A new shop by the Lodz-based clothing brand Pan Tu Nie Stał has opened in the Wigencja building, which now also houses the Pinocchio Theatre. In addition to clothes, you can sit on iconic communist furniture and enjoy a cup of coffee. Joanna Fabjańska of Luva Architecture and Katarzyna Makowska of Miuo Studio are responsible for the interior design.
The creators of Pan Tu Nie Stał wanted the new place to retain all the features that have become the brand’s hallmark. Maciek and Justyna point to freedom, openness and a sense of humour. They wanted the space to feel authentic and warm.
The premise was: dense and warm. We wanted the shop and café to be filled to the whistle with elements consistent with Pan tu nie stał, i.e. sofa and armchair upholstery in our fabrics, vintage furniture, dorky paintings, the words Kurde and Serwus on the walls, mosaics, neon signs, metalwork. It was very important to create the right atmosphere for the place, so that customers felt at ease. To make it cosy, pleasant, a bit like home, but also a bit messy,” explain Maciek and Justyna.
The character of the interior after the former factory of Maurice Wohlman and Adolf Goldman is dominated by the exposed brick on the front, the post-industrial large glazing and the silver installations drawn on the ceiling. The main brick wall, however, which is a huge asset to the space, is behind the backs of those entering. Therefore, the walls opposite the entrance were important. That’s why they decided to clad the walls with tiles that reference the pattern of bazaar bags from years ago. In the café area, vertical stripes of coloured tiles have appeared. Good lighting, meanwhile, is provided by busbars from the Polish company AQForm.
The interior of the shop has been divided into two zones. The first, with products to buy, is highlighted by a wall finished with beige tiles with pink grout. Colourful clothes and accessories look great against such a background. The second is the café area, which is marked out by vertical stripes and tiles in burgundy, beige, white and pink.
The window sills and counters are lined with a small cotto-coloured tile, which ties the brick walls together with the rest of the premises. The brick colour also runs through the fitting room and on some of the walls.
The focal point, at the counter of the shop and café, is a large-format mosaic. Broken maroon, pink and beige tiles form the words “kurde” and “servus”. Words that have been hits in the Pan Tu Nie Stał collections for years. The inscriptions were designed and arranged by Zuza Milewska ‘Zolusiowo’, a well-known graphic designer from Lodz, who permanently cooperates with PTNS.
Many elements in the shop area have been refurbished or adapted to the new interior in the name of the ‘zero waste’ principle. The furniture along the wall is leftover from the company’s other shops, including the one in Łódź, which is moving to a new location. They have been repainted and incorporated so that they get a new life. A lot of the décor elements are unique.Graphics, paintings, a large neon “cucumber” sign or vintage sofas and armchairs. The latter have been upholstered with the company’s materials, which it had to use from its warehouse. This treatment very simply gave the furniture a corporate feel.
In addition, there are Polish designs such as sconces from Nodi Studio, white lamps above the Lexaval counters, brick lamps above the Loftlight tables or the well-known hanging lamp by the fitting room – Pani Jurek . Coffee will be available from a collection of ceramics by Polish artists, also available for purchase in the shop area.
photos: Follow The Flow Studio
design: Joanna Fabjańska / Luva Architecture & Katarzyna Makowska / Miuo Studio
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