Brian Bolke opens the Conservatory in Houston
The Conservatory, founded by Brian Bolke, will officially open its fourth outpost Friday in the River District Oaks in Houston, a 3,300 square foot space filled with natural light in the outdoor shopping destination.
The brand debuted in March 2019 with a gallery at Hudson Yards in New York and also owns an outpost in Dallas' Highland Park Village and The Conservatory on Two in Highland Park Village. Its pop-up store in Napa Valley, California, closed last December, as planned.
The Conservatory's Houston store and its website, theconservatorynyc.com, features more than 175 brands and 2 000 products. Categories include women's and men's apparel and accessories, jewelry, wellness (beauty and grooming, bath and body, and candles and fragrances), and life (decor and objects, books and paper, and gifts) .
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A view of the women's area of the Conservatory."We bring new brands, many with a focus on durability, and unexpected changes to Houston - a discerning city where we look forward to being part of the community,” Bolke said.
In 2014, Bolke sold Forty Five Ten, the Dallas-based specialty store he co-founded in 2000 to Headington Cos., and remained chairman until August 2017. He then launched an independent consultancy and spent the next few months formulating his concept for The Conservatory.
Built on what it calls "considered luxury", key brands include Gabriela Hearst, Maison Margiela and Courreges, all exclusive to Houston, as well as Mugler, Lapointe, Philosophy, Michael Kors Collection and Texas native Brandon Maxwell. In accessories and jewelry, star brands are Metier, Paul Andrew, Neous, Sidney Garber, Mallary Marks, Tabayer, Shihara and Lisa Eisner. Menswear brands will include Maison Margiela, NN07, Aspesi and Ron Dorff. Living brands will include Georg Jensen, Saved Cashmere and Phaidon Books, while wellness will include Perfumer H, DS and Durga, The Harmonist, Costa Brazil, Susanne Kaufmann and Frama.
Perfumes at the Conservatory.Single-level boutique features custom American walnut furniture and matte black metal leopard rug. Black velvet upholstered deco chairs are mixed with vintage Frank Gehry chairs from the 80s. Custom curtains feature The Conservatory logo.
The Conservatory, founded by Brian Bolke, will officially open its fourth outpost Friday in the River District Oaks in Houston, a 3,300 square foot space filled with natural light in the outdoor shopping destination.
The brand debuted in March 2019 with a gallery at Hudson Yards in New York and also owns an outpost in Dallas' Highland Park Village and The Conservatory on Two in Highland Park Village. Its pop-up store in Napa Valley, California, closed last December, as planned.
The Conservatory's Houston store and its website, theconservatorynyc.com, features more than 175 brands and 2 000 products. Categories include women's and men's apparel and accessories, jewelry, wellness (beauty and grooming, bath and body, and candles and fragrances), and life (decor and objects, books and paper, and gifts) .
Related Galleries
A view of the women's area of the Conservatory."We bring new brands, many with a focus on durability, and unexpected changes to Houston - a discerning city where we look forward to being part of the community,” Bolke said.
In 2014, Bolke sold Forty Five Ten, the Dallas-based specialty store he co-founded in 2000 to Headington Cos., and remained chairman until August 2017. He then launched an independent consultancy and spent the next few months formulating his concept for The Conservatory.
Built on what it calls "considered luxury", key brands include Gabriela Hearst, Maison Margiela and Courreges, all exclusive to Houston, as well as Mugler, Lapointe, Philosophy, Michael Kors Collection and Texas native Brandon Maxwell. In accessories and jewelry, star brands are Metier, Paul Andrew, Neous, Sidney Garber, Mallary Marks, Tabayer, Shihara and Lisa Eisner. Menswear brands will include Maison Margiela, NN07, Aspesi and Ron Dorff. Living brands will include Georg Jensen, Saved Cashmere and Phaidon Books, while wellness will include Perfumer H, DS and Durga, The Harmonist, Costa Brazil, Susanne Kaufmann and Frama.
Perfumes at the Conservatory.Single-level boutique features custom American walnut furniture and matte black metal leopard rug. Black velvet upholstered deco chairs are mixed with vintage Frank Gehry chairs from the 80s. Custom curtains feature The Conservatory logo.
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