What is interesting about Judd s furniture is the space it creates around it. He had an amazing interest in the history of furniture, Pawson said. Calvin Klein is the first designer I ve worked with, said the British architect, who studied at Eton and the Architectural Association. He is able to concentrate on the minute detail. That ability is what sustains the design, for the clothing is displayed with the same restraint the governs the architectural scheme.
Big spaces separate one garment from another.
And Pawson kept his palette even cooler than Klein s narrow range of neutrals. I d like to shop in, but it is a huge commercial success, thank goodness. On Saturdays they have 9,000 people, Pawson said. His store, for all its apparent differences from the Polo mansion up the street, gains its strength from self indulgence. The two have more in common than most of their competitors in between, for both began with an idea related to the merchandise they house and both carried out the idea with a tenacity, consistency, and attention to detail that speaks with clarity even in a busy retail store.