From a flurry of California openings to new moves at ADAC, BOH has gathered all the showroom news to have on your radar this month.
Showroom Spotlight
West Coast meets East Coast in the new Manhattan Lawson-Fenning showroom. The Los Angeles–based design brand, known for its handcrafted furniture and curated selection of ceramics and home accessories, unveiled its first-ever location beyond its home city, set in the vibrant neighborhood of NoHo.
Co-founders Glenn Lawson and Grant Fenning tapped New York–based interior designer Josh Greene to design the space. A longtime friend and collaborator of the brand, Greene was working on a furniture collection with the duo (set to release later this year) when they decided to open a new outpost. “How do we create a space that takes this brand that has a very specific California energy and point of view, but pivot that for a New York space?” Greene tells Business of Home. “That was the big challenge.”
Greene accomplished just that, transforming a raw, 4,500-square-foot loft into a design destination. “We’re very rooted to our Southern California aesthetic and vibe, and that’s our language. We were like, ‘What does it look like for a brand like ours to be in New York?’” says Lawson. They had stumbled upon the vacant space while visiting one of the lighting designers they carry, Danny Kaplan, whose live-work studio is on the floor below. “Some people in the building live there, and there are other showrooms in the building. [That] mix was interesting to us, because we could really set this up like a true residential showroom,” says Lawson. “We wanted it to feel like the most luxe residential loft that you could imagine.”
The open space is deftly divided into a series of vignettes, using elegant walnut wing-walls and subtle shifts in color to carve out a living room, dining room, entry space, library, and color-drenched back room that resembles a studio apartment. “We needed a way to divide up the space because we didn’t want it to be a sea of furniture,” says Greene. “We wanted to be able to break it up into zones that felt more residential in their scale.” The colors in the palette—deep burgundy, rich mustard, earthy terra cotta—all evoke a sense of California’s natural landscape; the fully functioning kitchen, which is meant to feel more like a bar, and two bathrooms feature showstopping clay- and pink-colored stone counters. “All of the colors work together, but it’s a little bit more sophisticated for New York,” he explains. The spaces are united by walnut trim that serves as a datum, with everything above it painted a more neutral hue. “It brings down the scale of the space so the residential furniture feels appropriate even though it’s in this giant industrial space,” he adds.
The primary items on display are the brand’s customizable furniture collection in nonstandard finishes and fabrics—at the moment, several floor pieces feature Zak+Fox upholstery—to show the possibilities of the product. Lawson-Fenning also represents makers whose works are showcased throughout the space, including shelving in the “library” brimming with pieces by New York–based ceramist Devin Wilde (including his soon-to-be-released ceramic side table, Table No. 1), lighting designer James Cherry, ceramics company Canoa Lab, and furniture studio O&G. “It was an honor to help Glenn and Grant take this amazing brand that they’ve built, which has such California DNA, and establish it for New Yorkers in a way that was still true to their brand,” says Greene. 417 Lafayette St., Floor 5, New York
California
Design Within Reach opened within The Shops at Thompson Palm Springs. At 6,200 square feet, the space was designed to highlight the surrounding architecture of Palm Springs with tongue-and-groove paneling, textured walls, aggregate concrete flooring, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Products span the living, outdoor, dining, bedroom and workspace categories. 414 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Suite S, Palm Springs
Austin Carrier and Alex Mutter-Rottmayer, the married couple behind the luxury design firm Hommeboys Interiors, launched a new showroom in Wine Country. Prioritizing natural materials and an ethos of “art as objects,” the brand’s three collections—including their furniture line Haus of Hommeboys—are displayed in a space that was designed with a moody palette: dark burgundy tile from Zia, rugs from Armadillo, and marble from Carmel Stone Imports. 141 Church St., Sonoma
Kitchen design and manufacturing company Space Theory has opened its first street-level retail showroom. The Mill Valley outpost measures 4,000 square feet and is set in a former warehouse that showcases an array of products and finishes (including new semi-opaque walnut stains) in modern kitchen vignettes. 360 Miller Ave., Mill Valley
Cozy Earth opened its first-ever retail location. Located in Santa Monica, the space displays the brand’s bedding, apparel, bath and home goods products. 256 26th St., Suite 101, Santa Monica
Connecticut
Home and design brand Eleish Van Breems has launched a flagship store, the company’s sixth location. Located in a restored 18th century sea captain’s home, the new Westport location displays the brand’s home decor, furniture and antiques in a Scandinavian-inspired setting with French oak floors, a Josef Frank wallcovering, Louis Poulsen lighting, and custom-built walnut and brass shelving. 177 Main St., Westport
Florida
Kitchen design company Cesar unveiled a new Miami flagship. The 4,000-square-foot space allows visitors to experience the Italian-made kitchens through vignettes showcasing different product offerings. Among the designs is Tangram, a kitchen that features curved elements made in partnership with Italian design firm García Cumini. 4141 NE 2nd Ave., Unit 104, Miami
Serena & Lily unveiled a new outpost—its 17th. Set in the Third Street South shopping district in Naples, this 2,900-square-foot design shop showcases an assortment of the brand’s furniture, bedding and home accessories. Next door is a 500-square-foot design studio housing Serena & Lily Interiors, where customers can meet with design advisors to help them choose and customize the appropriate product for their projects. 393 Broad Ave. South, Naples
Georgia
The Atlanta Decorative Arts Center announced two new showrooms: Lighting and home technology brand BlueVision will be occupying a 3,500-square-foot space in Suite 406, and furniture brand Caracole has relocated from AmericasMart Atlanta to a 3,000-square-foot space in Suite 141. 351 Peachtree Hills Ave. NE, Atlanta
Missouri
Schumacher unveiled a new studio in Kansas City. At 1,000 square feet, the trade-only showroom is a full-service resource for area designers, offering 10,000 wallcovering, fabric and trim samples; paint and wallpaper from Backdrop; rugs from sister brand Patterson Flynn; wallpapers from Iksel Decorative Arts and Boråstapeter; as well as a dedicated workspace to host client meetings. 17 W. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City
New York
Schumacher also opened a new showroom in the New York Design Center. Spanning 4,000 square feet, the new location was designed by David Frazier and focuses on textured and solid fabrics, wallpapers, and trims in a mostly neutral palette, as well as a selection of rugs and carpets from sister company Patterson Flynn. This marks the brand’s second New York outpost, joining the other location at the D&D Building. 200 Lexington Ave., Suite 1516, New York
Boffi|De Padova, the Milan-based interior finishings and furniture brand, unveiled a new flagship showroom in New York. The three-level space spans 19,694 square feet, displaying the company’s interior solutions within kitchen, bathroom, living and wardrobe-unit vignettes. 99 Madison Ave., New York
LIXIL Water Experience Center, the water product manufacturer specializing in kitchen and bath, has opened in the Flatiron District. Spanning 10,000 square feet, the space was designed in collaboration with the Paris-based interior design agency Malherbe and offers immersive vignettes that display the brand’s product offerings, including an operational shower room with a custom music playlist and a kitchen area with functioning faucets. 155 Fifth Ave., New York
French design collective Etēline debuted a new location in Chelsea. With a mission of showcasing French artisanry, the gallery exclusively represents French artists across mediums like furniture and lighting design, glassblowing, sandblasting, ceramics, metalwork, and more. Artists represented include metalworker Maison Pouenat, furniture maker and interior designer Thierry Lemaire, and furniture and lighting designer Damien Langlois-Meurinne. 601 W. 26th St., Suite 1425A, New York
South Carolina
Estelle Colored Glass chose Charleston for its first retail store. The 1,200-square-foot space was designed in partnership with Brooklyn-based firm Workstead and features floor-to-ceiling shelving displays of the brand’s signature colorful hand-blown glassware and cake stands. 236 King St., Charleston
Texas
Shop Swoon has opened permanently at The Joule following a successful pop-up at the Dallas hotel in November. The shop offers a curated selection of gifts and home decor items sourced from vintage markets, trade vendors and auctions, as well as pieces from its collaborations with artisans. 1530 Main St., Dallas
Washington
In addition to its new Kansas City and New York locations, Schumacher also unveiled a new showroom at the Seattle Design Center. The 2,100-square-foot outpost boasts a selection of the brand’s fabrics and wallpapers, the Schumacher Editions furniture line, rugs and trims from sister brand Patterson Flynn, and paint samples from Backdrop. 5701 6th Ave. South, Suite 209, Seattle
