Spencer Hart

Spencer Hart

Translating Nick Hart’s rich and varied ‘out there’ world into the brand’s first flagship store.

Spencer Hart
Location

Brook Street, London W1.

Sector

Retail

What we did

Brand Design, Interior Design, Packaging

Nick Hart entered the Shed studio wearing a black seer-sucker suit, shades on, carrying a giant scrapbook of ideas. This wasn’t just a design brief, it was the start of a journey that began with Nick’s vision for a new London flagship store and grew into brand evolution, product and packaging design.
The Challenge

The challenge was not to define the brief or the man, the challenge was to articulate the environment and brand for a man who is very certain of his cultural points of reference. He just couldn’t express it in 3D. Nick Hart’s taste at first seem eclectic but the more we spent time, the clearer the vision became. It was all about the expressing his version of the world. An exhilarating prospect.

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The Strategy

Mixing muitple cultural & geographical references together in a seamless fashion, the desired result being the ultimate men’s emporium of cool. An ‘out there’ expression referencing icons from different eras Miles, Bowie, Sinatra, McQueen and Warhol. It was to be a perfect mix of clean Palm Springs meets dirty Vegas.

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The Solution

Shed realised a compelling narrative, transitioning from day through night. Spaces lit under the metaphorical hot sun of Palms Springs, the ‘light’ and day of the scheme. Books, music, film, art is presented as integral parts of the experience. Customers are encouraged to browse, purchase or just chill with a martini.   A whiskey den meets vintage watches, exquisite tailoring and comfortable leather banquette accommodate David Beckham, The Arctic Monkeys or the late Bowie, everyone’s music hero. Credits: Video content by Spencer Hart.

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