|
Trina Turk:
The store needed design that was a tiny bit formal, but felt more like a garden courtyard.
|
|
|
NATIONAL | SCENE STEALERS | 10.13.2011 | Maxine Trowbridge.
This September Trina Turk arrived in Dallas at Highland Park Village, ready to establish her Californian mid-century style upon such favorable Dallasites. Inspired by interior design, architecture and art, it’s no surprise that this articulate combination fulfills the preppy, perfect precision that Turk adheres to. I visited the new boutique on its opening day, to chat with Trina about her latest Dallas abode.
|
|
MAX: Tell me about this Dallas boutique - it looks very different than your other stores, and the emerald is very striking. What was the inspiration behind the design?
TT: All the stores are like siblings, with a thread of continuity that carries throughout them all. David Mann from MR Architecture and Décor had previously spent time in Dallas and felt that the store needed design that was a tiny bit formal, but felt more like a garden courtyard. He came up with this idea of an arched canopy as the main element of the décor of the store, and we decided to go with this green color, we thought it would be fresh and feel like a garden—one of our fabric suppliers custom made the green
|
|
