Hamburg is the cradle of Chanel’s creative director Karl Lagerfeld. The boutique of the French fashion house not too long ago relocated to much more expansive and certainly fancier downtown premises. The boutique occupies 327 sqm. [three,520 sq.ft.] on the ground floor of Bürgermeisterhaus, an imposing, early 20th-century constructing which was originally house to 1 of the city’s numerous trading organizations. The shop interior is created by new york-primarily based architect Peter Marino, and is modeled soon after Coco Chanel’s swanky apartment in the French capital.Featuring a sumptuous and sophisticated palette in soft tones, paneled walls are paired with shiny marble floors. Displays and cabinets have been produced from dark wood and glass, whilst the brand’s signature tweed fabric has been employed to clad sofas and produce carpets. The new Chanel retailer carries select pieces of the prepared-to-wear collection, in addition to bags, footwear, jewellery + watches and sunglasses. The shop opening celebration pulled no less than 300 guests and was quite a lot a who’s who of Hamburg’s upper crust and high-profile people.