After originating in Japan, crossing the earth and becoming a sensation everywhere, Muji (3/F, Central Chit Lom, 02-793-7777 ext 92967. Open daily 10am-10pm. BTS Chit Lom) is now finally ready to take over Bangkok. Muji is a lifestyle store housing everything you need, from the basics of toiletries and stationeries to clothing, kitchenware, beds and beanbags (yes, we need beanbags). Muji is a no-brand brand, devoid of logos, perfect for anyone who appreciates minimalism. With its bland yet signature au naturel colors and eco-friendly materials, the products at Muji may appear overly simple but it is the concept in the designs that make them extraordinary.

The first Bangkok Muji store, unlike some of its larger foreign counterparts, disappointingly occupies but a corner of the fashionable third floor of Central Chit Lom. Though relatively small, the store does carry many of the more significant facets of Muji, starting with the clothing section at the front. The mannequins proudly flaunt über simple Japanese fashion like a gray wooly sweater (B1,790), velvet mini dress (B1,790) or rounded toe leather clogs (B2,190) to name but a few. What really caught our eyes was a cute plaid hat (B995), which stood out from all the Japanese housewife uniforms, and a very affordable pair of Converse look-alike sneakers (B895).

The most staggering section of the store has to be the stationery. It makes you wish you were back in school just so that you could use all these neat pens and notebooks. Their expansive collection—which goes from plain letter sets, to notepads, to big artist sketchbooks—are all made from natural and recycled materials. Pick up a multicolor pen (B195) and indulge in psychedelic doodling in your new leather-bound organizer (B2,950); or bring out the inner kid in you with the mini color pencil set (B395).

If you can manage to move away from the stationery section, you’ll find yourself in a mini Muji home (towards the back of the store). This is where your Muji dream home can be realized. Grab some fine kitchenware such as Japanese-style coffee mugs (B425) and various sizes of pots and pans. There is also a home furnishing section where you can get an elegant wooden coffee table (B12,000) that perfectly matches the Muji beanbag (B7840). For the ultimate Muji bedroom, splurge on a double bed (B21,500) and its matching extra comfy comforter (B16,950).

For girly supplies, head to the toiletry section near the cashier. It’s packed with grooming gear and containers like plastic shampoo bottles (B175) and such. If you’re really into this, stock up your cupboard with Muji cotton balls and tissue paper, but this is only recommended for fundamentalist Muji devotees with fat wallets. For the rest of us, the 20 baht stuff from Tops will do.

Though it does not carry the much-loved Muji toy section, this store at Central Chit Lom and the newly opened outlet at Zen (6/F, Central World Plaza, 02-100-9999 ext 3633. Open daily 10am-9pm) are apparently just the beginning of the Muji colonization of Bangkok.