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Article: Fashion Sense.(Derek Lam)
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- Interior Design
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- September 1, 2009
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Jim Shi
Derek Lam's fantasy is to live in an RV. So when it came time for the young fashion designer to realize the first of what he hopes will be many boutiques, he asked Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA for an architectural language that would travel well, starting in SoHo. Kazuyo Sejima describes the concept as "respecting the character of a given site while also projecting a unique atmosphere for the brand."
Sejima has been a devotee of Lam's luxe sportswear since its 2003 debut. And the passion is mutual. As Lam puts it, "SANAA works with function and also an element of human scale and touch."
But that's not all. Sejima likens the ...