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Lumi in Bikini
Announcing the opening of our fifth retail store, at the historic Bikini Berlin concept mall.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]Our latest retail location officially opened for business on Saturday, 11 April. At the risk of sounding immodest, we really couldn’t be more thrilled with our new retail space, and wanted to take a moment to share some of the details about this unique location.
We are positioned on the west end of the mall, in the “Bikini Pool,” a 3200 square meter space on the ground floor, which features 20 mid-mall, modular boxes.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block title=”The Bikini Box of Our Dreams” animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]As soon as we saw these “Bikini Boxes,” with their minimalist, open-sided and untreated timber construction, we knew that we had found the perfect, raw space in which to build our signature Finnish forest of LUMI handbags.
And, what a build-out it was. We shipped out 25 boxes of material, as well as the equivalent of several birch trees, which our crack ground crew put together in a little over one week. The result: the Lumi Berlin Store, featuring all our core design pieces, including a full range of bags, shoes, wallets, belts, and other accessories, as well as scent products from our home line.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]A big thank you to our staff, as well as the good people at Bikini Berlin, for making it all go off without a hitch.
[/spb_text_block] [/spb_column] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ col_responsive_vis=”hidden-xs_hidden-sm” width=”1/6″ el_position=”last”] [/spb_column] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height=”50px” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_row parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ vertical_center=”true” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_gallery gallery_id=”15515″ display_type=”masonry” columns=”3″ fullwidth=”no” gutters=”yes” slider_transition=”slide” show_thumbs=”yes” autoplay=”yes” show_captions=”yes” enable_lightbox=”yes” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height=”30px” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_row wrap_type=”content-width” row_bg_type=”color” color_row_height=”content-height” bg_type=”cover” parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ row_padding_vertical=”0″ row_margin_vertical=”0″ remove_element_spacing=”no” vertical_center=”false” inner_column_height=”col-natural” row_expanding=”no” row_animation=”none” row_animation_delay=”0″ width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ col_responsive_vis=”hidden-xs_hidden-sm” width=”1/6″ el_position=”first”] [/spb_column] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ width=”2/3″] [spb_text_block title=”Sidenote: On Monkeys” animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]Leave it to us to find the only shopping mall in the country with a monkey fetish — Bikini Berlin features a panoramic view directly in to the baboon enclosure in the adjacent Berlin Zoological Garden. Or, if you need another kind of monkey business, Bikini Berlin also has a Monkey Bar, with an even more elevated view, located on the 10th floor of the 25hours Hotel next door.
[/spb_text_block] [/spb_column] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ col_responsive_vis=”hidden-xs_hidden-sm” width=”1/6″ el_position=”last”] [/spb_column] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height=”80px” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_row wrap_type=”full-width” row_bg_type=”image” color_row_height=”content-height” bg_image=”15529″ bg_type=”cover” parallax_image_height=”window-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ row_padding_vertical=”0″ row_margin_vertical=”0″ remove_element_spacing=”no” vertical_center=”true” inner_column_height=”col-natural” row_expanding=”no” row_animation=”fade-in” row_animation_delay=”0″ width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height=”80px” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_row wrap_type=”content-width” row_bg_type=”color” color_row_height=”content-height” bg_type=”cover” parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ row_padding_vertical=”0″ row_margin_vertical=”0″ remove_element_spacing=”no” vertical_center=”false” inner_column_height=”col-natural” row_expanding=”no” row_animation=”fade-in” row_animation_delay=”0″ width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ col_responsive_vis=”hidden-xs_hidden-sm” width=”1/6″ el_position=”first”] [/spb_column] [spb_column width=”2/3″] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]Bikini-Haus
At the Modernist Heart of “Berliner Chic”
We knew that our new retail home in Berlin was located in a Grade II listed historical building. What we didn’t know was just how central the Bikini-Haus was to the historical development of Berlin fashion.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block title=”A Post-War Symbol” animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]First opened in 1957, what came to be known as the Bikini-Haus was part of an ensemble of five structures, designed by architects Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger. Originally missing its third floor, which consisted of supporting columns that separated the top and bottom of the structure, the building was affectionately dubbed the Bikini-Haus by local residents.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]The name was appropriate for another reason: many of the building’s first tenants were from the world of fashion, including the offices of West-Berlin’s leading fashion designers, Hans W. Claussen, Heinz Oestergaard, Uli Richter, Staebe-Seger, as well as the Women’s Outer-Wear Association.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first”]During the post-war period, the fashion industry provided a major source of employment, as well as a much needed source of distraction, from the grim realities of reconstruction. In this sense, the Bikini-Haus became a powerful modernist symbol for this post-war push for reconstruction and renewal. This sentiment was clearly captured in Helmut Newton’s photograph for fashion magazine Constanze, for an article entitled, “Who makes German fashion?” The image shows the fashion leaders of the day, standing above the bombed-out Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the foreground, a stark contrast to the clean, sleek lines of the Bikini-Haus in the background. Berlin’s fashionable future was here, for all to see.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_image image=”15535″ image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” intro_animation=”fade-from-right” animation_delay=”200″ fullwidth=”no” lightbox=”yes” link_target=”_self” caption=”© Helmut Newton Foundation” caption_pos=”below” width=”1/3″ el_position=”last”] [/spb_column] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ col_responsive_vis=”hidden-xs_hidden-sm” width=”1/6″ el_position=”last”] [/spb_column] [/spb_row] [spb_row wrap_type=”content-width” row_bg_type=”color” color_row_height=”content-height” bg_type=”cover” parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ row_padding_vertical=”0″ row_margin_vertical=”0″ remove_element_spacing=”no” vertical_center=”false” inner_column_height=”col-natural” row_expanding=”no” row_animation=”fade-in” row_animation_delay=”0″ width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ col_responsive_vis=”hidden-xs_hidden-sm” width=”1/6″ el_position=”first”] [/spb_column] [spb_column width=”2/3″] [spb_text_block title=”Modern Rebirth” animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first”]After passing through more difficult times in the 1970s and 1980s, the Bikini-Haus was, once again, re-shaped into its current concept form in 2013, by Hild und K Architects. The architects took considerable care in the restoration process, both to preserve the historic character of the original building, while also adding innovative new elements, including a mid-level garden terrace and roof deck. The result is nothing short of stunning.
We feel very fortunate, and inspired, to be able to participate, in our small way, in this rich history of architecture and fashion, reconstruction and renewal.
[/spb_text_block] [spb_image image=”15554″ image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” intro_animation=”fade-from-right” animation_delay=”200″ fullwidth=”no” lightbox=”yes” link_target=”_self” caption=”Bikini-Haus at Night” caption_pos=”below” width=”1/3″ el_position=”last”] [/spb_column] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ col_responsive_vis=”hidden-xs_hidden-sm” width=”1/6″ el_position=”last”] [/spb_column] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height=”50px” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_row parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ vertical_center=”true” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_column width=”1/2″ el_position=”first”] [spb_image image=”15530″ image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” intro_animation=”fade-from-left” animation_delay=”400″ fullwidth=”no” lightbox=”no” link_target=”_self” caption=”Bikini-Haus Past” caption_pos=”below” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [/spb_column] [spb_column width=”1/2″ el_position=”last”] [spb_image image=”15531″ image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” intro_animation=”fade-from-right” animation_delay=”400″ fullwidth=”no” lightbox=”no” link_target=”_self” caption=”Bikini-Haus Present” caption_pos=”below” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [/spb_column] [/spb_row] [spb_row parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ vertical_center=”true” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_column width=”1/2″ el_position=”first”] [spb_image image=”15552″ image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” intro_animation=”fade-from-left” animation_delay=”400″ fullwidth=”no” lightbox=”no” link_target=”_self” caption=”Bikini-Haus Past” caption_pos=”below” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [/spb_column] [spb_column width=”1/2″ el_position=”last”] [spb_image image=”15553″ image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” intro_animation=”fade-from-right” animation_delay=”400″ fullwidth=”no” lightbox=”no” link_target=”_self” caption=”Bikini-Haus Present” caption_pos=”below” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [/spb_column] [/spb_row] [spb_blank_spacer height=”60px” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_row wrap_type=”content-width” row_bg_type=”color” color_row_height=”content-height” bg_type=”cover” parallax_image_height=”content-height” parallax_image_movement=”fixed” parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ parallax_video_height=”window-height” parallax_video_overlay=”none” row_overlay_opacity=”0″ row_padding_vertical=”0″ row_margin_vertical=”0″ remove_element_spacing=”no” vertical_center=”false” inner_column_height=”col-natural” row_expanding=”no” row_animation=”fade-in” row_animation_delay=”0″ width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_column col_bg_type=”cover” col_parallax_image_movement=”fixed” col_parallax_image_speed=”0.5″ col_padding=”0″ col_animation=”none” col_animation_delay=”0″ col_responsive_vis=”hidden-xs_hidden-sm” width=”1/6″ el_position=”first”] [/spb_column] [spb_column width=”2/3″] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]Wir sehen uns in Berlin!
[/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ width=”2/3″ el_position=”first last”]So, if you find yourself in Berlin, be sure to take some time and visit this very unique concept mall, with a history unlike any other mall you are likely to visit. And, while in the neighborhood, be sure to stop by our little corner box no. 9 and say hello.
Lumi Berlin Store / Bikini Berlin
Box Nr 9
Budapester Straße 38-50
10787 Berlin, Germany
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10-20
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