With an artistic reverence that is quickly becoming his signature, Brahman Perera has thoughtfully designed the first boutique for Australian fashion house Henne. Located in Melbourne’s leafy Greville Street, the concept-driven interior is a tangible expression of quality, craftsmanship, youthfulness and endurance—a fitting homage to the fashion label’s guiding values.

Set within two, quaint terrace shops in Prahran, Henne unfurls as a series of elevated, experiential spaces to discover. ‘Her Space’ curates Henne’s capsule releases with a series of wardrobe-style garment displays, plinths and rails, set amongst a landscape of captivating literature, styling and artworks. An aluminium sales counter, hand finished in black wax, is set against rich timber panelling and hand-knotted wool rugs, crafting a layered and tactile spatial quality.

Beyond, a stairwell portal is saturated in periwinkle blue; a natural backdrop to the store’s earthen hues, inspired by blue skies. On the level above is an intimate dressing room shrouded in woven seagrass, a reference to Henne’s Nordic influences. Rich caramel tones are offset by billowing white drapery and delicate, hinged mirrors that offer a sense of theatricality and interaction.

West Block Twin Terrace in Melbourne by Brahman Perera.In the heart of old Melbourne, sits an 1860s house that blends right into its surroundings. Originally constructed as a boarding house, it is slim in its build and vernacular in its appearance. But the interior is a surprising antithesis.

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The secondary terrace comprises ‘The Atelier’; a space for events, workshops, tailoring and consultations. Fittingly, the Atelier embraces a warm, residential feel with hand-woven kilim rugs wrapping floors and plinth seats, complemented by grained, white-wash walls for ‘fit and shoot’ styling.

Throughout, the boutique is meticulously overlaid with the artistic pursuits of local makers and artists, each offering place-specific inflections. Elegant wire chairs by Melbourne-based Bootleg Studio sit in harmony with plastered tables and charred, pitted stools by Bieemele, while the dramatic, tulip-shaped form of a plastered pendant, created by Perera himself, offers a painterly, central anchor to the store experience.

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[Images courtesy of Brahman Perera. Photography by Lillie Thompson.]