On September 24, Carhartt WIP Store Newcastle officially opened its doors to the public, carrying the men’s and women’s F/W25 collections.
Located on 133-137 Grainger Street in the central Grainger Town area, the store occupies an historic Grade 1 listed building, and features the hallmarks of 19th-century 'Tyneside Classical' architecture, with a four-storey stone construction, columns and vertical dormers.
The interior was designed by Salomée Faeh and the Milan-based architecture studio of Andrea Caputo. Spanning the ground and lower-ground floors, the store is connected by a central, straight-run staircase with a glass and steel banister – a signature of Carhartt WIP’s industrial design DNA. This approach is echoed throughout the space in its steel light fixtures, concrete pillars, and visible ductwork.
Meanwhile, more organic features – such as solid wood tables, honeycomb-textured seats, and marble counters – lend a sense of balance.
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Federica De Carlo
fdecarlo@carhartt-wip.comAbout Carhartt Work In Progress
Carhartt Work In Progress (WIP) is a clothing brand that adapts and modifies the core products of the pioneering American workwear brand Carhartt to create its own collections. Established in 1994 by Edwin Faeh, the brand’s audience is just as likely to associate its iconic yellow C motif with late 90s hip hop videos or skate clips, as they are with factories or manual labor. This distinction is key in defining what Carhartt WIP does. Carhartt WIP engages with different cultural spheres: from Detroit and Berlin’s symbiotic techno scenes, to skateboarding and its communities that span Paris, New York, and Seoul, to the contemporary art world. The brand channels these influences, representing the culture which has formed around it. This can be seen and felt in its collections, its imagery, and its choice of partners and collaborators. Today, Carhartt WIP operates over 100 brick and mortar retail stores across Europe, Asia, and the US, as well as working with select wholesale clients.