OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH™ Opens Flagship Store In Miami Design District
OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH™ has opened in Miami Design District (MDD). The new two-story flagship location is located at 127 NE 41st Street and will feature seasonal men's and women's collections of the luxury brand’s ready-to-wear streetwear.
OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH™ has opened in Miami Design District (MDD). The new two-story flagship location is located at 127 NE 41st Street and will feature seasonal men's and women's collections of the luxury brand’s ready-to-wear streetwear. The Miami Design District store was designed by Virgil Abloh in collaboration with OMA’s Director of Architecture Samir Bantal to operate as a flagship retail store, fulfillment center, cafe and multipurpose event space that can host a runway fashion show or art show.
COVID-19 reportedly contributed to Abloh and Bantal’s decision to make the location flexible and cater to customers who are shopping online as opposed to in-store. In addition the walls are modular and can be compressed or opened up to change the space for different uses as well as opening up the front facade the outdoors. The store was designed with an industrial aesthetic with concrete floors, corrugated metal walls and mesh ceiling panels. Apparel will be displayed on stainless steel shelving with black marquina and white Carrara marble platforms, all of which, including the furniture, is modular and on wheels to be easily moved.
In addition to being the founder of OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH™, which he founded in 2012, Abloh is also the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection. OFF-WHITE c/o VIRGIL ABLOH™ goods are manufactured in Milan with a core value of the brand to be made from the best available and particular opinion regarding fabric, fit and fabrication.
Miami Design District was developed by Miami Design District Associates, led by Craig Robins, in a partnership between his firm Dacra and L Catterton Real Estate, a global real estate development and investment fund that was established in 2016 by Catterton, LVMH and Groupe Arnault. MDD is a creative neighborhood with shopping, dining, contemporary art, design and events. MDD is home to over 120 flagship stores like Balenciaga, Hermes, Rolex, Fendi, Panerai, Tag Heuer, Dior, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Tesla, etc. MDD also offers three cultural and art institutions being ICA Miami, the de la Cruz Collection and Locust Projects.
Dolce & Gabbana & BALENCIAGA Open New Miami Locations Complete With Solar Panel Façade In Miami Design District
Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana have has announced the opening of their new Miami stores located in the fast growing Miami Design District. Both stores are adjacent to each-other, located on the pedestrian Paseo Ponti across from Jade Alley, featuring Daniel Toole's iconic concrete arches.
Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana have has announced the opening of their new Miami stores located in the fast growing Miami Design District. Both stores are adjacent to eachother, located on the pedestrian Paseo Ponti across from Jade Alley, featuring Daniel Toole's iconic concrete arches. The openings help continue to round out Miami Design Districts link between Palm Court and Paradise Plaza with a classic, pedestrian shopping street lined with some of the world's finest retailers. Miami Design District is being led by developer Craig Robins and the next stage will feature the opening of 10 new restaurants including Ember and Kaido (restaurant by Chef Brad Kilgore), St. Roch Market (food hall), L’Atelier by Joël Robuchon (fine dining), Le Sushi by Joël Robuchon (Japanese), Le Bar by Joël Robuchon (lounge), Le Boutique by Joël Robuchon (bakery).
BALENCIAGA
The Balenciaga boutique building is designed as a site-specific project, with use of functional solar panels as part of its Façade, a unique feature in the brand’s retail network. The pale blue panels are installed above clear glass windows at street-level, with large-scale luminous BALENCIAGA lettering visible from the street.
The interior and furnishings continue the the industrial yet luxurious design which Demna Gvasalia has created for the Paris flagship stores at Rue Saint-Honoré and Avenue Montaigne. Several elements of a state-of-the-art clothing factory are integrated into the two floor layout, which presents product to customers in a direct and uncomplicated way. Balenciaga is a luxury fashion house founded in Spain by Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1919.
DOLCE & GABBANA
Dolce & Gabbana has added Miami Design District to their list of boutiques located in some of the world's finest shopping destinations. As with all of their locations, the MDD location was designed after Teatro alla Scala in Milan. The style cues of La Scala are found throughout the store including the glass and stone façade to the elegant interior which fuses old with new. Details include a selection of stone busts and statues, Baroque mirrors and counters, walnut furniture as well as gold and velvet finishes with clothing is displayed as a art. Dolce & Gabbana was founded in 1985 in Milan. The group is led by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, and is one of the leading international groups in the luxury goods sector.
Miami’s Food Hall Roster Now Includes “Game Changing” St. Roch Market Open Now In MDD
2018 marked the rise of a new food trend in Miami: food halls. Everywhere you look, there’s a new one popping up. The latest one captures the entrepreneurial spirit that a young city like Miami inspires.
2018 marked the rise of a new food trend in Miami: food halls. Everywhere you look, there’s a new one popping up. The latest one captures the entrepreneurial spirit that a young city like Miami inspires.
The experimental St. Roch (pronounced Saint Rock) Market opened its doors on Saturday, February 24th, in Design District’s Palm Court. Unlike the other food halls, however, St. Roch is special because it gives chefs a small scale space to test out future restaurant concepts.
Coming from the team that opened the sister venture in New Orleans, it aims on being a venue for up-and-coming restaurants. Founder, Will Donaldson, put it simply: “Our whole concept is, ‘This is the guy you should know about.’”
The market is housed in a 10,000 SF minimalist space that features 12 curated food and beverage vendors offering a variety of cuisines. The space also has a modern art library of 3,000 vintage edition art and design books and will have a rotating art exhibition on display. First to be featured is New Orleans-based poet, Cubsthepoet (@cubsthepoet).
Concepts include byCHLOE’s hit chef Chloe Coscarelli’s new concept Chef Chloe and the Vegan Cafe, Peruvian sushi restaurant Itamae, handmade pasta spot Dal Plin, Israeli-inspired Jaffa, fried chicken favorite CooP, sustainably-sourced Elysian Seafood, ceviche and taco focused Hot Lime, rose and champagne-centric cocktail bar The Mayhaw, classic Vietnamese shop Tran An, Asian-inspired, but locally sourced Yuzu, acai and smoothie cafe Sweetblendz, and a staple coffee shop, Sabal Coffee.
St. Roch Market is open daily Sunday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday nights until 11 p.m.
Article by Katya Demina
Luxury Fashion House Bottega Veneta Joins Miami Design District’s Expanding Roster
The upscale Italian brand specializing in leather goods and ready-to-wear signed a lease for a 4,000-square-foot space between the Gucci and Rick Owens stores on Northeast 41st Street. Their other South Florida locations are at the Bal Harbour Shops and on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.
The upscale Italian brand specializing in leather goods and ready-to-wear signed a lease for a 4,000-square-foot space between the Gucci and Rick Owens stores on Northeast 41st Street. Their other South Florida locations are at the Bal Harbour Shops and on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.
The announcement is unsurprising as Craig Robins has led the revival of Miami’s Design District into a premier venue for art, fashion, and design. He is the president and CEO of Dacra, the development company he founded that aims to build "commercial and residential communities of substance through creative collaboration.” Dacra and LVMH head the Miami Design District Associates, who own about 70 percent of the real estate in the neighborhood. They are constantly adding new stores, public art, and restaurants like in the recently completed Paradise Plaza. Robins’ project have reimagined and transformed the landscape of Miami. Bottega will be joining the ranks of other high-end retailers such as Hermès, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, and Miu Miu.
Bottega will be opening in MDD in the fall of 2018, along with other new tenants like Dolce & Gabbana and Balenciaga.
Article by Katya Demina
Check-Out The New Gucci Flagship Boutique Now Open In Miami Design District
During Art Basel PROFILEmiami got an exclusive first look at Miami's newest Gucci store which opened last month in the fast growing, fashion hotspot Miami Design District. The MDD location will become Gucci's Miami flagship and will also feature the full Gucci Décor collection available for sale.
During Art Basel PROFILEmiami got an exclusive first look at Miami's newest Gucci store which opened last month in the fast growing, fashion hotspot Miami Design District. The MDD location will become Gucci's Miami flagship and will also feature the full Gucci Décor collection available for sale. The store is located at 139 NE 41st Street and serves as a gateway to MDD's new Paradise Plaza. The two-floor boutique covers 4,700 SF and reflects Gucci's new design concept by Creative Director Alessandro Michele including a marble encased exterior façade complete with pistachio-green-washed industrial metal rivet accents, paying homage to classic Gucci design. Adjacent is a custom Coco Capitán mural painted exclusively for Gucci's MDD location which also is featured on a two piece collaboration consisting of a drawstring backpack and belt bag that are exclusively available at the MDD boutique. Inside, a red velvet wrapped, lacquered wood staircase has already become an Instagram icon along with European White Oak floors, marble polychrome inlay carpets, varnished iron wall finishes, and Gucci Décor accents including velvet armchairs and couches. Upstairs features a custom VIP lounge complete with pink fabric walls and a marble mosaic floor which houses limited edition and exclusive pieces available for purchase. The Gucci boutique at MDD is currently showcasing the complete collection of men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, jewelry, and accessories for Fall Winter 2017, Cruise 2018, as well as Gucci Décor.
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