Jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. announced his plans to open the first on the territory of Russia branded retail store, which will be located in the department store GUM in the center of Moscow. It is expected that the sales area of ​​the store will be 4 520 square meters. feet and it will open in 2014, reports Rapaport.
The interior design of the boutique will use archival motifs symbolizing the historical heritage of Tiffany: a shade of blue Tiffany, polished steel details with ornaments made of wheat ears (like those that surround the entrance to the flagship boutique on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan), marble and amazonite floors, furniture and decorative objects, inspired by art-nouveau stained glass windows by artist and designer Louis Comfort Tiffany, the son of Charles Louis Tiffany, the founder of the company.
Opening your own store in Moscow is a "special stage in the development strategy," which "emphasizes the importance of the Russian market," said Tiffany's executive vice president Frederic Cumenal.