From Big Apple moves to High Point additions, BOH has gathered all the showroom news to have on your radar this coming month.
Showroom Spotlight
Over 800 feet in the air, Radnor’s newest location has opened inside the penthouse of Sutton Tower, the tallest residential building along Manhattan’s East River waterfront. Designed by local architectural designer Thomas Juul-Hansen, the showroom will debut with the exhibition “Evolution in Form,” featuring Radnor’s in-house line alongside pieces from makers such as furniture designer Sebastian Cox and lighting designer Henry Wilson. Founded in 2016 by Susan Clark—an artist in her own right with a background in glassblowing, welding and weaving—Radnor curates experiential showrooms in vacant residential spaces, spotlighting modern makers and traditional and contemporary crafting techniques.
“One of the biggest things about why I do these architectural residential spaces is so that we can let clients feel and understand the livability of the work and [simultaneously] how to integrate the more avant-garde sculptural elements into a space,” Clark tells Business of Home. “I always want to make sure the feeling of the space is quite different, so that we have a new aesthetic to enter into.” This one took a much more minimalist approach inspired by Juul-Hansen’s design, which boasts black mullions and rigid, stoic elements. “Whereas the showroom we were in prior had that softness, this one feels like a very architectural, New York, Manhattan space, which we have yet to tackle,” she says.
Clark wanted to push into more greens, blues and silvery metals for the Sutton Tower space compared to the last location, where warmer, amber tones dominated. The showroom is divided into vignettes—a foyer, living room, dining room and bedroom—with different artists’ pieces dispersed throughout, but still unified. “If I was just in a white-walled gallery, there wouldn’t be this kind of communion or understanding of how to live with the work and how can the collections work together,” she says. “How can each artist carry their own voice while still blending into the eclectic collection or curation? Each room and vignette starts with the cornerstones—the color of the textile and the curtain. Then I build off of the key element that we’re releasing.”
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Clark’s favorite spot in the new showroom is the foyer. There, the key piece is Loïc Bard’s Samare dining table, named after samara fruit (also known as “helicopter seeds”). The base of the table has a butterfly wing shape that mimics those fibrous, papery leaves. “[Bard] has such a beautiful way of creating this brutalist monolithic, but it still feels so delicate and considered,” she says. “You walk into that room and you just feel very grounded, and there’s something about it that feels familiar.” It gives the guest pause before entering the expansive open living and dining rooms with their 15-foot ceilings and large windows. “I feel like you need those intimate moments before you’re brought into these gorgeous views of the city,” she adds.
In every area of the showroom, the artisans and makers were able to take an experimental approach, yet the pieces still have a through line. “There’s not this feeling of, ‘My work isn’t seen enough or doesn’t have a voice.’ It really feels like each designer has a moment, and I want to be able to spend time with them to develop the work and really bring them into the understanding of what it is for our clients,” she says. “If you are an interior designer, you are trying to create a space that has an eclecticism, that has depth. And I think oftentimes as makers, we can be siloed within our own making. I always give [the artists] each the full view of how many pieces are going into a room and how we’re building the collection, so that they can understand how to integrate [their work]. [It’s] a very considered, really caring approach to how to work with artists who are open to evolving their collections.” 430 E. 58th St., New York
California
Designer Nathan Turner unveiled a new eponymous showroom in Los Angeles. The shop boasts a selection of home decor finds from across the globe, as well as textiles designed by Turner himself and a selection of furnishings. 725 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood
New Jersey
Anastasia Harrison, the owner of local architecture and design studio AHD & Co., opened Heirloom, a home concept store in downtown Westfield. Through a selection of curated vignettes, the shop offers customizable furniture, lighting, antiques, rugs, art, linens and home gifts from brands including Currey & Company and Vanguard, among others. 112 Elm St., Westfield
New York
Temple Studio, the resource for textiles, wallcoverings and rugs, has unveiled a new showroom in Manhattan. Stretching 4,500 square feet, the space features curated vignettes swathed in fabrics from brands such as Alice Sergeant, Natasha Baradaran, Walter G, Brook Perdigon and Ottoline. The back of the showroom houses a team workspace for collaboration and a sample library. 125 Fifth Ave., Fifth Floor, New York
The Studio Nordic gallery has teamed up with Past Lives Studio, a design firm and vintage dealer, to debut a joint showroom in Chelsea. The two female-founded firms came together in the 1,300-square-foot space to showcase an array of furniture and art pieces like Swedish pewter jugs, Italian handblown and Japanese bronze vases, and select items from the Los Angeles–based furniture and lighting brand Cuff Studio. 143 W. 29th St., Suite 201, New York
Los Angeles–based furniture showroom Robina Benson Design House opened a gallery in SoHo, joining the brand’s Los Angeles flagship and Las Vegas outpost. The inaugural exhibition, called “Hana-arashi,” features an array of pieces inspired by cherry blossoms, created in collaboration with Japanese designer Nendo and Italian furniture brand Paola Lenti. 428 Broome St., New York
On May 2 in New York’s Flatiron district, Vancouver-based furniture company Sundays will unveil its third and largest U.S. showroom. The 4,000-square-foot space showcases the brand’s furniture pieces, including the popular Get Together modular sofa as well as the company’s solid wood coffee and dining tables. 7 W. 18th St., New York
Luxury bath and kitchen brand Waterworks has expanded its Flatiron showroom. The renovated, enlarged 7,800-square-foot showroom boasts a second floor, revamped displays, an expanded kitchen section, streamlined accessories collections, and a showstopping staircase mural connecting the two levels, designed by artist Christoph Niemann using Waterworks tile. 7 E. 20th St., New York
50 Norman, a Japanese cultural hub in Greenpoint that encompasses design, food, fashion and craft, has expanded. Designed by Tokyo-based firm Schemata Architects, the space houses numerous Japanese brands, including home appliance company Balmuda, homeware and furniture retailer Cibone O’te, and kitchenware brand Kama-Asa. 50 Norman Ave., Brooklyn
Furniture and rug designer Ben Soleimani launched a new flagship in New York. Occupying 3,540 square feet, the three-story townhome-like space showcases the brand’s rug’s collections, home furnishings, lighting and decor, as well as a custom rug studio and workspace on the second floor and a full floor of curated antique rugs on the third. 225 E. 59th St., New York
Home goods, kitchenware and specialty groceries shop Big Night has reopened its original Greenpoint location. The brand tripled its previously 240-square-foot space to include a shoppable kitchen and dining room and a custom home bar designed by Pennsylvania-based furniture studio East Otis. The space features lighting by nearby studios Astraeus Clarke and Truein and drapes by London-based Colours of Arley. 154 Franklin St., Brooklyn
North Carolina
Greenwich, Connecticut–based home furnishings and decor brand Decorative Crafts opened a new showroom in High Point. The space, designed by Dallas-based Doug Salzman of Top Drawer Interiors, displays a selection of crystal lamps, brass sconces and Italian mirrors. This marks the first time the brand has exhibited in High Point since 2008 and precedes its upcoming Dallas showroom opening this summer. IHFC, Suite IH-305, High Point
Currey & Company, the Atlanta-based lighting and furniture brand, unveiled its newly renovated High Point showroom. Now occupying more than 7,700 square feet, the space has been completely redone. In addition to the refurbished mahogany floors, there’s a new entrance and customer service counter and new walls, display platforms, Italian Carrara porcelain flooring, and mirrors (set on columns to open up the space). IHFC, Suite M-110, High Point
South Carolina
California-based lifestyle brand Jenni Kayne opened its first retail store in South Carolina. Stretching 2,304 square feet, the Charleston location showcases the full range of the brand’s products, including apparel, accessories, home and apothecary. It also features a bedroom vignette displaying its namesake designer’s signature coastal aesthetic. 364 King St., Suite B, Charleston
Tennessee
Soho Home Studio opened a location on the ground floor of Soho House Nashville. This marks the company’s fifth design studio in the country, joining outposts in Brooklyn, West Hollywood, Chicago and Austin. The studio offers a selection of the brand’s collection in categories like furniture, bathroom, lighting and decor, as well as a material and swatch library. 500 Houston St., Nashville
Texas
Brazil-based luxury cabinetry brand Marel Design Mobili debuted its first Texas showroom in Houston, joining its Florida showrooms in Miami and Orlando. The 2,200-square-foot space showcases the company’s extensive line of kitchen cabinets and drawers, bedroom and living room wall mounts and cabinetry, office components, bathroom storage, and closet units. 3600 Kirby Dr., Suite G, Houston
