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Window concepts.

I design each window as a scene. The backdrop sets the place, the props create depth and the lighting draws the eye to the clothes. This archive shows ten installations from the Concept Store in Wiesbaden.

Travel trunks, autumn leaves and the Eiffel Tower backdrop.

Paris in autumn

Travel trunks, autumn leaves and the Eiffel Tower backdrop.

Dune grasses, layered knitwear and an open horizon.

Coastal textures

Dune grasses, layered knitwear and an open horizon.

An ornate doorway, street lamps and a table set with lemons.

A terrace in the city

An ornate doorway, street lamps and a table set with lemons.

A tiled arch and orange prints framed by white folded screens.

Pattern and colour

A tiled arch and orange prints framed by white folded screens.

White orchids, patterned bags and ribbed translucent plinths.

Orchids and paisley

White orchids, patterned bags and ribbed translucent plinths.

Blue dresses and woven baskets against a field of lavender.

Lavender fields · Summer

Blue dresses and woven baskets against a field of lavender.

Soft knits, dried stems and a seated central figure.

Lavender fields · Knitwear

Soft knits, dried stems and a seated central figure.

Straw, vintage trunks and a seated figure beneath a clouded sky.

Lavender fields · Harvest

Straw, vintage trunks and a seated figure beneath a clouded sky.

A blush armchair, layered cushions and winter accessories.

The lounge window

A blush armchair, layered cushions and winter accessories.

Pink branches and ornamental grasses between two tailored looks.

Magnolia and tailoring

Pink branches and ornamental grasses between two tailored looks.

Studio process

Studies in composition.

Window design board with a floor plan and mannequin placement studies
Storefront concept board · Mannequin placement, backdrop and sightlines
Illustrative studies of the Paris and coastal shop windows, drawn from the installation photographs
Paris in autumn and Coastal textures · New sketch studies based on photographs of the finished windows