Jewelry on a Belt at Poison Drop near Patriarch’s Ponds
At Poison Drop near Patriarch’s Ponds in Moscow, the jewelry goes round on a belt. It runs through a large wooden counter, much like the conveyor in a sushi bar. Even if you already know which piece you came to see, there is the pleasure of waiting to see what comes around next. The counter was designed for this shop on Spiridonyevsky Lane by DA bureau, an architecture studio from Saint Petersburg.
Inside the drawer
Around the walls, the jewelry moves at the visitor’s pace. Some pieces sit on top of the cases. Others come into view when you pull a drawer toward you. The architects had a jewelry box in mind. The resemblance is less about how it looks than what you can do with it. You can sift through its contents, set two pieces aside and take them over to try on together. See DA bureau’s project and photographs.
The displays change with the jewelry. Rough, aged oak sets the scene for the darker pieces, and the cases along the walls hold pieces for everyday wear. At the belt you can wait for several pieces to pass. A drawer is a good place to pick one up for a closer look. On STRUGA’s wide BRUTALISM V.3 ring, for example, the short bars form a row across the top, while a side view shows how far their ends project beyond the band.
Visiting Spiridonyevsky Lane
The shop is at 17 Spiridonyevsky Lane in Moscow.
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