorescent and metallic shade, and offer Pantone and sample color matching to ensure that no customer leaves without the ability to blend in with their chartreuse kitchen counters.