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Rather than repair or restore old buildings, architect Jonathan Tuckey breathes new life into them. He designed two dramatic - and completely individual - spaces for MALIN+GOETZ’s first ever London stores (on Upper Street in Islington and Monmouth Street in Covent Garden). We spoke to Tuckey about the challenges involved in working on two different projects, his organic design process and, most importantly, the beautiful ambiguity of blending old and new.

Your practice specialises in the adaptive reuse old buildings, often in radical and unexpected ways.

“Green Acres is the place to be. 
Farm livin' is the life for me. 
Land spreadin' out so far and wide 
Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside. 
New York is where I'd rather stay. 
I get allergic smelling hay. 
I just adore a penthouse view. 
Dah-ling I love you but give me Park Avenue.”

Anyone who’s seen the bygone television series Green Acres, about an oddly-matched married couple who swapped Manhattan for a rustic farm in the countryside, will remember how Lisa Douglas and her husband Oliver Wendell

I work in Sales and Education partnering with our retailers, looking for future partners and scouting locations for one of our new MALIN+GOETZ apothecaries.  In between my busy schedule I squeeze in my must have running and boxing classes. They are brutal but keep me going!

There are three products I can’t love without. Our facial cleansing oil is a hidden gem. It removes all traces of make up and dirt leaving my skin feeling incredibly soft. I hate working out or traveling on planes with make up on so I keep this in my gym bag and samples in my travel bag and use

Our lip moisturizer made the list of Advanced Products to use as you age gracefully in The New York Times.

"Because certain products really sing on older skin, we asked experts — makeup artists, a dermatologist, an aesthetician and women over 50 — for their go-to makeup...Ms. Dali likes to apply this moisturizer on top of lipstick for an extra moisture boost, which can be especially useful for older clients. “And it doesn’t