{"id":265484,"date":"2025-10-15T17:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=265484"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:02:58","slug":"storefront-anand-sheth-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/storefront-anand-sheth-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Storefront Anand Sheth Fosters Art + Ideas In San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The materials palette is dominated by OSB wood, strategically sanded and finished to neutralize its often chaotic patterns. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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October 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Wilson\u00a0Barlow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Nicholas Ruiz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Storefront Anand Sheth Fosters Art + Ideas In San Francisco<\/h1>\n\n\n

In San Francisco’s Mission District, the former Lucca Ravioli Co. building has found new life as Storefront Anand Sheth, a hybrid exhibition space that defies easy categorization. Designed and built in under a month by Studio Anand Sheth<\/a> in collaboration with York Street Collective, the corner storefront operates as gallery, concept shop, and evening tea house, serving as an immersive and functional showroom for the curated works of art and design within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheth’s hospitality design background\u2014evident in his hotel and restaurant projects\u2014informs every detail here. It\u2019s a space for lingering, not for quick browsing, and the works are meant to be accessible. Rather than velvet ropes or glass boxes, the displays are made from gondola shelving salvaged from a closing Rite Aid, reconfigured onto a backbone of custom OSB. “It’s a quiet protest against formula retail,” Sheth explains. Furniture by Fyrn, RAD, and Domestic Goods invites sitting. Lighting from Entler and Idaho Wood Lighting shifts with the time of day. Two sculptures by Andy Vogt, crafted from reclaimed wood lathe, ground the space in Bay Area history. It\u2019s all carefully choreographed against a minimalist background of OSB, strategically sanded and finished to tone down its often chaotic patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anand Sheth Reimagines A Deli Into An Immersive Showroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Andy Vogt\u2019s 3D-look \u201cNON OBJ BOX\u201d adorns a wall. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sheth describes the site as a \u201ccorner full of memory.\u201d For 100 years it was home to an Italian deli that was a Mission District landmark until its closing in 2019. After sitting vacant for a time, and other misfortunes including a police car crashing through its windows, it was rebuilt into a characterless \u201cwhite box\u201d with harsh lighting. Sheth, who has lived a block away for decades, wanted to imbibe the space with some of its original warmth and character. Yellow hues serve to soften the gallery-like feel, while the checkerboard floor references Lucca’s original pattern, and the preserved exterior mural honors the building’s 1893 heritage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured artists and designers rotate throughout the four-month residency, with programming including panels, product launches, and artist receptions. It’s a space that treats art objects as familiar and comfortable, and a test piece for Sheth\u2019s philosophy of closing the gap between design and daily life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anand Sheth Bridges The Gap Between Design + Daily Life\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The materials palette is dominated by OSB wood, strategically sanded and finished to neutralize its often chaotic patterns. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The original mural is a reminder of the storefront\u2019s history. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shelving was reclaimed and repurposed from a closing Rite Aid store. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shelves are populated by smaller items by the like of Angela Martell, ALMa Design Studio, Yuin Chen, and others, all accessible to visitors rather than being placed away behind glass. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Flooring references the original checkerboard tile of the Italian deli that previously occupied the storefront. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Arnold Circus Stool by Martino Gamper of Domestic Goods serves as seating. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n