Our objective was to establish a “street-level,” retail-based arm of our design firm, Grant Design Collaborative. A storefront space became available in the same building as our studio, located in Canton, Georgia (about 40 miles north of Atlanta), and we saw it as a perfect opportunity to interface with the public in a more direct way—an opportunity to introduce ourselves, our services, our products (and design in general) in a more tangible way. It was also an opportunity to showcase and distribute our product designs, such as Grant area rugs and wall coverings.