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October 24, 2004
Rei Kawakubo's Dover Street Market
It opened in Piccadilly (that's in London, gringo) on September 11.
Kawakubo, creator of Comme des Garçons, said she wanted to create "an ongoing atmosphere of beautiful chaos."
I may adopt that for the subhead of bookofjoe.
Forget about "world's only blogging anesthesiologist." But I digress.
The 13,000-square-foot shop, on six floors, is primarily decorated with freestanding pieces that reflect a vintage-meets-salvage aesthetic.
Plywood shelves hold sweaters; shirts are displayed in fiberboard cubes lined with velvet.
Cash registers are housed in huts made from corrugated metal and scrap wood.
On the third floor, chandeliers hang above galvanized steel floors.
Among the nonclothing items for sale are Jean Prouvé chairs and furniture by the Dior designer Hedi Slimane.
Throughout the store, tall wood and glass cases display skulls, vertebrae, and specimens of taxidermy, also for sale.
The market's at 17-18 Dover Street, London W1; 011-44-207-518-0680
Did I mention that I think Rei Kawakubo's one of the coolest people walking the planet?
[via Stephen Treffinger and the New York Times]
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It's not called a "Street Market", Amelia, it's called a "Market" (because it's a big empty space, filled with lots of separate areas, encouraging customers to wander round much as they would in a real market; not because it's full of tat!), and it's located in Dover Street. "Dover Street Market". Geddit?
Posted by: Marc | Feb 1, 2005 10:04:39 AM
I'm sure it's gorgeous, and there's no doubting it's a beautiful concept. I only object to the name. Calling it a 'Street Market' seems like a bit of an insult to everyone who couldn't afford to step into the place, and who have to shop at London's real street markets out of economic necessity.
Posted by: Amelia | Oct 28, 2004 6:49:57 AM
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