Holt Renfrew has revealed custom in-store installations featuring Gucci's eye-catching housewares.Gucci
It’s been nearly four years since Alessandro Michele took over as creative director at Gucci and the so-called Guccification of fashion is showing no signs of slowing down. This month, interiors will be receiving the same playful treatment, as Gucci Décor arrives in Canada via a collaboration with Holt Renfrew. Beginning in Vancouver and followed by the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Bloor Street locations in Toronto, Holt Renfrew has revealed custom in-store installations and window displays featuring the Italian brand’s eye-catching housewares.
Fans will be pleased to note that, in Gucci’s world, there is no demarcation between the fashion and decor collections; both are intertwining reflections of Michele’s magpie aesthetic. Introduced in 2017, Gucci Décor offers a continuation of the familiar motifs found in the runway collections, including whimsical flora and fauna, such as the Gucci Kingsnake on a folding metal table and Bosco and Orso, Michele’s pet Boston terriers, on a needlepoint cushion that was created in honour of the Chinese calendar’s Year of the Dog.
At the Holt Renfrew pop-ups, you’ll find porcelain vases produced by Richard Ginori, a Florentine company that was founded in 1735. There’s also a jacquard armchair covered in the GG monogram and interspersed with bees and stars that’s been trimmed with braided and knotted fringe.
Holt Renfrew Vancouver (737 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver, 604-681-3121), Holt Renfrew Yorkdale (3401 Dufferin St., Toronto, 416-789-5377) and Holt Renfrew Bloor (50 Bloor St. W., Toronto, 416-922-2333), holtrenfrew.com.
Gucci Vintage Vase, $5,930.
Gucci Kingsnake Print Metal Folding Table, $1,730.
Gucci Needlepoint Cushion with Bosco and Orso, $1,960.Cosimo Sereni
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