Matteo Messervy completed this commercial project; store design, artistic direction and lighting design for the couture boutique L’aura in Warsaw, Poland.

Messervy aimed to create a pocket of serenity and tranquility in this cavernous space by covering the walls with white camouflage fabric discreetly lit from within, thus rendering the space more intimate. The ceiling is illuminated with a huge circular structure that consumes the entire perimeter of the store.

This can be interpreted on different levels; either as a crinoline or as notions of aureoles, which is by no means a mistake, it is an intentionally installed element borrowed from the country’s catholic dominance.