Christian Louboutin and design firm 212box have used materials "straight out of nature's library" for the luxury shoe brand's new flagship store in the Miami Design District.
Featuring both men's and women's apparel, the 3,874-square-foot (360-square-metre) store is located on 40th Street and replaces Christian Louboutin's temporary home, which opened in the same spot in 2009.

The French fashion brand and New York-based design studio 212box chose peeled tree panels to cover the exterior of the two-storey store, giving it a dark and textural appearance that stands out from the surrounding architecture.
Rough textures also continue inside, where paler barks like white birch, gold birch, and pin cherry wood line the walls to provide a softer backdrop to the Louboutin collection.
"The materials chosen for the exterior and interior of this two-storey men and women's retail store, are straight out of nature's library," said 212box founder Eric Clough in a statement.
The Christian Louboutin and 212box teams sourced the siding from Bark House Poplar, as part of an environmentally conscious approach to the project, which is also championed by Miami Design District developer Craig Robins. The panels are harvested by hand to leave the trees in tact, produced using 100 per cent renewable solar-powered electricity, and are fully recyclable.

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