From California to Massachusetts, BOH has gathered all the showroom news to have on your radar in the coming month.
Showroom Spotlight
The Natural Curiosities showroom in the New York Design Center is a treasure hunter’s dream. The Los Angeles–based art house, a West Coast design industry favorite, was founded by Christopher Wilcox in 2000 as the embodiment of his lifelong interest in collecting art and decorative objects. The new space finally allows East Coasters to experience the bountiful curios in person. “It’s about discovery,” Wilcox tells Business of Home. “We feel confident that anyone that goes there is going to find something interesting and intriguing. And I think that’s the job of today, right? To give designers pieces that they can’t see everywhere.”
Opening in 200 Lex was a right-time, right-place moment. “I feel like we’ve been building a 25-year foundation to thoughtfully take it to the next generation and the next level, and New York felt like the right place for us to have a permanent showroom on the East Coast,” says Sera Wilcox, Christopher’s wife, who recently came on as the company’s CEO. “Jim Druckman walked into our showroom in High Point, and he said, ‘I have a place for you, and I expect you to be there.’ We all nodded our heads like, ‘Yeah, OK.’ It just all naturally came together.” The brand also tapped Mitchell Gold as a consultant to aid in creating a strong showroom presence.
Upon arrival, there are two worlds for guests to explore: the art reproductions that adorn the walls and the one-of-a-kind vintage pieces displayed inside white oak workstations. The “Walls of Wonder” spotlight prints that the company has designed and collected over the years and can be ordered to fit any space. “Not only is the art reorderable, it’s also customizable,” says Sera. “We can customize not just size, but the color and framing, to create pieces that suit [a designer’s] project. We can pull from our archive, as well as our vast history of art.”
Inside the two workstations at the center of the showroom are drawers for different categories of the brand’s physical archive, all discovered by Christopher and Sera over a lifetime of exploration, and many holding personal significance for their family. “This [was] us collectively traveling the world and literally treasure hunting,” says Sera. “So [with] a lot of these pieces, we’ll be like, ‘Oh my God. Do you remember when we were in the Paris flea market, or the Black Forest?’ We invite designers to have the opportunity to get in there for themselves, pull out the piece and put it on that linen substrate, pull out some custom frame corners, and learn about the history of the piece.”
Among the categories found in the archive are watercolors, pencil and ink drawings, flower pressings, wood-block prints, book covers, silk screens, chromolithographs, bird and butterfly engravings, antique maps, vintage posters, photographs, silk scarves, and more. “Every day, we’re still exploring and seeing treasures again for the first time,” says Sera. “So much can be found online; this is something that cannot. You have to come into the showroom and look through the drawers and find the treasures. There’s always a different feeling when you see the art in person.” 200 Lexington Ave., Suite 432, New York
California
Shane Brown, founder of Big Daddy’s Antiques and The Well, has launched The Well Gardens in Carpinteria, a seaside city in Santa Barbara County. Spread over nine acres, the space includes a two-acre shoppable greenhouse area dotted with olive trees and plants suitable for coastal living, alongside outdoor accessories and curated furniture and decor. Water features, a pond, fire pits and billowy canopies create an experiential setting that will soon offer classes on planting, landscaping and botany, as well as events and picnics. 3376 Foothill Rd., Carpinteria
Janus et Cie unveiled a renovated flagship showroom in the Pacific Design Center. The space boasts floor-to-ceiling windows, limestone surfaces, refreshed lighting and finishes, and a lighter color palette to allow the brand’s furniture, accessories, umbrellas, rugs and textiles to shine. 8687 Melrose Ave., Suite B146, West Hollywood
Colorado
Rogala Design launched a home store and office in the Denver Design District, where founder Amy Rogala curates an array of furnishings and decor, including art sourced from local artists, rugs from Jaipur Living, fabrics by 29 Park, and vintage rugs from Chez Mémé. 595 S. Broadway, Suite 118W, Denver
Massachusetts
Furniture retail chain Raymour & Flanigan opened a new Boston-area outpost at the Natick Mall. The brand’s 150th location—its largest—covers 105,000 square feet and presents furniture collections across numerous styles, from contemporary to classic, as well as curated vignettes showcasing such vendors as HM Richards, Jonathan Louis and American Leather. 1245 Worcester St., Natick
Workplace furniture brand Allsteel unveiled a newly redesigned showroom in Boston. Located downtown in the city center, the space has been reorganized into zones that represent different work styles—a social collaborative section, an area for focused individual work and a flexible setting for a mix of both—alongside a hospitality-driven welcome desk and an all-day café. 200 State St., Suite 4A, Boston
North Carolina
Southern California–based furniture brand Essentials for Living unveiled its new flagship in High Point. The 23,000-square-foot location boasts a rooftop deck and displays an array of the brand’s coastal-casual collections through a series of vignettes. 111 N. Wrenn St., High Point
London based Buster + Punch debuted a newly renovated showroom in High Point. The space features curated residential room vignettes, among them bedroom, lounge, cabinetry and bath. The bathroom vignette incorporates selections from the brand’s collaboration with Grohe Spa, which spans hardware, switching, lighting and plumbing fixtures. International Home Furnishings Center, InterHall, IH-212, 210 E. Commerce Ave., High Point
New York
The Lacquer Company has set up shop in the New York Design Center. Sparkling with natural light, the space highlights a selection of the brand’s signature furniture pieces, as well as a range of accessories like trays and mirrors—all of which are painted in colorful, high-gloss options. 200 Lexington Ave., Suite 1608, New York
Lanoba Design, the destination for vintage Danish furniture, unveiled a new Brooklyn showroom after its previous location was lost in a fire last September. The space spans 9,500 square feet and showcases a selection of restored midcentury modern furniture, including lounge chairs, dining tables and more—all sourced directly from Denmark. 6 Waverly Ave., Brooklyn
