If you’ve lounged in the Ace Hotel lobby in Chelsea, dined at Le Coucou in SoHo, or stayed at the Greydon House in Nantucket, you’ve experienced the glamorous but laid-back Roman & Williams vibe. The husband/wife design team has done up houses and apartments for movie stars and worked on largish condo developments, but lately they’re been focused on a more intimate, personal project called the Gild, a modern-day emporium/cafe/restaurant/bookstore focused on titles from Phaidon. Also on offer: the couple’s 50-piece Founding Collection of furniture, lighting, and accessories. We dropped in for a tour a couple of weeks ago; here’s what we found.
Photography courtesy of Roman & Williams.
Above: Stephen Alesch told us that the Guild, at 53 Howard St., is located on two levels of a former luxury department store called Arnold, Constable & Company; over the years the space has housed a bank and other more mundane enterprises. Above: A view into the cafe area, anchored at the front door by an outpost of Emily Thompson Flowers (she provides the tabletop arrangements, which are available to take home). Above: The front of the store is anchored by La Mercerie café, a partnership with chef Marie-Aude and restaurateur Stephen Starr. Above: A shoppable table setting featuring a mix of Scandinavian and Japanese tableware. Above: Light floods the interior spaces, thanks to floor-to-ceiling restored windows. Above: A luminous collection of glassware, including pieces from Remodelista favorite La Soufflerie and the San Juana Pitcher (far right) by Janbarboglio from north central Mexico. Above: A collection of ceramics, including primitively patterned slipware pieces by Dylan Bowen (see No. 4 in our post New Directions: 18 Design Predictions for 2018).
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