Forty Clothing at Glasgow Fort

Retail shop design and installation

This was our third commission from Forty Clothing at the Fort Shopping Centre in Glasgow. They were taking over an old Patisserie Valerie and the budget was constrained. We wanted to borrow elements from the head office project but with a relatively calmer scheme.

Our first task was to salvage whatever we could from the old shop. We kept some lights, mirrors, even upholstered seat backs to see what we could do. We then trawled through various junk shops, antique shops and even the odd charity shop to source interesting pieces of furniture.

Our designers then set to work on how best to use these pieces. We used the chair backs as bases for some units to add points of interest. Some of the mirrors were painted and rehung. The copper lights were re-used at the entrance. We then discussed hanging and zoning requirements with the client. We added 2 dressing rooms and a large stock room at the back with cost effective off the shelf shelving units.

We sourced a couple of interesting antique dressers and encased them within partitions to give them an interesting fitted look.

We designed and manufactured all the steel frames with integrated lighting. We even designed frames to hang their shopping bags rather than them being stuffed on a shelf under the till. The fitted pieces of shelving, DJ deck mounts, freestanding central shelving were also crafted in our workshop in Govan, Glasgow.

We introduced pops of colour across the store to differentiate various display areas.

The practical vinyl flooring was also extended as the till backdrop with our signature hand painted 3d logo. The edges were bound by leather tape and pins. We then commissioned a black glass worktop which reflects the copper globe lights beautifully.

The central ceiling pendants and dressing area lights were sourced from Ikea. The bench seats were an Etsy find.

We wanted to keep the original curved mirror wall but the more we stared at it, it was dated and looked far too busy. We stripped it down and added vertical LED lights and shelves. It still looked too bare! So we added a curved green space with a LOT of faux plants.