The Miami-based brand designed a SoCal space that reflects its accessories line: minimalist, laid-back, refined.

Even if you?re not familiar with Miansai, you?ve probably seen one of the brand?s jewelry designs on the arm of your most fashionable friend without even realizing it. The Miami-based lifestyle accessories brand built a cult following with its timeless, unisex jewelry made with pure precious metals, Italian leathers and marine grade ropes but has since expanded into bags, leather and home goods, and candles (there?s even a bike coming down the line?more on that later). After the brand?s success of its first retail space in New York?s Soho, Founder and Creative Director Michael Andrew Saiger decided to open a second retail collection across the country in Venice Beach, California, on ultra-hip Abbot Kinney Boulevard. With the help of Peter Buley from Brooklyn design studio Analog Modern, Michael created a space that reflects the aesthetic of the brand: minimalist, laid-back, refined. The space was originally long and narrow but is now split into three different sections using black steel beams that frame the areas and set the flow of the store. White brick walls, white floors and Italian porcelain tiles give the space a sense of airiness while rich walnut wood grounds it, both inside and out. Jo Hammerborg pendants, a Brendan Ravenhill Studio chandelier, Kreon fixtures and Horne Zig Zag lamps accent the store’s flood of natural light beaming throug...