Tiffany & Co. to open store in Britomart, Auckland in late 2016
Tiffany & Co. will open its first company-operated retail store in New Zealand in late 2016, to be located in Britomart, Auckland. It will be located at the ground floor of the Historic Places Trust-registered Australis House, 36–8 Customs Street, and occupy 430 m² of space. There will be the usual hallmarks: the use […]
Max Fashions’ Lambton Quay store a more inviting space
Top Lighter woods and brass give the revamped Max store a more retreat-like feel. Above Max’s Emma Tate, down from Auckland for the event. Max Fashions’ Lambton Quay store is looking refreshed in Wellington, as Lucire checked out the new space earlier in March at its press opening. The logo may be familiar, and […]
Chanel’s new flagship boutique in Melbourne, with limited-edition handbag commemorating opening
Chanel has opened a new Melbourne flagship boutique at 140 Flinders Lane, replacing an earlier location. The new 620 m² boutique features a full Chanel range of ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, accessories, fine jewellery, watches and fragrance. A limited-edition Boy Chanel handbag has been especially created by Karl Lagerfeld to commemorate the opening. It […]
Monica Bellucci opens Cartier’s refitted Milano flagship
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Cartier reopened its flagship Milano boutique at 16 via Montenapoleone on October 4, with a celebrity event headlined by Italian beauty Monica Bellucci. Bellucci cut the ribbon at the newly renovated historical building with Bernard Fornas, president of Cartier International. The building dates from the early 19th century, with […]
Selfridges creates exclusive looks for Women Designer Galleries in London
A Lucire special promotion When Alannah Weston was appointed creative director at Selfridges, there were cries of nepotism—her father owns the group. However, she’s more than redeemed herself since her appointment, and can rightly be credited as the brains behind numerous Selfridges promotions and exhibits. The latest one continues Weston’s vision and takes the […]
Italian charm brand Dodo opens flagship store in London
With charms very much part of the jewellery Zeitgeist over the past few years, Dodo has found an opportunity to extend its wings, opening its flagship store in Sloane Square, London. Andrea Morante, CEO of the Pomellato Group, the company behind Dodo, says, ‘Dodo is a very successful Italian story. We wanted to turn […]
Oamaru: the most wonderfully anachronistic centre in New Zealand
Above The Criterion Pub in Oamaru. Below left Grainstore Gallery. Oamaru is as wonderfully anachronistic as a 21st-century tourist attraction as fax machines are to businesses. The sleepy North Otago settlement has possibly one of the best compact collections of Victorian architecture in the world. It’s like going back in time and the […]
Sopheak Seng After moving from her original store in Victoria Street to a new premise in Featherston Street a few years ago, Robyn Mathieson has now moved again with the times, to Willis Street, taking her back to her Cuba Street–Willis Street quarter roots. The relocation is a smart move from Mathieson, who has […]
Wen Guo, an architect from San Francisco, drafts building and floor plans with impeccable precision. However, she not only designs buildings, but apparel as well. This unconventional designer symbolizes an innovative new generation—one who thinks outside the box while embracing her environment. Guo’s architectural designs offer a structural product that provides well thought-out functionality. […]
Guggenheim Bilbao opens exhibition on Frank Lloyd Wright
Tying in nicely with Stanley Moss’s Navarra story published in Lucire, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has announced it has opened an exhibition on Frank Lloyd Wright. The museum says that this is ‘the largest and most comprehensive exhibition’ on Wright’s work staged in Europe. The exhibition runs through February 14, 2010, and […]
