In the 1970s, art afficinados and Best founders, Sydney and Frances Lewis, contracted with architect James Wines and his firm, “Sculpture in the Environment” (SITE), to design several unorthodox, irreverent, imaginative and ironic retail showrooms. The basic, utilitarian, windowless box that was Best was having its façade manipulated, deconstructed, extruded, displaced and generally distorted.
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Some of the best store designs ever and thanks for sharing.
These are classics of their time!
i’ve always loved this, and had forgotten it temporarily. so playful, and why not? thanks for the reminder; i shall now revisit SITE’s work!
Playful architecture. Love it! Would HAVE to bring a smile to the faces of people driving by and seeing it for the first time
My sister in-law used to work at the Best in the second picture down!
Fantastic pictures!