Messa House is a 350-square-metre retail space in Almaty, Kazakhstan, designed as a place to slow down, offering a quieter alternative to typical fast-paced retail environments. It focuses on how a person actually moves through and senses architecture, letting form, proportion, and material quietly shape the atmosphere instead of competing for attention.
The meteoric rise of India as an economic powerhouse this past decade comes with an increasingly sophisticated and expanding consumer market and talent pool, and it’s a combo which is slowly changing the country’s leading cities on many levels, including retail and shopping. After graduating from NIFT in Delhi and Milan‘s Istituto Marangoni, Indian designer …
The Bottega Veneta store at JK Iguatemi shopping centre in São Paulo, one of two in this sprawling megalopolis, first opened its doors in 2012. With a newly appointed creative director, British-born Louise Trotter, the luxury brand has seen an accelerated roll-out of a new retail aesthetic across the planet. Here, at one of the …
Founded only in 2022 by entrepreneurs Alain Duruy, Oscar Fassenot and Joachim Piry, online retailer suuupply quickly established a solid client base for their contemporary urban menswear offerings. And now, the trio have upped the ante, opening a standalone store, suuupply‘s very first, in what’s generally seen as one of the most fashionable shopping grounds …
The CAMPER store in the leafy downtown district of Eixample in Barcelona has been there for a couple of years, but as of last month, a new retail concept has been inaugurated in tandem with a brand new interior by local designer Max Enrich. The expansive floor-to-ceiling glass façade has been retained, revealing an immersion …
Founded only in 2019, MOMO ERA started out a fast-fashion brand which quickly gained traction on China‘s popular Kuaishou video platform, and since then, the brand has evolved, positioning itself more premium, while also crossing over to the brick-and-mortar domain. The clothing brand has recently inaugurated its second retail space in Shanghai, situated in Qianjiatan, …
The Lemaire boutique in Chengdu Taikoo Li is located in the bustling Taikoo Li district. Despite its proximity to landmarks like the Apple Store and Fountain Plaza, visitors experience a surprising sense of tranquility upon arrival. This contrast of “serenity amidst the bustle” inspired both the site selection and the design concept.
While China was previously hailed as the biggest luxury market on the planet by 2030, current prospects are downright bleak, and many a high-end brand is scaling down retail operations in the country. In stark contrast, a number of shopping destinations in the Far East, such as Singapore, Bangkok, Seoul and even Manila and Jakarta, …
Dior has had a flagship store on the corner of Madison Avenue and 57th Street, one of New York City‘s most prestigious locations, for as long as we can remember. Mind you, the Big Apple has been one of the few places on the planet designer Christian Dior was truly enamoured with, justifying this high-profile …
Following an outpost in bustling Jakarta, its very first in Southeast Asia, Swiss running shoe brand On has planted a flag in Singapore. Launched in collaboration with local retailer Gill Capital, the On retail space is nestled in Jewel, the multi-storey shopping centre at Singapore Changi Airport. Occupying an approx. 864 sqm. (9,300 sq.ft.) unit …
