This new series will spotlight global innovators who are
original, known, lesser known and some perchance even already highly regarded
and respected within their areas of expertise.
The common thread is style and fashion; whether it takes its form in
interiors, apparel, accessories, retail, photography or any of the related
professions that surround fashion and style.
Please note that some of my “cast members ” have chosen to follow a path
than includes utilizing the “tools” of the past thereby rendering a new and
modern vision for today’s climate of fashion and style. These “createurs” are
at the vanguard of design and style … in my opinion … and so I will introduce
them to you on an international stage starting today .
In what only can be described as the most tasteful 21st
century version of “Ye Olde Curiosity
Shoppe,” I present to you Creel and Gow.
The shop is a veritable treasure trove of items which range from the
simplest tiger eye sphere to the most elaborate deconstructed crustaceans better known as a lobster and huge crab “en
tremblant”… more on that later. One does not have to be with trust fund to
shop here but you must be someone who appreciates everything from the arcane and esoteric to the simplest
of “just because” items.
Once you pass through the doors you are transported back to
a different time in the retail business when shops were chock a block with
original and unusual pieces to adorn and ornament your home as opposed to
today’s cookie cutter retail environments when not one store has an original
personality. Oddly enough, even before
you enter you seem to think that you are not in New York City but possibly in
Paris or London which, of course, even further enhances your experience once
inside.
The physicality of the store makes one think of possibly the
Left Bank and the famous Deyrolle ( Google it) but this stateside incarnation
is a combination of Audubon, Cousteau, Verdura, Tony Duquette, Barneys, Marian
McEnvoy and a host of other finely edited shops and collections from around the
world. The contents are all at once
“objets de vertu”, objets d’arts” as well as incredible pieces that beg to find
a home in your home.
If you have ever asked “what do you buy the person who has
everything?’ then the reply is simply... Something from Creel and Gow!
P.S. …. Of particular fascination were the “en tremblant” pieces
which were derived from the work of a Dr. Beauchene who employed this method of
“deconstruction” when explaining and demonstrating the workings of the brain
and the human body. These specimens are
unlike anything I have ever seen.
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