I love the work of Rick Owens. Rick’s clothing lines, fashion shows and furniture collections are always bold statements, very pure and have a provocative nature. So does his shops, temples of Owens pure and black philosophy. They all have one eye catcher in common: in every shop you have a life size wax version of Rick Owens. In Paris it’s standing on the counter desk and nearly every hardcore fan takes a picture with their idol, standing on the desk.

But in Owens Milan store Rick’s wax figure is not visible in the store. You have to go into one of the two fitting rooms to see them. Did I already tell you Owens has a fine sense of humor and certainly a huge dose of self relativity? You have to see the image to believe the position he’s in…

Besides the particular fitting room seats, the Rick Owens store is, as always, very minimal designed, and the entire shop is pure white in a concrete bunker. No window displays, the windows are closed with a white concrete mix that is also used instore to make display tables. The entire black collection brings the perfect balance.

Rick Owens Milan, Via Monte di Pietà, 13, 20121 Milano, Italië.

Rick Owens has a furniture exhibition at Moca Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood until April 2nd 2017. If you happen to be in the neighborhood…

Later!

Kate