Todd Snyder Opens NY Flagship with a Barbershop and Bar

What a great store! Loved working on this one ... fabric covered wall panels, custom fitting room curtains, padded trays for accessories ... and don't forget the bar stools.  All in a days work!  Check out our Portfolio for more pics!

Todd Snyder Opens New York Flagship with a Barbershop and Bar

By Kristen Heinzinger | December 6, 2016   

Gents, rejoice! Todd Snyder, CFDA nominee and menswear designer, opened an expansive 4,500-square-foot flagship on Madison Square Park North. The store goes beyond your run-of-the-mill retail floor plan: it houses a Persons of Interest barbershop operated by Steve Marks, a café/bar manned by Nick Morgenstern of El Rey Coffee Bar & Luncheonette, and shop-in-shops with Moscot eyewear and Aesop products. In addition to carrying apparel and curated selections from the designer’s partners like Champion, Timex, Mackintosh, Glove Trotter, Tricker’s, and Alden, the store is partnering with 1stdibs to offer a rotating limited-edition selection of gifts, art, and furniture.

“Every collection starts with inspiration from the worlds of art, architecture and design, made to fit the modern man and his lifestyle,” Snyder said in a statement. “We created the New York store to embody that lifestyle down to the smallest detail, all hand selected from resources and vendors we love, many via our new partners at 1stdibs. It’s not just a clothing store – it’s a great place to come for a seasonal wardrobe upgrade with a personal stylist, to get fitted for your next suit while enjoying an espresso or a beer, or to hang out with friends while getting a haircut and a shave.”

The flagship was designed with James Mills, and includes vintage brass door handles sourced in London from Anthony Outred Antiques and modern and midcentury furniture. British artist Luke Edward Hall created the opening visual installation, and signed and numbered prints are available in the store. The café/bar area features custom-designed terrazzo floor by New York artist Zackery Tyler, a vintage ’60s Italian chandelier, and vintage Thonet chairs, while the barbershop is decorated with bespoke barber chairs made in Japan.

Stop in or book a personal stylist consultation or other service in advance by emailing privateclient@toddsnyder.com.

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https://fashionweekdaily.com/todd-snyder-opens-new-york-flagship/

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Hermes's "Silk Room" Vibrance

Honored to be involved in this Hermes Pop-Up shop at Nordstrom, Seattle.  Our skilled craftspeople cut and sewed thousands of Hermes scarves into a beautiful, touchable, fringe curtain for a truly interactive experience.

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http://www.seattletimes.com/nwshowcase/shop-northwest/nordstrom-says-go-ahead-and-touch-the-hermes/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_left_1.1&_native

Nordstrom says: Go ahead and touch the Hermès

Originally published October 18, 2016 at 4:12 pm Updated October 26, 2016 at 10:29 am

Nordstrom's new Hermès pop-up has a unique please-touch, please-Instagram attitude.

By Sara Kennedy

ShopNW

The centerpiece of the new Hermès pop-up shop inside the downtown Nordstrom is a towering “silk room” made up of hundreds of strands of vibrantly colored pieces of silk. It’s a visual representation of what this first-of-its-kind shop is trying to accomplish — playfulness and a please-touch attitude.

Robert Chavez, president and CEO of Hermès USA, says the brand has never set up a stand-alone boutique before, and has never displayed its luxury goods outside of glass cases overseen by helpful but vigilant salespeople. You had to ask to see something and wait for it to be unfurled.

At the Nordstrom boutique — which, for now, is considered an extended pop-up shop slated to remain through 2017 — customers can touch nearly everything. Silk ties are rolled and tucked, in rainbow order, into accessible cubbies. Jewelry hangs from magnetized partitions. And the best idea: The brand’s famous scarves are displayed on the types of hangers often used to hold rugs. Customers can see the intricate patterns and designs and feel the luxurious materials as they skim through the rolling racks.

So why do this type of boutique here and now? Olivia Kim, Nordstrom’s director of creative projects who curates the store’s pop-up shops, pitched the idea some time ago. But it took some convincing, Chavez says, to get them to try the new venture. Kim promised that the Seattle luxury buyer was younger than average and the concept had the potential to draw in a new generation of Hermès shopper.

And that’s where the “silk room” comes in. It’s circular with space inside for two or three people to stand. Moving through the thin silk ropes has a pleasantly disorienting feeling. Once inside it’s Instagram-bait, with a mirror ceiling made for selfies.

Will the concept convince younger shoppers to drop three figures for a scarf or tie? On day one, it was certainly luring them in and excitement was high. At the least, it’s worth stopping by and taking advantage of this unique opportunity to get up-close and personal with once-rarified luxury goods.

Maria Kreyn's Chapel Of Dancing Shadows

An Immersive Space by artist, Maria Kreyn.  We printed her stunning artwork onto fabric for this remarkable display! 

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http://www.chapelofdancingshadows.com/

The Chapel of Dancing Shadows is a space of contemplation, meditation, wonder. It is a communal space serving as art gallery, refuge, and sound bath. The 8-ft walls are covered in delicate drawings— the first 12 images of a developing 150-plate series of works composing Maria Kreyn’s Codex, an allusion to an invented creation myth. The ceiling is an elaborate CNC cut structure, creating the feeling of an arabesque lace canopy. From it hang detailed rafters and a collection of wind chimes, as an ode to the sounds in the temples of Myanmar. 

Find the dancing shadows around 7.30 and half way to the Man at Black Rock City, 2016.

Images Courtesy of Ruprecht Studios