Tastes and trends are naturally cyclical, but solid design is that which manages to evade the aging process and enter the realm of ‘timeless’ and ‘classic’. Progressive design is Rohe’s Barcelona chair, Ando’s megalithic concrete, the Ray-Ban Wayfarer, Warhol’s screen-printing, Apple’s iPod, or a vintage Porsche. It is design rooted in the aesthetic imperatives of the past, yet that which ardently breaks those rules. It straddles the fine line of serious and lighthearted, and serves to shape commerce, culture and consciousness.

Good design is indescribable, yet ultimately tangible.

Our loyalty lies with what we perceive as solid, progressive design, and labels and price-points should not be a hindrance to this end. Our products are both overtly and subtly sensory, but are all ones serving to rewrite the rules of luxury. Furthermore, just as our products are varied, so too is our perceived consumer. We intend our space to be an eclectic crossroads of functionality and form, whose only agenda lies with sourcing product tailored for today’s discerning, globally and design-conscious consumer.

Above all else, Centre is a concept born not from necessity
but of an enthusiasm for our customers and this market.

The store’s interior is a case study in iconic extremes, combining scenes from the debauchedness of the disco-era Manhattan penthouse with the calming, digital symmetry of Japanese modernism. Designer Matthew Giese -- with the help of Kuzuu Design -- was responsible for uniting these two schools within an unfinished, 875-square- foot concrete box, a natural progression for Giese as the designer of boutique club, Suite.

The resulting space heralds a style giving nods to the
groundbreaking architectural works of Rem Koolhaas, Tadao Ando,
and the lesser-known Masamichi Katayama from Wonderwall.

It is an interior blending smoked glass and untreated wood planks with a carefully selected assortment of neon, florescent and LED light installations. Centre’s extensive build-out forms a cornerstone in developing a platform for a progressive, design-driven retail experience that stresses the engagement of the senses between patron and product. Ultimately, Centre stands as a canvas to be filled with products all serving to rewrite the rules of luxury and branding the creativity of a generation.



Highlights for Fall 2007 include:

Pegleg NYC, WESC, MHI, b.Son, Staple, Plain Gravy, Corpus, Pharmacy, 2K by Gingham, Red Clay, Schwipe, Imperial Denim, EFU by Richard Kidd, House of Cassette, Ksubi, Ripoff & Duplicate, Yoko Devereaux, Harlow, Evil Genius, Iron Army, Cheap Monday, Creative Recreation, Alife, Vans, Converse, Puma, Supra NS, Gram, Lacoste, adidas, Colab Eyewear, Ksubi Eyewear/Jewelry, Toy Me Jewelry, Official, Alex and Chloe, Nooka, and Suemi.

The apparel and accessories will stand alongside an ever changing array of books and music targeted towards the globally and design-minded consumer.





Centre | 5331 E Mockbingbird Lane #105 | Dallas TX 75206
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