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Adaptable sneaker shop

UP studio designed for an LA sneaker boutique a new flexible space conceived with five elements that can rotate 360 degrees allowing for the space to be easily customized.

Up Studio, Authentix, Pomona, Los Angeles

Authentix is a custom sneaker boutique designed to create flexibility.

Beginning with a simple interaction on Instagram, an LA sneaker boutique hired the UP studio to design a new space from their Brooklyn studio. After developing the concept, and presenting via Skype, the millwork was digitally engineered by a fabricator in Lexington, KY. The team was then able to have the pieces cut and assembled to spec in an LA shop and installed ontime and onbudget.

According to the team members, the display of product was centralized and broken down into five units. Each unit rotates 360 degrees allowing for the space to be easily customized. Each unit is skinned to allow for storage while maintaining display areas in the optimum shopping zone. With a centralized display, the perimeter walls are free for local artists to display their work. The custom, modern cabinets are juxtaposed against the raw, historic space.