Paul Smith is opening of new store and gallery space in New York at Wooster Street in SoHo, and a series of exhibitions planned with local New York artists.
The store, which spans nearly 5,000 square feet, will feature men’s and women’s wear and also features a circus mirror, a reproduction of an original piece from Smith’s personal collection.
Other interior details are conceived to resemble an artist’s studio, such as display racks on caster wheels and photographic light boxes placed here and there. Paintbrushes cast in bronze double as doorhandles. A neon sign in the window of the 88 Wooster Street building emits Smith’s positive vibes, reading: “You can find inspiration in everything, and if you can’t, look again.”
For the opening exhibition, the Wooster Street shop will showcase the large-scale works by David Matthew King; ceramics by Kyle Lee, and limited-edition etchings by Isca Greenfield-Sanders. All of the art is bright and colorful.
Smith said he commissioned King, a California native who lives in New York, to create large-scale pieces for the opening, and there are plans to show smaller works and works on paper going forward.
Lee, meanwhile, created abstract, hand-painted vases in a range of styles and sizes, with colors inspired by Smith’s fall 2020 collection. Smith said that Lee has a day job as a tech professional on Wall Street, and creates his art on weekends and at night after work.
Paul Smith new store in New York’s SoHo at Wooster St
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