From newly renovated locations to brand-new outposts, BOH has gathered all the showroom news to have on your radar this month.
Showroom Spotlight
“New York is still, to me, the most exciting, most dynamic, most creative city in the world,” Peter Dunham tells Business of Home. The interior designer, textile and furniture designer, and retailer behind beloved Los Angeles design shop Hollywood at Home recently unveiled Peter Dunham Home & Garden at the New York Design Center, his first outpost in the city.
The designer strived to pull together a space that felt more like a residence he might create for his clients than a traditional showroom in midtown Manhattan. “If you could blot out the fact that you’re looking over a building on 32nd Street, you could almost feel like you’re in a house in the Hamptons, or in an apartment or a loft,” says Dunham. “That was the idea [behind] creating destinations.” To do that, he carved the 3,500-square-foot space into individual vignettes—sitting rooms, a living room, a bedroom and a dining room—divided by movable bookshelves that offer ample storage and interior walls to showcase the brand’s wallcoverings.
While Hollywood at Home offers a mix of his designs and represented brands, the New York showroom is pure Dunham, filled with his textiles, made-to-order and in-stock furnishings and products, and vintage items sourced from across the globe. Upon entry into the space, guests are greeted by a huge painting of two tigers. He purchased the piece at an auction years ago, and it has been rolled up under his desk ever since, waiting for the perfect spot. It now hangs above a couch outfitted in his Kashmir Paisley print flanked and by two stools in a colorful geometric fabric. The living room features a playful striped wallpaper and a 9-foot antique mantel Dunham got from an Upper West Side townhouse. “Nobody’s going to believe it’s a working fireplace, but it gives me a piece of architecture that can ground the room,” he says.
The designer also blanketed a windowed corner vignette with his Fig Leaf motif to create a light-filled space that feels like an alfresco escape and is used to display garden items, indoor-outdoor cushions, outdoor textiles and a teak furniture collection.
A corner showroom was a major selling point, but Dunham’s decision to take up residence at 200 Lex was no impulsive move—he had been planning to open a space a year earlier, only to get cold feet after the writer’s strike in Los Angeles. Then, the double showroom opened up, and he couldn’t resist any longer. “A lot of it was to do with the space, but to be honest, that’s only part of it,” he says. “A big percentage of it is [NYDC president and CEO] Jim Druckman and his team, and how he’s been able to really focus the building into a premier destination for design.”
Dunham hopes that guests who enter his new space will feel a sense of wonder. “For me, what differentiates an interesting showroom from a run-of-the-mill, efficient showroom is the mysterious vibe,” he says. “The vibe that attracts people to come and shop and relax and touch and feel is to be a little bit transported.” 200 Lexington Ave., Suite 715, New York
Arizona
California-based lifestyle brand Jenni Kayne opened its first retail store in the state. Stretching 1,834 square feet, the Scottsdale location showcases the full range of the brand’s products, such as apparel, accessories, home and apothecary, including a bedroom vignette displaying its namesake designer’s signature coastal aesthetic. 15147 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale
California
Iron door maker Pinky’s tapped AD100 designer Jeremiah Brent to design its first Los Angeles flagship. Located inside the brand’s warehouse and headquarters just south of downtown, the space is designed like a gallery, offering guests a chance to browse products for iron doors, windows and architectural elements. 2382 E. 48th St., Vernon
The relaunched luxury furniture brand Maker&Son chose L.A. for its first West Coast showroom. The space showcases the company’s full range of offerings, including sofas, armchairs, loveseats, chaises and more. 113 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles
Lifestyle brand Moooi has opened its newest showroom in Culver City. Designed by the Amsterdam-based studio Beyond Space, the minimalist location boasts many of the brand’s offerings in lighting, furniture, bedding, bath and accessories. 8553 Washington Ave., Culver City
Connecticut
Antiques dealer Ali Mahon has launched The Barns, an antique shop located in a restored barn on her property in Riverside. The space is filled with a mix of American, English, Swedish, French and Italian antique and vintage pieces ranging from baskets and textiles to folk art and home accessories. Riverside; by appointment only
Florida
Ornare, the interiors company known for closets, kitchens and baths, has reopened its flagship showroom in the Miami Design District. The reimagined space was designed to showcase the brand’s Timeless closet collection that debuted earlier this year at Salone Del Mobile and features vignettes of the new offerings. 4040 NE 2nd Ave., Suite 103, Miami
Hawaii
Averylily, the Honolulu-based interior design studio, has opened its first-ever shop, a boutique inside Hawaiian gift store House of Mana Up. In the South Shore Market locale, customers can peruse the brand’s selection of bedding, bath and home decor with products ranging from beach towels and sheet sets to decorative pillows. 1170 Auahi St., Suite L-133, Honolulu
New York
Bakes & Kropp Fine Cabinetry has unveiled its newly renovated Hamptons showroom in Sag Harbor. The space boasts a selection of custom kitchen vignettes for guests to experience. 3253 Noyac Rd., Sag Harbor
International
Janus et Cie, the luxury outdoor furniture maker, has opened a new London flagship. Located in the Brompton Design District, the space boasts numerous vignettes that showcase the brand’s collections, as well as designated workspaces for planning and designing projects. 139-141 Fulham Rd., London
