Los Angeles studio 22RE mixed metallic grids, black and mirror surfaces, and daring splashes of shade inside this multi-brand males's boutique within the metropolis's Arts District.
The second Departamento location is situated within the Sign buying enclave, occupying a collection of warehouses southeast of Downtown LA.
Utilizing the constructing's industrial components to tell design selections, 22RE took on the stylistic sensibilities of 20th-century modernists similar to Rudolph Schindler and Richard Neutra.
“Inside, 22RE leans into the economic components of the unique structure by a deconstructivist lens,” mentioned the studio.
The shop entrance is hidden inside a Concierge Cafe, which results in a mirrored portal that opens onto the shop ground.
Whereas the format follows a typical grid, designers have launched quite a lot of partitions, volumes and shows that “disrupt” the move and encourage buyers to discover.
“This non-linear format challenges the normal looking expertise and provides an unconventional but efficient strategy to buying,” mentioned 22RE.
A pair of curved metal-clad partitions that evoke a Richard Serra sculpture type a slim hall from one space to a different, whereas displaying clothes on their concave sides.
The blackened picket panels type an enclosed area, inside which the brilliant white partitions and reclaimed timber body distinction dramatically with the remainder of the shop's inside.
“The area, entered by a slatted sliding door, invitations company to expertise the gathering in a ryokan-inspired setting, evoking the normal Japanese inn,” mentioned 22RE.
This shop-in-shop was designed in collaboration with vogue model Taiga Takahashi and in addition options cabinets produced from tatami mats and flooring meant to resemble cobblestones.
One other triangular alcove has mirrored partitions that create infinite reflections of clothes and the aubergine rug on the ground.
“Collections are hung and displayed by monolithic and sculptural types that divide the area, making a fluid but juxtaposing dichotomy between heavier picket types and lighter steel components,” mentioned 22RE.
A purple cylindrical quantity is used as a becoming room, whereas different dressing areas are hidden behind silver curtains.
Customized components embody a resin jewellery field and inexperienced fiberglass foam and a chiseled aluminum aspect desk.
A white aluminum ceiling grid spans your complete retailer, extending over all freestanding components, with recessed lighting behind creating futuristic glowing spots.
22RE was based by director Dean Levin in 2021 and has since accomplished quite a few inside design initiatives within the US.
The studio lately packed places of work for a inventive music company in LA, which embody a sunken 1970s-style boardroom and a Miami golf attire boutique lined with pale inexperienced stucco.
Images is by Erik Stackpole Undehn.