14 HOLLAND STREET

Can you sell ideas?

14 Holland Street, 2002-2003
Mixed materials and media
Unique works
3,500 square feet
© Mark Humphrey

CLIENT
Private investors

LOCATION
Kensington, London, UK

“14 HOLLAND STREET IS A BOUTIQUE STORE FOR CREATIVITY, BRINGING TOGETHER ART, DESIGN, INTERIORS AND OBJECTS WITHIN A SINGLE ENVIRONMENT. CONCEIVED, DESIGNED AND MADE AS A PLACE TO EXPLORE IDEAS, THE STORE REINTERPRETS CLASSIC LONDON STYLE THROUGH A CONTEMPORARY MIX OF TRADITIONAL AND ADVANCED MATERIALS, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY.

THE PROJECT EXHIBITS ROOMS AND OBJECTS FOR CONTEMPORARY LIVING. HALLS, LOUNGES, KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS BECOME ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH FURNITURE, LIGHTING, SURFACES, TEXTILES AND ACCESSORIES ARE CONSIDERED AS PARTS OF THE SAME IDEA.

NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS SIT TOGETHER – FROM BURR ASH, RARE STONE AND HAND-PAINTED EGLOMISE MIRROR TO KEVLAR FIBRE, CARBON FIBRE AND MACHINED STAINLESS STEEL. FINE BRITISH CRAFTSMANSHIP IS COMBINED WITH ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES, BRINGING CABINET MAKERS, JOINERS, STONE MASONS, TEXTILE WEAVERS AND AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESS.

THE STORE CHALLENGES THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN ART AND DESIGN. AN OBJECT CAN BECOME SCULPTURE, SCULPTURE CAN BECOME FURNITURE, AND FURNITURE CAN BECOME PART OF THE ARCHITECTURE. EVERY ELEMENT IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION, YET EACH ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE EXPERIENCE OF THE SPACE. THE POSSIBILITIES FOR CREATIVITY ARE ENDLESS.”

Mark Humphrey

“THE MAN TO MAKE THOSE DREAMS COME TRUE.”

Hors Ligne
Design journal, Geneva

“A RARE MAGICIAN TO TRANSFORM SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE.”

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Design journal, Geneva