Dolce&Gabbana Boutique by Carbondale, 2019-05-01

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Retail designers commonly show restraint in order to let the merchandise shine, but when conceiving a Rome boutique for Dolce&Gabbana, Carbondale scoffed at convention—and so did the client. “I had no fear that the architecture would overpower the products,” says Eric Carlson, principal of the Paris-based firm. “I was more worried about the opposite occurring.” Indeed, the Italian fashion company’s bold designs stand out on their own, and its founders—Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana—have adopted a retail strategy just as bold, collaborating with different architects . . .

Rich references in Carbondale's new shop for the Italian luxury fashion house transport visitors back to Baroque Rome.