soho, new york, ny
The Tibi boutique is a 2200 sq ft contemporary womens-wear shop located in SOHO, NYC. The brand is known for it’s 70’s inspired bold print textiles. The design is inspired by the decorative prints emblematic of the client’s work that is transformed into two folded canopies hovering within the typical SOHO white box. The sculpted forms of the canopies create an entrance arc visible from the storefront window that draws shoppers into the space. The front canopy floats above the floor, folds down along the side wall, incorporates the cash desk and swoops back up towards the ceiling creating an illusionary perspective sense of movement into the space. A facetted pale green display wall floats along one wall of the boutique and wraps itself around the stairs to the lower level that houses the pattern room.