Emotional ties: Makeshift shop measures up

30 : 06 : 2010 Rough Luxe : JamesPlumb : JAMESPLUMB

London – A new menswear store takes its visual cues from the rough-luxe aesthetic. In Hostem, casual yet luxury streetwear is ‘married with the niche, the unexpected and the directional,’ according to owner James Brown.

Hostem by JamesPlumb, London Hostem by JamesPlumb, London
Hostem by JamesPlumb, London Hostem by JamesPlumb, London
Hostem by JamesPlumb, London Hostem by JamesPlumb, London
Hostem by JamesPlumb, London Hostem by JamesPlumb, London

Design duo JAMESPLUMB, founded by Hannah Plumb and James Russell, has reduced the ostentatious in favour of an emotional design. Clothing labels such as Visvim and Maurizo Amadei are placed next to Swedish linen curtains. Restored floorboards and raw, exposed bulbs combine with vintage lampshades made into a chandelier. The shop also features artworks by Huw Griffiths.

‘We love reworking old materials,’ the duo tells LS:N Global. ‘In that way we instil a sense of history and an emotional attachment to design.’

For more on how an ‘unfinished appeal’ offers a greater experience, read our feature on Rough Luxe Spaces.

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