CUBITTS MARYLEBONE
EYEWEAR STORE INTERIOR, MARYLEBONE LONDON The building at 28 New Cavendish Street is part of a 1903 development, originally home to Edward VII’s butcher, Goslin and Co. Cubitts Marylebone is organised along clean lines, with an emphasis on modern utilitarian display, tempered with a knowing reverence to the site’s bloody history, and the sensuous glamour of this opulent district. 

A red-bathed interior is rooted in original white-veined marble tiles, uncovered and restored. Their crimson hue spills out into the walls, a panelled ceiling, and a piano lacquered central element. A new internal arch mirrors the historic façade, bringing the elegance of New Cavendish Street into the store. 

Spectacle shelving in marble and polished chrome references Goslin’s utilitarian display units. A paravent screen divides the shopfront from the testing room. Punctuated by gloss and mirror reflections and illuminated by spherical glass pendants, the design is a sumptuous interpretation of the building’s history.

Photography by Felix Speller