The Department Store is a modern take on the traditional department store experience.
It’s the brainchild of KAREN WALKER, STEPHEN MARR and DAN GOSLING. Their vision is to create a single environment where one can experience the very best from the worlds of design, beauty, fashion, interiors … not to mention the very best French pastries in town.
In a world overwhelmed by generic product and bland shopping experiences THE DEPARTMENT STORE is a haven of good taste, quality and luxury at every price point.
We look forward to seeing you.
BLACK BOX
THE DEPARTMENT STORE’s ground floor is home to BLACK BOX which houses the coolest local and international fashion brands including Stolen Girlfriends Club from New Zealand, Ksubi and Claude Maus from Australia and Surface to Air from France and much more.
KAREN WALKER
Also on the ground floor is internationally renowned fashion brand KAREN WALKER featuring KAREN WALKER and KAREN WALKER RUNAWAY, and diffusion line HI THERE FROM KAREN WALKER as well as her fine jewellery and eyewear collections. No department store is complete without fragrances and KAREN WALKER also presents a selection of the most interesting fragrances in the world including the incredible ESCENTRIC MOLECULE.
THE MEN’S DEPARTMENT
At home on the ground floor is THE MEN’S DEPARTMENT. Offering all things manly, this chic department is home to Topman, Topman Design, Bedouin bags, Happy Socks, St James, jewellery & eyewear from Karen Walker and much more. There’s no better place to shop for the modern man.
NATURE BABY
NATURE BABY is a New Zealand-based baby & children’s wear brand, renowned for producing the finest in organic cotton and merino babywear and bedding essentials, as well as botanical soaps, skincare and toys.
LA BOULANGE
Heightening your experience at The Department Store is the smell of French bread and delicious French pastries baking on site at LA BOULANGE. They also serve the very best coffee in town (thanks Supreme coffee!), and their macarons are unbeatable!
SIMON JAMES CONCEPT STORE
To compliment the ground floor fashion and food are the very best objects we love to have in our homes. SIMON JAMES presents his hand-picked selection of the chicest in modern brands including the U.K’s ESTABLISHED & SONS, ALESSI, DWC GRAS LIGHTING, SFERA, BENAH ACCESSORIES, FOGLINEN HOMEWARE, GIDON BING CERAMICS and of course SIMON JAMES’ signature design pieces. From the perfect linen tablecloth, vases or silk scarves to JESSICA MCCORMACK’S incredible and highly sought after diamond jewellery, you’ll find everything stylish and elegant that you and your home needs right here.
LUCY & THE POWDER ROOM
Escape the hustle and bustle of the ground floor by heading upstairs to LUCY AND THE POWDER ROOM on level 1. Pamper yourself with a specialist skin treatment, a fresh manicure or simply kick off your heels and have a pedicure and enjoy their famous high tea.
THE MARR LAB
The Department Store’s first floor is also home to STEPHEN MARR’s conceptual beauty retail concept: THE MARR LAB. The Marr Lab promotes clean, non-toxic, active skin care in a spacious environment, curated by LUCY VINCENT-MARR. THE MARR LAB harks back to the days of the town corner store, with its expert advice and a fine selection of hand-picked products.
THE MARR LAB is also the only place in New Zealand to sell Lucy Vincent-Marr’s incredible skin care product, SANS.
STEPHEN MARR
The top floor is home to STEPHEN MARR, the New Zealand hair industry’s leading brand who are famous for working with New Zealand’s most high profile designers, magazines and celebrities.
STEPHEN MARR is the new generation of hairstyling professionals, synonymous with modern, effortless style and service second to none. The STEPHEN MARR team also know how to ensure their clients feel and look beautiful every day.
TOPSHOP
TOPSHOP is situated on the top floor with a hand-picked selection of the very best Topshop has to offer, arriving weekly year ’round. From Topshop, Topshop Unique, Topshop Makeup and Topshop Dress Up visitors to THE DEPARTMENT STORE have the world’s best fast fashion at their fingertips.
ACCOLADES
Since opening in October 2009, The Department Store has been recognized the world over as a leading example of smart new retail thinking.
Style arbiters Monocle magazine from the U.K listed The Department Store as #1 in their top 25 retailling stars around the world, and also featured the store as one of three retail stars in their exclusive online film series.
Women’s Wear Daily produced a feature on The Department Store, citing it as one of the ‘hippest new stores around the globe’.
International style, design and travel bible U.K. Condé Nast Traveller listed The Department Store as one of its Seven Wonders Of The Shopping World.
INTERIOR DESIGN
THE DEPARTMENT STORE has been brought to life by one of the world’s hottest interior designers: KATIE LOCKHART. KATIE LOCKHART is a contributor to some of the most visionary interior publications in the world including The World of Interiors, Wallpaper* and Case da Abitare. Her interior design projects include both high-end residential in Europe and commercial in both hemispheres. Karen Walker and Michael Lett are both repeat clients amongst others such as Emma Hawkins for Dover Street Market.
For more information on The Department Store, please contact
Showroom 22
Murray Bevan
murray@showroom22.com
+64 9 379 7879
