Holland Village is the unofficial cultural center for Singapore's huge expat population, and as such it offers the old and new, the East and the West in equal measure.
Holland Road Shopping Centre houses shops like Lim's Arts and Crafts, a purveyor of quality linen, glassware, and other Asian crafts and antiques. Other shops in the vicinity sell Asian antiques, handicrafts, clothing (and haberdashery services, if the local Asian sizes don't fit your outsize frame), tribal artifacts, and teakwood furniture (which can be shipped to your home address).
If you're looking for more Asian arts, crafts, antiques and handicrafts, you should try the shops along Lorong Mambong at the rear of Holland Village. You'll find pottery, household items crafted from rattan and cane, and other local souvenirs.
The wet market and the modern Cold Storage supermarket attract housewives doing their household shopping. Other shops in the area sell CDs, curios, and discount clothing.
If you've shopped till you're ready to drop, recharge at Holland's many dining options, from fine dining establishments to simple noodle stalls.
Nearest MRT Stop: Exit at the East-West line's Buona Vista station (EW21) and take SBS Bus 200 to Holland Village.