A hull-style ceiling and terrazzo flooring that resembles sea salt appear inside this store in Tuscany by fashion brand Forte Forte, which has been designed by creative duo Giada Forte and Robert Vattilana.
The boutique is rich with decorative features, which the pair says were informed by its location in Forte dei Marmi ? a seaside town in northern Tuscany that's popular for its pristine beaches.
Clothes rails (top image) and wooden fins (above) have been suspended from the shop's walls
"The architectural language takes on local inflections and specific accents without ever becoming a dialect," Forte and Vattilana said of the way the interior of the store nods to its location.
"We also had an opportunity to work on unprecedented balances and harmonious contrasts. For the first time, we combined wood ? which is organic and redolent with nautical memories ? with the metals and minerals that are the defining elements of the Forte Forte materiality." A three-tiered shelf displays lifestyle items
After entering the glass-fronted Forte dei Marmi boutique, customers pass beneath five arched frames made from twisting timber beams.
When viewed together, the frames are meant to suggest the distinctive curvature of a ship's hull.
Shoes are showcased on narrow plinths
In keeping with the maritime theme, the store's terrazzo floor is inlaid with flecks of white stone that are reminiscent of salt crystals.
The same material also forms other elements across the inter...