Curbed: Jon Sherman, founder and head designer of the wallpaper firm Flavor Paper,packed up and moved himself and his business to the commercial hinterlands of Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, he must have known the new place would have to make a splash. The new industrial-looking building, designed by Jeff Kovel of Skylab Architecture, is kitted out on the interior with some of Flavor Paper’s most striking designs. The roof garden is bordered by bright purple paneling, the master bedroom of Sherman’s personal penthouse is done up in faux fur, and the skylit living room features a deeply textured modern fireplace. Quite a showplace for Flavor Paper’s products, enough to keep clients like Lenny Kravitz and Frank Gehry coming across the river.

NY Times: David Netto helped design the space, which is stocked primarily with organic products and exclusive British imports like the Lubatti Collection (the recipes of the 1920s skin-care specialist Madame Lubatti, revived by Jo Malone’s sister, Tracey); the London facialist Amanda Lacey’s line (she’s a close friend of Stringer’s); and Kate Logan’s potions, which are made from herbs plucked from her own garden. The original samples arrived stateside in Stringer’s hand luggage. “We’d rather someone buy one small item and then come back,” she says. “I think that goes with the spirit of the neighborhood.”

While Richards, a Cobble Hill resident, founded the shop as a resource for those living in the area, Shen Beauty has become a destination for city dwellers. Says the model Jessica Stam, “I take trips to Brooklyn just to shop there.”

Photo: Homer Fink

The  paper in the windows of the new Barney’s Co-op at 194 Atlantic Avenue is down.  The store is scheduled to open this Thursday.  Are you looking forward to it?  Will you be a frequent visitor?

“Brooklyn isn’t as transient as other parts of the city; it reminds me of home. Most people wouldn’t put Brooklyn and Birmingham in the same sentence, but they both have a sense of community and warmth. This lack of pretense – what I call “soul” – is the essence of our brand.”