Studio Vocum Dries Van Noten’s concept store


Studio Vocum features at Dries Van Noten’s concept store in London, UK.

Housed in a former bank, the space unfolds as an immersive passage through fashion, perfume, beauty, art, antiques, and design.

The 270 sq m space is an eclectic, art-filled haven interspersed with artworks, design objects and furniture (during his near-four-decades at the brand, Van Noten forged close links with the art and design world.. 

Art highlights of the unique collection include a pair of David Hockney lithographs from 1979, ‘Celia Weary’ and ‘Celia - Elegant’, depicting fashion designer and muse Celia Birtwell; a Man Ray etching ‘La Main Bleue’ (1971); Tracey Emin’s ‘Be Faithful to Your Dreams (1999), an embroidered cotton handkerchief, and a Vladimir Slavov ‘Labia’ chandelier, alongside works by Gilbert Jackson, William Waterhouse and Mario Schifano. As for furniture, the space features Ron Arad’s ‘Rover P6’ chairs from the 1980s, Jules and André Leleu’s La Ligne L Series ‘President’ desk, and an antique Chinese paravent,  a Jules & André Leleu desk circa 1957, a signed Mario Schifano silkscreen, and custom-colored Studio Vocum designer loud-speakers.