The newly opened Scanlan Theodore boutique brings a unique blend of down-under ethos, high fashion, and art to the venerated NorthPark Center. An Aussie favorite, locals and travelers alike can peruse the latest Scanlan Theodore W22 collection, from ready-to-wear to accessories and swim. The boutique complements NorthPark Center’s heritage of premium retail experiences. This is the luxury Australian womenswear brand fifth US storefront.
Debuting in Melbourne, Australia in 1987, Don McQualter, a celebrated Australian interior designer who has worked with the brand for 35 years, helmed the design. Scanlan Theodore’s founder and director Gary Theodore describes the partnership as “one of creative respect and mutual aestheticism.”
Additionally, the store has a curated selection of artworks by Karlee Rawkins, Stefan Dunlop, and Nadia Hernández. The three works accentuate the pops of color that exist in Scanlan Theodore collection of wears.
Karlee Rawkins
Island Parrot 2021
Karlee Rawkins creates a series of colorful and bold paintings in this exhibition exploring perception and change. The works depict extinct species of birds and animals in her confident and instinctive style, creating a wondrous realm and a reminder of the fleeting nature of life.
“My compositions reflect my interest in the more ambiguous and obscure. These works are dominated by expanses of color and pattern, subjects are divided by under layers and line work. They are designed to challenge how we see and recognize things.”
Stefan Dunlop
The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa 2022
Experimentation, spontaneity, and freedom are the cornerstones of Stefan Dunlop’s most recent art practice. Known throughout his career for compositions that combine art historical references with fragments of color and form, his work presents a unique narrative twist on western classical and baroque traditions as well as the often-overwhelming image-based world we live in.
Nadia Hernández
Quiero despertarme a las 6am y una cascada que no es el Salto Ángel, 2022
Venezuelan born, Sydney based, Nadia Hernández visual arts practice is informed specifically by the current political climate of her home country and her diasporic experience as a Venezuelan woman living abroad. Articulated through textiles, paper constructions, painting, music, installations, sculptures and murals, her identity allows her, or perhaps encourages her, to create work that negotiates complex political narratives through the personal, the institutional and their intersections.
The boutique atmosphere evokes a memorable quality, with design moments to inspire an experience of intimate luxury.