Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the husband-and-wife team behind design firm Roman and Williams, have created a lofty two-storey emporium in Manhattan's Soho district.

Named Roman and Williams Guild New York, the 650-square-metre flagship houses an art studio, flower shop, gallery and boutique, and a restaurant called La Mercerie.
"When we founded Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors in 2002, we knew that eventually we wanted to take some of the things we'd made, and contribute them to the homes of people everywhere," the firm said in a statement.

"To this end, we are establishing our own modern-day guild, a guild of the senses, that gathers the best of everything we make, and everything we love, and helps others to do the same." Completed in 2017, The Guild carries Founding Collection, a 55-piece catalogue of Roman and Williams' custom furnishings influenced by or created during previous projects.

The duo's treasury of lighting and furniture fit spans multiple categories of living, from dining to office and lounging to storage. The boutique also boasts objects collected from the workshops of craftspeople around the world.

The airy space on Canal Street features painted brick walls and wooden floors, and is decorated with an array of curated objects to lend a live-in feeling; reindeer fur hides and sculptures by artist Casey Zablocki, La Soufflerie glassware, painted stoneware by Andrew Mcgarva, and various printed ephemera are part of this...