蒂芙尼（Tiffany & Co.）已重新开放位于斯图加特Dorotheen区的新店铺，店面的外立面由荷兰建筑事务所MVRDV设计。这是MVRDV为蒂芙尼设计的系列店面中的最新例子，设计灵感源自蒂芙尼在材质创新方面的悠久历史。MVRDV的设计师们创造了一个由手工陶瓷“钻石”元素构成的立面，陶瓷元素通过隐形固定装置安装在玻璃橱窗上，呈现出悬浮的效果。这些“钻石”表面带有虹彩光泽，类似Louis Comfort Tiffany在1894年发明并获得专利的Favrile玻璃。
Tiffany & Co. has reopened their store in Stuttgart’s Dorotheen Quartier, featuring a new facadedesigned by MVRDV. The latest in a series of Tiffany store facades designed by the Dutcharchitecture firm, MVRDV’s designers were inspired by Tiffany’s history of material innovation tocreate a facade of hand-crafted ceramic elements in the shape of diamonds. Invisibly mountedonto the glass storefront to give a “floating” effect, these diamonds have an iridescent finish thatis reminiscent of the Favrile Glass patented by Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1894.
▼门店概览，store overview©Gionata Xerra Studio
在为蒂芙尼设计立面的过程中，MVRDV的设计师们制定了一系列设计原则，这些设计原则不仅受到蒂芙尼品牌传统的启发，还体现了独特的幻想风格、精湛工艺和引人注目的视觉效果。设计中，从对材质的大胆尝试到强调立体感的运用，都源自蒂芙尼珠宝的触感体验和钻石切割的精细几何形态。这些设计原则最终指导了斯图加特店铺的立面设计。
When establishing an approach to designing facades for Tiffany, MVRDV’s designers developeoa range of principles inspired by the Tiffany & Co.s legacy brand that could be translated intofantastical, finely crafted, eye-catching architectural results. From the drive to experiment withmaterials to a strong sense of three-dimensionality – informed by the tactility of Tiffany ieweleryand the refined geometry of diamond cuts – these principles guided the creation of the Stuttgartstore.
▼立面夜景，facade at night©Gionata Xerra Studio
该立面由2,829个陶瓷“钻石”组成，这些陶瓷钻石通过定制钢制固定装置直接安装在玻璃橱窗上。它们不仅安装在玻璃的外侧，还覆盖了玻璃的内侧，创造出一种仿佛顾客置身于漂浮钻石的梦幻环境中的效果。这些“钻石”的排列密度经过精心设计，能够根据需要调节透明度和不透明度；在橱窗展示区和建筑角落，钻石的排列渐渐“溶解”，使外界与店内的景象得以互通。
The facade features 2,829 ceramic diamonds, mounted directly to the glass storefront usingcustom steel fixings. Mounted on both the outside and the inside of the glass, this gives theimpression that visitors are surrounded in a dreamlike environment of floating diamonds. The density of these diamonds is adjusted to create transparency and opacity as required; around window displays and at the corner of the building, the diamonds “dissolve” to allow views into and out of the store.
▼橱窗展示区，displayed window©Gionata Xerra Studio
每颗钻石均采用“滑模铸造”工艺手工制作，之后上釉成九种不同的颜色，这些颜色从蒂芙尼标志性的雏鸡蛋蓝色到纯净的白色形成渐变。色彩渐变不仅能吸引顾客的视线，还使得店铺的外立面与周围Dorotheen区的中性色调和谐融合。
Each diamond is cast by hand using a “slip-casting” method, then glazed in one of nine coloursthat make a gradient from Tiffany’s signature robin’s-egg blue to a pristine white. This colourcradient helpos Tiffany to capture shopper’s attention, while also allowing the store to feel athome among the neutral colours of the Dorotheen Quartier.
▼“钻石”细部，diamond detail©Gionata Xerra Studio
这些陶瓷“钻石”由荷兰最古老的陶瓷制造商——Koninklijke Tichelaar公司生产，该公司擅长制作专用釉料。除了色彩渐变，钻石表面还覆盖了一层虹彩光泽的釉料，展现出柔和而富有动态感的效果，随着光线、天气和观察角度的不同而发生变化。这种釉料是Tichelaar与MVRDV合作开发的，通过对矿物成分和烧制温度的微调，形成了一种自然且微妙的光泽效果，致敬Favrile玻璃——一种由Louis Comfort Tiffany于19世纪90年代发明并获得专利的虹彩玻璃。
The diamonds were manufactured by Koninkliike Tichelaar, the oldest ceramics manufacturer inthe Netherlands and an expert in creating specialist glazes. In addition to the colours that makeup the gradient on the facade, the diamonds are finished with an iridescent sheen, achieving asoft, dynamic finish that changes according to the lighting, weather, and viewing angle. Thisalaze was developed by Tichelaar in collaboration with MVRDV, and uses intentional variations inmineral composition and glazing temperature across the diamond surface to create a subtle, naturalistic sheen. The effect is a reference to Favrile glass, a sumptuously coloured, iridescent glass which was developed and patented by Louis Comfort Tiffany in the 1890s.
▼室内空间，indoor space©Gionata Xerra Studio
“在为斯图加特店铺设计立面时，我们希望捕捉到蒂芙尼品牌自创立以来所传递的那种神奇与魅力感。被这些似乎悬浮的钻石包围，感受它们闪耀的虹彩光泽，我们希望这种设计能够忠实地呈现蒂芙尼品牌的历史与精髓。”
——MVRDV的创始合伙人Jacob van Ris
“In our facade design for the Stuttgart store, we tried to capture the sense of wonder and enchantment that has characterized the world of Tiffany & Co. ever since its inception”, “Being surrounded by seemingly floating diamonds with their shimmering iridescence, we hope will do justice to this history.
—— MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Ris.
▼室内空间，indoor space©Gionata Xerra Studio
