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John Pawson
Calvin Klein Store
Calvin Klein Inc
Paris 2002
 
The aesthetic continuities between the design of the new Paris store on Avenue Montaigne and earlier work for Calvin Klein are clear. Where the challenge in New York was to insert new accommodation without disrupting the handsome proportions of the original interior, however, in Paris the raw material was less architecturally striking, with pressure on floor space preventing the incorporation of extensive double-height elements. The design therefore focuses on the quality of the spatial sequence and on the refinement of the smallest details of junction, light and surface.