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"London-based couturi\u00E8re Roksanda Ilincic has marked a milestone in the evolution of her namesake brand with the opening of the company's first independent boutique, an alluring showplace designed by architect David Adjaye. Located in an Edwardian building on Mount Street in London's Mayfair district, the shop represents a three-dimensional distillation of Ilincic's signature aesthetic, which prizes strong, graphic flourishes, enticing color blocks, and geometric patterns. The boutique's walls are clad in concrete slabs, stacked irregularly in a staccato rhythm, with herringbone floors made of marble composites in a range of gray tones.\n\nPinterestFacebookAdjaye accents the boutique's walls with playful concrete slabs.\n\nAs a foil to the largely neutral backdrop, Adjaye created a series of sensuous display fixtures in highly polished stainless steel with a rose-gold finish, as well as plinths and freestanding units lacquered in vivid shades of pink. The tension between the rugged concrete and the symphony of reflective metals and lacquers echoes the bold yet feminine silhouettes of Ilincic's highly coveted creations\u2014the shop, like the clothes, is seriously seductive. Adjaye's lyrical design demonstrates another face of an architect best known on American shores for his competition-winning scheme for the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Mall in Washington, D.C. That landmark is scheduled to open in 2016.\n\nRoksanda, 9 Mount Street, London; roksanda.com\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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