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Ana Luisa’s bleecker flagship Is a design love letter to NY

Jewelry finds a new vocabulary inside a sculpted, sensorial space by Mariana Plakhotnaia

May 28, 2025
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Just off Seventh Avenue, where Bleecker Street narrows and café tables stretch into the sidewalk, Ana Luisa’s new flagship store invites a shift in pace. The Brooklyn-based jewelry brand has opened its first physical location in Manhattan’s West Village – an area known for its creative lineage and finely edited storefronts. But this isn’t a conventional launch. There’s no window clutter, no hard sell, no neon script telling you what to feel. Instead, the space asks for focus.

Designed by Mariana Plakhotnaia, Ana Luisa’s 385 Bleecker Street flagship introduces an architectural environment where jewelry is treated like sculpture. With a background in spatial design and a recent win at the UNRTD™ design awards, Plakhotnaia approaches retail like a material study. Here, surface and volume take precedence over signage or branding. Every object in the room – from the brushed aluminum mirror strips to the ceramic display platforms – contributes to a rhythm of stillness and attention.

Mariana Plakhotnaia turns design into language

Mariana Plakhotnaia approached the space with a point of view shaped by architecture, interior design, and object curation. Influences range from brutalism to French modernism, including figures such as Charlotte Perriand and the studio work of studio KO.

The room unfolds as a clean composition of wood, stone, and metal. Walls are clad in 3D-milled panels, creating a soft yet structured perimeter. Ceramic tiles interrupt the grain with matte finishes and cool contrast. Lighting stays low and intentional, casting warmth across open surfaces without flattening them. At every turn, the materials guide the experience, giving jewelry space to carry its own visual weight.

“I wanted a space that invites pause,” says Plakhotnaia. “A kind of stillness that’s rare in retail.”

Her vision reflects a clear rejection of overstimulation. There’s no attempt to replicate the brand’s digital success through screens or interactive gimmicks. Instead, the Ana Luisa store relies on proportion, weight, and silence.

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Jewelry as sculpture, not accessory

Each piece appears on its own platform: a single earring on raw stone, a fine gold chain stretched across reclaimed wood, a ring perched on a ceramic plinth. Items are spaced with care. Nothing overlaps, and nothing competes. The effect shifts the role of the shopper from browser to viewer. Attention becomes tactile. Movement slows.

This sense of spatial respect aligns with Ana Luisa’s approach to design. Her collections focus on material quality and simplicity of form – ideas that now extend into the architecture of the store. Rather than echoing trends, the displays introduce rhythm. A necklace rests in negative space. A bracelet interrupts a grain pattern. Every placement is deliberate.

Modularity built for constant change

While the store feels composed, it isn’t fixed. Movable fixtures, modular wall tiles, and rotating central tables allow the space to evolve with the brand’s frequent product launches. The layout adapts seasonally, without sacrificing visual cohesion.

These transformations happen within a tight architectural language. Ceramic tiles along the walls operate as movable modules. The central display table separates into three units, each able to hold a different product line or campaign. Lighting adjusts with product placement. Even mirrors are mobile. The store performs a quiet choreography, moving without disruption.

Mariana Plakhotnaia

Sustainability rooted in construction

Environmental practices, central to Ana Luisa’s production model, inform the design process from the foundation up. Reclaimed wood appears in the custom-built tables. All finishes meet low-emission standards. Lighting systems reduce energy usage while maintaining color accuracy. Each material serves its role within a larger environmental logic, without relying on labels or signage.

One of the most refined gestures appears through scent. Working with a local perfumer, Ana Luisa developed a custom fragrance built around mineral and metallic notes. It diffuses subtly through the room, referencing both the city’s concrete geometry and the tactile materials of the jewelry. Earth, metal, and air set the tone.

A space designed for attention

The Bleecker flagship is organized to reduce friction. Branding appears in the form of a single brass plaque at the entrance. The point of sale stays off the main floor, leaving open space at the front of the store. Sound levels remain low. Movement flows naturally toward the rear, where a bench invites pause.

The store does not rely on spectacle to keep customers engaged. Instead, it favors proportion, pace, and material expression. Jewelry becomes part of a complete spatial system, where environment and object support each other.

Mariana Plakhotnaia

Ana Luisa’s physical presence in the West Village

While the focus of the Bleecker Street store rests on architecture and experience, it remains grounded in the jewelry it presents. Ana Luisa is known for responsibly sourced materials, including recycled gold and lab-grown diamonds. The products themselves are modern, minimal, and accessible. The store presents them with restraint, allowing design to frame the product without overwhelming it.

This flagship also marks a step forward for the brand’s physical expansion. It transitions Ana Luisa from a primarily digital presence into a tactile, real-world experience. Thanks to Plakhotnaia’s direction, the store avoids retail tropes and instead positions itself as a meaningful part of the neighborhood’s cultural fabric – designed to last, adapt, and speak in the quiet, deliberate language of space.

For Mariana Plakhotnaia, this project adds depth to her design career. Her work avoids decoration in favor of form. She communicates through volume, proportion, and contrast. The result is a jewelry store that reflects its city through control and construction – direct, refined, and fully present.

Tags: interior designInteriorsjewelryretail
Ana Markovic

Ana Markovic

Deputy Editor at DSCENE Publishing

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