Aesop Suzhou Cangjie: A Fusion of Ancient Charm and Modern Poetry – As the first soft rays of dawn paint the cobblestone street of Cangjie in soft hues, an autumn breeze carries not only the crimson leaves from Hanshan Temple but also a mysterious guest who had silently slipped into the tranquil city of Gusu. …
Similar to affiliated eyewear brand Gentle Monster, Tamburins resonates extremely well with Millennial and Gen Z demographics both at home base Seoul and far beyond. Whereas the first has quickly rolled out a retail network, the cosmetics brand initially opened branded retail spaces on home turf, but only gradually expanded to markets with compatible sensibilities. …
Le Labo is a fragrance brand from New York. I first became aware of the brand in 2016, when many factory-style stores, such as Blue Bottle Coffee and Dandelion Chocolate, were emerging in Europe and the United States. I was walking down the streets of London when I chanced upon Le Labo’s distinctive space, with …
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Next the opening of a number of standalone stores in Shanghai, and very recently, in Beijing, Aesop‘s ambitious retail roll-out in China also includes a new outpost in the affluent boomtown Shenzhen. The Australian cosmetics brand has secured a 95 sqm. (1,023 sq.ft.) two-level unit at The MixC, a large upscale shopping centre in the …
There’s no denying, Aesop is well-rooted in Hong Kong‘s retail scene, managing ten stores at some of the city’s most coveted locations. However, it lacked a presence at Fashion Walk, a shopping precinct in the Causeway Bay neighbourhood comprising a mix of cool premium and high-end shops lining open-air streets and in a shopping centre. …
We took charge of the first flagship store project of LADOR, a Korean hair product brand. The client wanted a resting place in the space of LADOR where they could comfortably receive hair care. Here we proposed a space filled with architectural devices incorporating LADOR’s brand philosophy, based on a comfortable home of LADOR.
