Where can I get an imported Indian mango bookcase in the U.S.

November 3, 2013 8:33 AM

Mango wood bookcases - ubiquitous in the U.K., illusory in the U.S. I'm trying to buy a mango wood bookcase that coordinates with the rest of my mango furniture, and I've found the perfect one, made by Dakota furniture. In fact, I found probably 20 retailers in the U.K. selling this same imported Indian bookcase (as well as more than a hundred on ebay.co.uk). I can't find the same thing in the U.S. for the life of me. I asked my local Indian furniture importer if he could find the same thing and import a couple for me, and he said he doesn't know how to source it. I tried writing a few U.K sellers and they neither are interested in shipping to America nor revealing their sources. Any advice, keen-witted mefites?
posted by stewiethegreat to Shopping (2 answers total)

possible sources for your importer via Alibaba: this is similar, and here's another. This seems very close, but I'm not sure about the size.
posted by taz at 11:13 AM on November 3, 2013

Best answer: Nadeau Imports sells this general style of furniture (it's not exclusively mango, but a lot of it is, and it seems to all be imported from India), and I'm pretty sure I've seen bookcases very similar to the one you linked there.
posted by enn at 7:12 PM on November 3, 2013 [1 favorite]