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11 Jul

Molteni&C Unveils Its Renovated Milan Boutique

MILAN — High-end furnishings and design business Molteni Group upgraded its Molteni&C store in Milan’s Brera district from store to boutique status, with a redesign by famed architect Vincent Van Duysen. Molteni Group on Monday said the Milan boutique is operated by showroom partner A.Puntostadio and is positioned on a corner where Via Solferino meets Via Pontaccio, a spot where fashion and design stores abound. Contained in the space is characterised by a palette of calming tones, floors laid with travertine and Molteni&C’s latest in wonderful kitchens and furnishings with pieces created in collaboration with major international designers and architecture firms, including Van Duysen. The Belgian architect and designer has been creative director of the brand since 2016.  Van Duysen was a driving force behind...
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20 Apr

No Expense Spared: LVMH Unveils Tiffany’s Renovated Fifth Avenue Flagship

NEW YORK — Construction staff are shuffling out and in of scaffolding on 57th Street in Tiffany Blue-colored crewneck tees. A 12-foot Daniel Arsham bronze, nihilistic Venus de Milo-type sculpture looms in a cloak of bubble wrap and contractors cantilevered inside a forklift use toothbrushes to scrape away at residue caught behind sculpted balustrades. Amid the chaos — on the tenth floor of what Tiffany is now calling its “Landmark” store — chief executive officer Anthony Ledru and executive vp Alexandre Arnault are seated in a VIP library room, with a cake stand of pastel macarons and fresh fruit cups in front of them while a butler pops in from behind a hidden hatch door. It’s this sort of customer support...
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6 Apr

Moschino Opens Door to Its Recent Renovated London Store

LONDON — Moschino’s London store between Recent Bond Street and Regent Street has had a renovation and it’s open for business as usual. The London flagship has undergone a clean and minimal facelift with the Italian fashion house’s quirks still intact, similar to the juxtaposition of geometric floor designs with Botticino marble and dark green avocado stone sourced from Brazil; buttery yellow-lacquered wood shelves; custom lighting bars in matte brass; Roman columns changed into seats and product displays, that are an homage to the brand’s founder Franco Moschino, who built the tables in his heyday.  “The Moschino London store renovation is a strategic rollout of our latest store concept. We launched with the Milan flagship location at Via Spiga and London was...
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