Lovely shoes and bags will literally be on pins and needles this Saturday, when the Kymykashoes and bags boutique opens in Maastricht, theNetherlands. The beautiful store, established by Chantal Hermans andJurgo Mouthaan, begins its life with an impressive line-up of brands,including Dolce & Cabbana, Etro, Stella McCartney, Dsquared, YSL,Giuseppe Zanotti, Luciano Padovan and Theory. Jimmy Choo will join thelist soon, as will other brands.
Hermans and Muthaan chose well when they picked the industrious Maurice Mentjensto design their store. His work has been rewarded at many designcompetitions, including the Dutch Design Awards in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
His design for the Stash bag shop won not just the Dutch Design Awardin the Retail Category but also the German Design Award. MauriceMentjens Design is engaged in a vast variety of project ranging frominterior, exhibit, retail and hospitality design to product andfurniture design. – Tuija Seipell
Related article – Shoo Biz – The World’s Best
Recent posts
-
June 30, 2024
Summer Residence Renovation – Sagaponack, NY
New York-based interior designer Tamara Magel is well-known for her luxury residential design work in the United States, especially in the Hamptons, Palm Beach, New York...
-
June 6, 2024
Nightingale Restaurant – Mayfair, London
Many restaurants in London have the word nightingale in their name but the latest addition to the offering in Mayfair, called simply Nightingale, is not...
-
June 5, 2024
Malibu Beach House Overhaul – California
A chance meeting at the exclusive beach resort of Costa Careyes, Mexico, led to a young family engaging interior designer Sophie Goineau to updating their Malibu...
-
May 7, 2024
Van Stapele Bakery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 2013, after several months of experimenting in her small kitchen, Vera Van Stapele decided that she had created a cookie that was special. The...
-
May 6, 2024
Murmurations, Sculptures by Jake Michael Singer, South Africa
Jake Michael Singer is a transdisciplinary artist born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1991. He works in sculpture, photography, drawing and painting, and describes his artistic...
-
April 17, 2024
GIGI Studios Eyewear Head Office – Barcelona, Spain
Spanish eyewear brand Gigi Studios – formerly known as GIGI Barcelona – is a family-owned business established by Fulgencio Ramo in 1962 in Poble Sec, Barcelona....
-
April 8, 2024
Trattoria del Ciumbia, Milan, Italy
Those heading to the Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile Milano will experience Milanese abundance when pondering their dinner options as Milan claims to...
-
March 25, 2024
Modern Farmhouse, Mandeville Canyon – Los Angeles
Mandeville Canyon is located in the Santa Monica Mountains about a one-hour drive from Los Angeles. It is known for its gorgeous nature, demanding hiking...
-
March 22, 2024
Meat the Fish – London
Located on Cadogan Gardens in Chelsea, Meat the Fish is a restaurant that surprises with its refreshing combination of ideas and influences. Meat the Fish is a...
-
March 12, 2024
Renovation of Pacific Palisades Residence – Los Angeles
The designers at Venice, California-based Electric Bowery have toned-down the opulent and slightly heavy Tuscan influences of a large colonial-style villa and turned the house into an...
-
March 7, 2024
Pabellón de la Reserva, Reserva Santa Fe, Mexico
Pabellón de la Reserva is an award-winning recreational pavilion by Mexico City-based architecture studio Hemaa. The Pavilion is a part of Reserva Santa Fe an ambitious,...
-
March 6, 2024
Home Renovation – Taipei, Taiwan
What might initially appear too stark and brutally minimalist, turns into a peaceful calm in this sensitive renovation of a decades-old house in Taipei. Now ,the...