After years of working in
film in NYC, Currie Person decided to take a leap of faith and return to
her hometown of Austin, Texas and open a housewares boutique. Over a long
weekend visit, Larah sketched and designed the concept for Spartan.
For a long and narrow
space, storage and display were the main requirements and guests needed to feel
free to browse around and not feel confined within the space.
Larah solved this by
introducing a full length wall of tiered cantilevered shelves with an
integrated lip to avoid items from falling and below, a suspended millwork
piece for additional back up storage.
No visible hardware was
used to allow the products themselves to be the only items on view.
For the display tables, a local timber was used for the tabletops and
steel plumbing extrusions were used for the leg supports.
The display tables took on
the "nesting table" concept to allow for flexibility in use.
The back wall of the boutique has an asymmetrical pattern of timber
panels with hooks embedded for another way to display products. The
counter height desk gives maximum storage with minimal visual impact. Spartan is a light and airy space that welcomes its guests with candor and curiosity, a trademark of LVMinc.