Calvin Klein 205W39NY's opens new Paris headquarters

Calvin Klein 205 W 39 Nyc Paris headquarters mezzanine view of Sterling Ruby artwork

Calvin Klein 205W39NYC has unveiled its new 15,000 sq ft Paris headquarters.

(Image credit: Elizabeth Felicella)

last updated 27 October 2022

Pompoms, chrome doors and streamers are just some of the objects suspended from the ceiling of Calvin Klein 205W39NYC’s newly opened 15,000 sq ft headquarters in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. The two-floor space, designed by the New York-based firm Architecture Research Office, features an immersive artwork conceived by Sterling Ruby. The California-based multimedia artist is a longtime collaborator of the brand’s chief creative officer Raf Simons, and has been integral in cementing his paint-spattered, pop-art centric and Americana infused vision of the label since he took its creative helm in August 2016.

Calvin Klein 205W39NYC Paris headquarters — *Calvin Klein* *205W39NYC has unveiled its new Paris headquarters, with artwork conceived by Sterling Ruby*

Sterling has already overhauled Calvin Klein 205W39NYC’s 12th floor showroom and the ground floor space of its 205 West 39th Street headquarters in New York. The floors feature red white and blue canvas covered walls, suspended metal buckets and soft sculptures. The brand also reopened its Ruby-designed Manhattan flagship last August, one featuring bright yellow scaffolding, suspended fringing and quilted wall hangings, in a sublime blend of art meets commerce.

Calvin Klein 205W39NYC’s Paris headquarters will house the brand’s men’s and women’s collections, which for A/W 2018 took inspiration from 50 words used to represent the United States. A royal blue reception area welcomes guests, featuring upholstered walls and a sweeping circular curtain. Upstairs on the mezzanine level, brightly coloured laminate tables and pedestals populate the space. Ruby’s mobile sculpture hangs from the vaulted ceiling, its natural grey ceiling forming the backdrop to suspended pompoms, flags, metal buckets and baseball bats.

Simons’ A/W 2018 show for the brand was a blend of old and new symbols of America, and featured prairie dresses and spaceman suits, rodeo shirts and cartoon prints. Calvin Klein 205W39NYC’s new Paris base also blends the modern with the antique. Ruby’s schizophrenic mobile hangs from a vaulted ceiling, which retains the curved metal markings of its 1800s architecture.

Calvin Klein 205 W 39 Nyc Paris headquarters close up of Sterling Ruby soft sculptures — The space features soft sculptures, and red white and blue canvas coloured walls, also markings of the brand’s 12th floor showroom and the ground floor space of its 205 West 39th Street headquarters in New York

Calvin Klein 205 W 39 Nyc Paris headquarters close up of Sterling Ruby artwork — The immersive artwork features suspending fringing, chrome doors, metal buckets and basebell bats, all markings of Raf Simons’ vision of America.

Calvin Klein 205 W 39 Nyc Paris headquarters A/W 2018 collections on rails — The new Paris headquarters will house Calvin Klein 205W39NYC’s men’s and women’s collections.

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