Visiting the Newly Renovated Tiffany & Co. Flagship Store, The Landmark
After more than three years of renovation, New York City's iconic Tiffany & Co. Fifth Avenue flagship store, named "The Landmark," is open.
A spectacular star-studded celebration at the newly transformed space marked the official opening last week. Guests had the opportunity to walk around the boutique and see its redesigned interior by architect Peter Marino - now totaling 100,000 square feet. This was the first time the 10-floor store had been renovated since opening in 1940. There was also LIVE DJ music and performances by the Radio City Rockettes and singer-songwriter, Katy Perry. The next time you're in Manhattan, stop by and visit "The Landmark" - maybe you'll even walk out with a special "blue box."
Here are some photos from the event, enjoy.
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- Tiffany & Co. was founded in New York City in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany. This Fifth Avenue building has served as Tiffany & Co.’s sixth flagship store since 1940. The building contains a facade of granite and limestone.
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- I attended the reopening with my friends Susan Magrino, Andy Yu, Stephen Sills, and Kevin Sharkey, who took this photo.
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- The arched windows were brightly lit with shades of blue. When turned on, they transform into video wall installations projecting views of Central Park and the Manhattan Skyline. They are actually mirrors when turned off.
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- Guests entered through the front door to a completely transformed space. Wait staff stood at one side to welcome guests with glasses of champagne. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.)
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- Guests were able to view many jewelry displays including these precious High Jewelry pieces by Jean Schlumberger.
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- Here, an archive display of jewelry is surrounded by ice cream cones.
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- I stopped for this photo with Wes Gordon, Carolina Herrera Creative Director, and glassblower, Paul Arnhold.
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- This is Julian Schnabel’s Table and Plates – in iconic “Tiffany blue.”
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- Here is a Tiffany Wisteria collection. It draws from wisteria-inspired masterpieces from The Tiffany Archives.
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- And this luxurious and timeless Valse Bleue design showcases an elegant floral motif. The unique pattern is an ode to the 1960s tableware from The Tiffany Archives.
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- This display includes Elsa Peretti’s Bone candlesticks and thumbprint bowls.
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- And this is a Tiffany & Co. Classic Square Decanter.
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- On the sixth floor, visitors can view products in the Lifestyle, Home, and Tiffany Baby collections and dine at the Blue Box Café featuring breakfast and tea menus from Daniel Boulud.
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- Also on the same floor, lots of Tiny Tiffany Piggy Banks – this one in green earthenware.
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- Here is a view from one of the upper floor windows looking down over 57th street.
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- The event also included a performance by the Radio City Rockettes. If you’re unfamiliar with this dance company, it is an American precision group founded in 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. The group has performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York City since 1932. (Photo by BFA/Sansho Scott)
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- Katy Perry performed a few of her hits including her very first single, “I Kissed a Girl.” (Photo by BFA/Sansho Scott)
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- Here is the original “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” script. Did you see the movie?
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- And here I am at the center of the boutique standing on a sweeping curvilinear staircase crafted in cerused oak, with transparent balustrades and angled infinity mirrors inspired by Elsa Peretti’s organic forms.
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- The evening was so much fun and a wonderful way to welcome everyone back to Tiffany & Co. I hope you get a chance to visit the next time you’re in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.)
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