When I'm in NYC something I really love to do is to go to one of the 2 Moma Design Stores, either the one on 53rd or the one in Soho, at a walking distance from my favorite comfortable hotspot (the nearby Apple Store on Prince St). In fact, I just go to both !
The MoMa is unique and so are its 2 stores. So many great design stuff there, from personal accessories to home accessories and tableware, furniture or books, I could spend hours wandering around just looking at the items one by one, touching them and feeling their design content.
This time, with the Ushuaia project starting, my view was slightly more business oriented !
Hey, have I given a hint ? Not really...
what a deception was Moma Design Stores. Even if items are well presented, i have found the selection a little bit cheap. I was disappointed by the books, i wish i had found more books about artists i just saw the work.
However, the Muji corner in the Soho Moma one (yeah the one couple of blocks away from the apple store ;) was a good idea, both shops targeting the same consumers.
Posted by: olivier | February 22, 2007 at 05:05 AM
Well Olivier, I'm somewhat surprised by your staement, but it also means there's an opportunity....
Posted by: Michel de Guilhermier | February 22, 2007 at 12:11 PM
Michel, je crois que le projet Ushuaia a été dévoilé par Capital que je viens de lire ce matin :
"Michel de Guilhermier s'apprête à lancer un site d'agro-alimentaire en ligne". On y évoque par exemple de l'huile d'olive ou du miel ?
Posted by: Thibaud | February 24, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Bah, si la journaliste le dit !!
Posted by: Michel de Guilhermier | February 25, 2007 at 12:16 AM