Timothy Oulton, the British furniture, lighting and home décor accessories brand known for its subversive take on luxury, has opened its new East Coast flagship store and showroom at 901 Broadway, built by McAlpine Contracting.
The brand operates seven stores in the United States, including at the New York Design Center at 200 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan, as well as in Connecticut; Miami, Florida and Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. The brand’s roots date back to 1976 when Tim Oulton’s father opened an antiques shop in Manchester, England. Tim later took over the business, refocusing on epic product design inspired by the past, yet relevant for modern lifestyles. Today, Timothy Oulton is a world leader and innovator in the design, production and distribution of luxury furniture and home décor accessories.
“We opened one of our first galleries in New York City back in 2009 because I considered New York one of the great, if not the greatest, of the world’s cities. It’s a global epicenter of great design, so I’m excited to be reopening here,” said Founder and Creative Director Tim Oulton. “We recently opened new stores in Downtown Los Angeles and Miami, but New York is extra special and complements openings in other prominent gateway cities elsewhere in the world,” he added.
901 Broadway is a portion of a larger building that was designed and constructed in 1870 in the French Second Empire style by James H. Giles for Lord & Taylor. Due to both the building’s innovative use of cast iron, which permitted the installation of impressively large display windows along the first-floor facades, and its cultural significance, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated it as a historic landmark in 1977. The building is located within the Ladies Mile Historic District.
Timothy Oulton’s in-house design team developed the concept for the new flagship store. New York City-based McAlpine Contracting built the retail gallery.
