For nearly 40 years, Venezuelan-born Carolina Herrera has been captivating the world with her flair for creating glamourous fashions. Her New York flagship originally opened in 2000 at Madison Avenue and 75th Street. After recently transferring creative direction to Wes Gordon, it was time for a refresh, and the boutique underwent a major renovation.
The original 6,900-sq.-ft. three-story townhouse was transformed into a modern fashion destination. Women’s apparel dominates the ground floor, along with an expansive black-and-white hexagonal tile floor and a dramatic sweeping staircase of pale pink Venetian plaster. The second level continues with more apparel and fragrances, and the third floor features the bridal boutique. It exudes glamour with its blush-colored seating and custom chandelier made of pink Venini flowers.
Michilli Inc is the General Contractor who has worked with the brand on the project.
Nestlé-owned chocolate brand KitKat has opened a highly experiential retail concept at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre.
KITKAT CHOCOLATORY is an immersive experience that’s packed with imagination, creativity, and full of surprises. It’s the first permanent location of its kind for the brand in North America and represents a brilliant example of a brand engaging with consumers in an effort to create loyalty and gain market share.
The 1,200 square foot Chocolatory guides visitors along a personalization process where KitKat bars are custom-designed using a wide variety of ingredients. With more than 2,000 flavor combinations, customers may be compelled to return to try out different options.
Luxury brand Gucci is bringing a splash of 70’s-era glam to the shuttered South Central Bank in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood, transforming the vacant space into a disco-inspired GG Psychedelic Pin pop-up experience.
Located at 160 N. Morgan St., the Chicago pop-up is the third iteration in Gucci’s “Pin” pop-up series, which the brand first launched at Denver’s Cherry Creek Shopping Center last November. The conceptual Pin pop-ups are inspired by interactive pins found on digital maps (each Gucci Pin pop-up location includes a customized Gucci pin that appears on Google Maps).
The 2,600-square-foot luxury pop-up store will run through March 2, 2020 and includes jewelry, accessories, shoes, and ready-to-wear from the brand’s Psychedelic collection, featuring the classic GG design newly remixed by Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele.
Valerio Architects, Inc is the Architectural firm that has worked with the brand on the project.
Valerio Architects, Inc is a ±50 persons architecture firm with offices in Los Angeles, California and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gucci is set to open a restaurant on the top floor of its flagship store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California.
The restaurant, Gucci Osteria, is the latest high fashion branded restaurant to open in the past few years, though it’s not Gucci’s first foray into the culinary sphere. The original Gucci Osteria is located on the famous Piazza della Signoria in the historic 14th-century Palazzo della Mercanzia in Florence, Italy
Michilli Inc is the General Contractor who has worked with the brand on the project.
About an hour outside the center of Rome, in the coastal suburb of Ostia, a disadvantaged neighborhood is characterized by row after row of run-down concrete apartment buildings.
It’s worlds away from the splendors of Rome, but it’s also the location of a state-of-the-art, bright orange and saffron yellow building that has just opened expressly for the children of this neighborhood.
Created within an abandoned school, the first Punto Luce Delle Arti (Bright Point of Art) is the result of a collaboration between Roman luxury brand Bulgari and Save the Children. It’s an educational center that gives children and teenagers free access to courses, academic support, and social activities, all focused on arts and crafts.
The building itself is a bright spot in an otherwise grey landscape, with a giant red lamp painted at its entrance to illustrate the ‘punto luce’ theme.
Aside from the money donated by Bulgari, 35 percent of the cost of the project was donated by over 40 suppliers who work with the brand, from designers to painters and chair manufacturers.
Zordan s.r.l. sb is one of the suppliers who has worked on the project. In line with its ethical vision of the business, Zordan has donated half of the furnishings made for the new Save the Children Bright Point of Art.
The San Francisco store is the brand’s fourth US location, and its launch marks the shortest gap between the opening of two domestic stores. After opening its flagship Manhattan store in 1994, Supreme’s first US expansion came in 2004 with the LA store. That was followed by the Brooklyn location 13 years later.
The San Francisco store is located at 1015 Market Street, on the corner of 6th and Market. The city’s Market area fits with Supreme’s other location choices, i.e. it’s central but not on main street. It also happens to be right around the corner from Thrasher Magazine’s store.
The new store is a 4,500-square-foot first-floor retail space with a mezzanine that’s approximately 1,000 to 1,500 square feet. To put this in perspective, the brand’s Brooklyn store is 3,000 square feet. The interior has a look similar to Supreme’s LA and Brooklyn stores and has a ramp and a sculpture by longtime Supreme affiliate Mark “Gonz” Gonzales.
Michilli Inc. is the General Contractor who has brought the store to life.
For over twenty years, Michilli Inc. has delivered premium quality and service to over 150 commercial, retail, and residential projects. Led by founder Angelo Michilli, the company has provided construction and consulting services ranging from offices and showrooms to luxury retail boutiques and private homes. VIEW COMPANY PROFILE
Italian brand Golden Goose has opened its first New Jersey flagship store at The Mall at Short Hills, New Jersey’s preeminent luxury shopping destination.
Golden Goose first FLAG / NJ store, covering a total surface of 2,500 square feet, shows silver as an absolute protagonist, which reflects the brand’s industrial origins, blending with the artisanal handmade approach enhancing Golden Goose products to the maximum. The walls, floors, and ceilings are entirely covered with aluminum foil giving homogeneity and brightness to the whole interior. The furnishings, in galvanized steel and super mirror stainless steel, blend perfectly into the space, almost to the point of being camouflaged with the surrounding environment
Van Cleef & Arpels has reopened its Beverly Hills flagship at 300 North Rodeo Drive after a complete renovation in celebration of the shop’s 50 years, and there’s now an organic juice bar.
Now at 6,000 square feet, the renovation, which took about seven months, includes a second-floor expansion that features his and her salons and a dining room.
The new interior now includes ground floor bridal salon, a first for the house, as well as a VIP room with access to a backdoor and the “salon 1906,” which displays heritage pieces from the brand. The oldest piece is from the Twenties.
Dickinson Cameron Construction is a nationwide General Contractor that specializes in high-end retail and restaurant projects. We provide cost analysis and preconstruction services, as well as traditional general contracting services. We are able to accommodate everything from small fit-outs with a quick turnaround, to complete ground-up renovations. We work nationally and have offices in California, New York, and Hawaii.
Balenciaga ‘s new 4,000 square-foot flagship at 620 Madison Avenue at the southwest corner of 59th Street in Manhattan represents creative director Demna Gvasalia‘s urban retail concept, which has an industrial spirit with touches of metal, concrete, and shades of gray. The public domain concept features a mix of elements from the metropolitan exterior design and original artwork is apparent. Wraparound screens play videos of different types of skies.
Hero products from the runway are displayed on hyper-realistic mannequins for maximum impact. Across one wall, the men’s and women’s shoe area runs the gamut of footwear. The Balenciaga logo is embossed across the gray carpeting. Throughout the unit, seating is upholstered with public transportation patterns, and benches resemble those in subway stations or parks. A piece by artist Tobias Spichtig is displayed at the flagship. Spichtig made the sculptures by dipping archival Balenciaga garments in resin and pulling them into expressive positions.
Since our founding in 1999, we at Michilli Inc. have specialized in constructing luxury retail, residential, and commercial spaces. Our projects vary in size, scope, and location, yet our commitment to excellence remains the same. With each new project, we strive to understand and achieve the specific vision and needs of our client and the space at hand. From our executive offices in New York and our West Coast headquarters, we manage and execute the most important projects for the world’s finest brands and discerning clientele. Our global sourcing network, highly skilled tradespeople, and experienced management team powers our collaboration with designers and architects. It is in this way that we are able to provide the highest levels of quality and service to each client. VIEW COMPANY PROFILE
At Atmosphere Design Group, we do more than provide exceptional architectural design and project management of retail, commercial or residential spaces. We define luxury, minimalism, and sophistication. Our spaces reflect our clients’ image through ambience and atmosphere. Since our founding in 2004, we’ve created hundreds of spaces across the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. The success of our firm relies on the relationships we nurture, the innovation of our ideas, the precision of our skills and our client’s ongoing satisfaction. VIEW COMPANY PROFILE
Gucci on El Paseo in Palm Desert gets a new look for 2019. The highly anticipated new store in The Gardens on El Paseo opened its doors on Aug. 23. The interior design of the boutique is posh and opulent, yet perfectly balanced and casual. The contrasting charm of the avant-garde blended with classic style is a Gucci specialty.
Relocated and upgraded from its former location on the north end of El Paseo, the impressive new location is over 4,000 square feet and brimming with a stunning assortment of men’s and women’s merchandise. The luxury store’s modern makeover is polished and seductive—you won’t be able to resist documenting a visit on your social (as if seeing all our favorite influencers decked out in Gucci isn’t reason enough to visit).
Hirsch Construction Corp. brings to life the most exciting locations for the nation’s best brands in a plethora of industries. Managing projects across North America, we offer a variety of services most companies cannot, facilitating everything from prototypes that set the tone, to high-profile flagships.
