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Geszeft by Joanna Wołoszyn and Daria Barnaś

Products by young local designers are displayed against the rough ochre walls of this boutique in Katowice, Poland, designed Joanna Wołoszyn and Daria Barnaś (+ slideshow).

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

"Our point is to show the identity of the region in a new, modern way, based on pure Silesian tradition and proudly taking the best it's got," says Geszeft owner Michał Kubieniec.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

The shop is spilt across two rooms and visitors enter into a cafe area where books and other small items are presented on shelves.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

Garments and larger merchandise can be browsed in the second adjacent space, reached through gaps in the concrete structure.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

The coffee menu is written in chalk on the only black wall in the shop, from which the facetted L-shaped serving counter protrudes.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

Other surfaces have been stripped back to show a patchwork of old plasterwork layers and original concrete, then polished to finish them.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

Tubular lights high up and black clothing rails lower down are suspended from the ceiling by thin wires.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

A wooden shelving unit takes up an entire wall, though a few horizontal elements are missing to provide access to the fitting room behind.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

Another Polish fashion boutique we've featured has an upside-down living room on the ceiling.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

More projects from Poland include an architecture studio in a disused loft in Poznan and a theatre and library slotted around a nineteenth century horse-riding arena in Kraków.

Geszeft by Joanna Woloszyn and Daria Barnas

Photos are by Anna Domańska.

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