“Unlike
pop stars, wives of tech moguls haven’t stormed the runways… in
search of a profitable second career… since Phi founder Susan
Dell, wife of Dell Computers magnate Michael… with her three
season new label that has quickly established itself.… And what
better way to showcase the brand’s architectural influence than
by building Phi’s own 3,300 square foot emporium in Soho.… Definitely
not a penny pinching ordeal, the project called for rehabilitating
a century old building and transforming it into a sleek setting adorned
with the original detailing, floating holoclear screen display abstracted
images of various ensembles amid preserved columns with Corinthian
capitals. Walls of reclaimed brick that stand opposite an expanse of
custom-made tinted glass provide a striking contrast that resounds
throughout the space.”
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