Redesigned Bond No. 9 flagship brings Versailles to NYC's NoHo

NEW YORK — Bond No. 9’s NoHo flagship store has undergone a total interior redesign, transforming the location into a welcoming 21st century version of the Palace of Versailles’ resplendent Hall of Mirrors.



The furnishings and decor, designed by Laurice Rahmé, Bond No. 9’s founder and president, is intended as a visual fantasia counterpart to the beauty of the 70 eaux de parfum and accompanying candles, creams, lotions, and accoutrements, the company stated.

The store features smoky mirrors everywhere — on the walls, lining the built-in wall-niches, and on the freestanding showcases throughout the 3,000-square-foot long retail corridor. With vividly colored fragrance boxes displayed and reflected multiple times throughout this gallery-space, the overall effect is kaleidoscopic.



Additional features include: The centerpiece curved lacquer-lipstick-red bar and checkout desk, a 16-foot-oblong consultation and custom blending table, huge crystal chandeliers, several encased in openwork iron gyres and matching standing lamps. There’s also a mirrored library, a darkened recess with its own vanity stool for perusing the range of Swarovski crystal-studded bottles; and a candle table. On the back wall, a banner depicting a Berber woman’s face -- an eclectic touch that is a beloved holdover from our previous interior.