Located in the heart of Mitte, Berlin, this small boutique is at the crossing point of several busy streets.
Shaped by its prime corner site, the historical building’s interior
is triangular, accentuating the existing lines of the outside
perspectives. This effect is amplified by a wide glass window, flush
with the wall and framing the view on a perpetually contemporary moving
picture of the city. Along the main axis, defined by a long beam held
up by two columns, a powerful artificial white light creates the
sensation of a sky light under the sun. Berlin is a dark city where
night falls quickly during the long winter. The light is treated as a
surface, in the same way as the window.
The furniture, large glossy monoliths in monochrome neutral grey,
gleam under the light and contrasts with the untreated oak floor. A
monumental cabinet displays items of lingerie boxed as in an archive
store, the only sign of the well known historical firm.
The design gives away none of the usual traits of a lingerie
boutique. The interior is neither feminised nor eroticised. Schiesser
Revival is a product of very high quality placed on a specific
framework.