Store Front
March 11–May 16, 2021

Beginning March 11, Demisch Danant invites three creatives to design its storefront windows on historic W 12th St in the West Village.  Editor Dung Ngo, artist David Hartt, and floral designer Emily Thompson will each apply their unique design perspective on structure, form, and architecture to provoke the senses, instigate curiosity in passersby and contribute to the cultural experience of the street.

New York's storefronts constitute the city's vernacular architecture.
(New Yorker, 2009)

They are identifying fixtures of the neighborhoods they serve. 30 W 12th St was the home of legendary S.F. Vanni, the oldest Italian bookstore in America. Neighbors still remember the pale blue curtains that covered the storefront from 1940 – 2016.  One can still see the visual hallmarks indicative of Demisch Danant’s storied past, such as its door’s brass hardware and its letter box.

April 21 – May 16
Spring has a raw mode, it sucks up all the winter's melt and spits it back out in cascades or tiny bold bursts. Our installation is a study of this moment in the emerging landscape. 
–Emily Thompson

Emily Thompson, floral designer, with the rough hand of nature, draws the eye to the infinite glory of the living world with piercing contrasts and juxtapositions of materials.

On view from March 11 through May 16, 2021, Store Front continues Demisch Danant’s exploration of the intersection of architecture, design and art.