Modernist Design Codes: Saint Laurent Capri Store by Anthony Vaccarello.

If you happen to be in Capri this summer, head to Via Camerelle and you will find Saint Laurent’s newly opened second store under the architectural vision of Creative Director Anthony Vaccarello—located just a stone’s throw away from the original location.

With local handmade stucco on the walls, the collections are highlighted by floating precious marble displays and wooden shelves, impressive monolithic tables and mirrored surfaces. On the floor, a touch of colour is added with a deep blue glass breaking up the light-catching terrazzo. It is paired with the renovation of the existing store that follows the same clean concept, mixing earthy marbles with white and blue in an aligned concept. These two boutiques offer women’s and men’s collections as well as accessories and shoes.

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The store follows modernist design codes and sticks to a stringently minimal layout. It’s one in a list of recent stores revisited by Vaccarello, some following this same uniform vision and others, like the Saint Laurent Rive Droite boutique in Paris that are stand-alone, with an airy and light-filled interior fitted out in black and white marble, concrete and glass.

Vaccarello is no stranger to working within the interiors and architecture world, collaborating with the Italian design and architecture group Memphis on a capsule collection to celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2021.

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[Images courtesy of Saint Laurent.]