Chinese fashion brand MASONPRINCE is known for its evocative retail spaces, and its newest outpost in Guangzhou, is no exception. Situated in Yongqingfang, a historic downtown area which has seen a dramatic makeover in recent years, the store occupies no less than 500 sqm. (5,382 sq.ft.) spread across three floors of an equally revamped mansion …
In sync with Saudi Arabia‘s accelerated modernisation in recent years, an increasing number of foreign brands have opened up shop in the country’s major cities, and A.P.C. is one of the latest to arrive. In collaboration with local retail group Beside, the Paris-based brand has opened a standalone store in Riyadh, its very first in …
It isn’t only in Italy where Fare la bella figura is an innate skill, the Japanese know a thing or two about keeping up appearances. Unsurprisingly, top-notch Italian brands have always resonated well in the Land of the Rising Sun, and Brioni is no exception. The renowned Rome-based tailoring brand has recently relocated its store …
Following last year’s store openings in Shanghai and Beijing, fashion brand Yohji Yamamoto has inaugurated a new boutique in another one of China‘s first-tier cities—Guangzhou. Situated at K11 Guangzhou, one of the city’s leading shopping centres, the retail space features an interior design by Tokyo-based architecture practice OSO. The material palette is inspired by traditional …
Since its inception in 2010 by friends Inwook Park, Nadan Cho, and Jonkyu Choi, fashion brand thisisneverthat has come a long, long way, expanding its business on home turf, but also increasingly overseas. The company has cleverly paired the growth with design-led standalone stores of which many can be found across Seoul – mind you, …
AMIRI continues its global retail expansion with a menswear shop-in-shop at Matsuzakaya, one of Nagoya‘s leading department stores. Situated on the third floor, rubbing shoulders with the retail spaces of Givenchy, Rick Owens, Alexandre de Paris, Astier de Villatte and Alexander Wang, the store features an interior design by creative director Mike Amiri himself, and …
and wander features a wide range of unisex items available in various colors. Each item has its own unique cutting and design, which you only notice when you hold it in your hands, giving you the pleasure of discovering something new each time. A grid system suspended from the ceiling was used to create a …
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, The Hyundai Department Store Group opened its largest store in Seoul. The Hyundai Seoul is part of a mixed-use complex combining business, shopping, and leisure in a single destination. The client’s intent was to shape history by redefining the future of retail. The vision was to merge grand architecture, …
Following a pop-up store at Hankyu Men’s department store in Tokyo, Canadian outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx Veilance has inaugurated a permanent shop-in-shop, its very first in the Land of the Rising Sun, on the premises. The interior design, created by the brand’s in-house design team in Vancouver, is inspired by Tokyo‘s sprawling urban landscape, featuring …
The Element pop-up store at HKRI Taikoo Hui offers an unconventional reflection on curatorial retail spaces. By thoughtfully curating the space, this project explores the sustainability of materials and, on another scale, integrates material properties and applications with the site. This approach bridges macro perception with micro perspective, allowing lifestyle to be conveyed through an …
