Galante Store / Creneau International

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Brugge, Belgium

Text description provided by the architects. A Tale of Two Princes (and many, many shoes)...

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© Philippe Van Gelooven

Marilyn Monroe can sing what she wants, but we know for a fact that shoes are a girl’s best friend (and a man’s too). Just ask Alain and Robbie from Galante. These two flamboyant gentlemen know all about the most exclusive – sometimes even eccentric – shoes, and give every customer the royal treatment. The pair courteously asked Creneau International to turn the new shop location into a theatrical yet stylish décor, where – like in every fairy tale - the perfect shoe always finds its perfect owner. And guess what, their wish was granted.

Galante Store / Creneau International - Table, Chair
© Philippe Van Gelooven

The store is divided in two areas by a smaller storage room in the middle. Covering this functional ‘box’ in luscious red roses and juxtaposing it to a wall wide mirror, we managed to turn a structural flow-stopper into a striking show-stopper. At the front of the store, a stunning chandelier doubles as a shoe platform, hanging from a mystical custom-made ornamental rosette with lion heads and little angels. Two horses holding small chandeliers in their mouths light the back room. A delicate tableau in white displays fairytale creatures and features – surrounded by the most beautiful shoes.

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Keeping the colour palette limited to a sober white and complementary rich burgundy red, the focus remains on the true stars of this store: the most chic and swanky shoes you will ever find in the beautiful city centre of Bruges …

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Address:Brugge, Belgium

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Cite: "Galante Store / Creneau International" 20 May 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/136221/galante-store-creneau-international> ISSN 0719-8884

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