different personality traits and based on, for example, space travel, motor racing and the French Riviera. Just like the womenswear department, which is split into five zones that are built around five different personality traits, Moniker Man is split into two distinct zones built around the character traits of “sensitive” and “ambitious”. Featuring striped fabrics, plenty of foliage and a lilac and yellow colour palette, Delon’s zone takes its design cues from the French Riviera. According to the studio, the playful design of this zone is designed to challenge our conception of what falls into the categories of feminine and masculine. In the ambitious zone, which pays homage to Paul Newman, the design team created a classic ambience through a luxurious material palette. This is contrasted with industrial materials that nod to the racing industry. Idli by Thierry Journo Jaipur, India Experience Jaipur through a contemporary lens at lifestyle boutique Idli, the brainchild of French designer Thierry Journo.The theatrical space features trompe l’oeil canopy and breezy palm tree murals, where handmade furnishings and hand-painted vases mingle with colourful fashion creations. The new store, on Subhash Marg, in C-Scheme—the city’s poshest residential area—is filled with light and showcases his work at stints as a copyist at the Louvre, in collaborations with Thierry Mugler and Andree Putman, and as an illustrator for John Galliano. The space comes alive with doorways that are framed by striped, trompe l’oeil canopies, tropical palms and grass on the wall and paper lanterns in a rainbow of colours hang from the ceiling. The entire effect is of a fantastical, quintessentially French. Gaurav Gupta Coture, Mumbai, India Sabyasachi, New York Sabyasachi built its first international store in the United States in the West Village of New York. The store is intended to depict Mukherjee’s trip from Kolkata to New York and to showcase the opulent richness for which his creations are recognised. The store reflects a classic look, suited to the modern customer, and is inspired by historic residences and palaces of the Indian metropolis. The corridors are filled from floor to ceiling with framed paintings influenced by Persian dynasty Qajar art, 16thcentury Mughal miniatures, Indian Pichhwais, and antique pictures. Glass chandeliers hung low from the ceiling illuminated this decked-out maze, where tables Selexyz Dominicanen Maastricht, Netherlands Gavello Nel Blu, Mykonos, Greece Idli by Thierry Journo Jaipur, India Moniker, Oslo 26|LUXEBOOK|APRIL 2022 APRIL 2022 |LUXEBOOK|27
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