A Polish Factory is Reborn as a Stylish Tailoring Studio
Something interesting appears to be happening in Katowice, Poland. Last week, we profiled a design boutique that recently opened there. Now comes word that Poszetka, which trades in hand-sewn ties, pocket squares and foulards, has expanded its operation into a brick-and-mortar store that occupies a formerly abandoned sewing factory. The owner, Joanna Krajewska Godziek, hired the architect Grzegorz Layer to reconfigure the structure and redesign the approximately 1,100-square-foot interior into a modern showroom for Poszetka's bespoke wares.
![Modern home with Living Room, Chair, and Coffee Tables. Godziek says the neighboring Geszeft boutique and the niche store Stereo Design helped to inspire the look of the new space. "Good company helped to take up the challenge, which proved to be the revitalization of the sewing factory [that had been] neglected for years," Godziek says. Photo by Dorota Zyguła-Siemieńska. Photo of A Polish Factory is Reborn as a Stylish Tailoring Studio](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/6133450957842616320-thumbnail/poszetka-tailor-workshop-in-katowice-poland.jpg)
Godziek says the neighboring Geszeft boutique and the niche store Stereo Design helped to inspire the look of the new space. "Good company helped to take up the challenge, which proved to be the revitalization of the sewing factory [that had been] neglected for years," Godziek says. Photo by Dorota Zyguła-Siemieńska.

The construction process yielded what Godziek calls "production residues, such as hooks, hangers and lamps." Some of these features were retained. "They serve as a reminder of the long history of the place, which for decades was saturated with tailoring crafts," Godziek says. Photo by Dorota Zyguła-Siemieńska.