I’ve been scouring the web lately for examples of excellent ecommerce web sites and stumbled on CartCraze and CartFrenzy. They have some awesome examples of what good ecommerce design is. Some of my favorites:

• http://www.vitradirect.com
• http://www.nest-living.com
• http://www.equipyourtrip.com/

All are incredibly clean designs, strong lines and plenty of whitespace to prevent visual overload and make it easier to peruse the catalog. I especially like VitraDirect. They have some great flexibility in the design… I could see this making a great Drupal theme.