Colombo’s first art and design hub
View(s):In the heart of Colombo on Horton Place, opposite the Institute of Aesthetics, No.41 Horton Place, is the PR and Saskia Fernando Gallery, Colombo’s first fashion concept store as well as contemporary art gallery. This hub for art and design presents a new collaboration between the two daughters of Sri Lankan entrepreneur, Shanth Fernando. Working closely with their father both Annika and Saskia identified different sections of Paradise Road that individually inspired them and so PR and Saskia Fernando Gallery, the newest store in the Paradise Road chain came into being.
The elegant boutique stocks designer clothing, accessories and lifestyle items with a strong design sensibility and therefore prefers to label itself as Colombo’s first true ‘Concept Store’ as opposed to a fashion store. Reputed Indian fashion labels Rajesh Pratap Singh, Abraham & Thakore, Sanchita, Eka and Smallshop as well as local design labels, Touche, Salt, Maus, Khogy, Conscience, TukTuk and Stringhopper are on sale here.
In addition to clothing for men, ladies and children, the store currently stocks local jewellery labels, Ayne and Saskia Fernando’s new range, ‘Papillon du The’.
Additional local and international labels will be introduced during the course of the year.
The Saskia Fernando Gallery also on the premises, launched in 2009 now presents three separate viewing spaces in its new location.
PR is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., including Sundays and public holidays. The Saskia Fernando Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.