SHOEBOX NY SHOE STORE
A Contemporary Shoe Store Design in New York
Sergio Mannino Studio is the retail design firm behind the new Shoebox store in Wheatley Plaza is a combination of mainstream and offbeat, creating a unique environment where colors and subtleties abound to make shopping an exhilarating experience.
The storefront of the store
All the elements on the wall are removable and can be rearranged as needed
A Flexible Custom Design Wall
A series of over 200 wall panels of various colors and functions are installed in a grid throughout the space; each panel—finished either in shiny lacquer, fabric or linoleum—can be repositioned on the grid, much like pixels on a screen. Virtually thousands of color and material combinations are possible, giving the store not only the fully functional flexibility so necessary in the retail industry, but also the possibility of creating different moods simply by combining colors and materials.
A Store Design with a Warm Soul
The walls behind the panels stand out thanks to their bright green tone, which is continued in a heavy velvet curtain behind the cashiers’ desk — a floor-to-ceiling sculptural piece mirrored on the storefront display.
The center of the store is a seating area and display unit lit by a series of Paolo Rizzatto’s Costanza lamps, which help give the space a homey feel and are also a nod to the world of Italian design, a recurrent reference in all the Studio’s projects.
Shoebox NY Wall tiles
Costanza light fixtures by Paolo Rizzatto on the seating area
Shoebox NY. The wall tiles can be arranged in different combinations depending on merchandise and seasons.
The seating area in the center of the space
Shoe Store Design Firm: Sergio Mannino Studio
Photographs: Sergio Mannino Studio
Area: 1853 sqft / 172 sq mt
Year Built: 2009
