“Like water through a river” — a phrase used by SIGMA founder Michihiro Yamaki — describes the Aizu factory’s camera and lens production: continuous, precise, and tightly connected, like flowing water. Restraint and prudence come from logical thinking, while warmth reflects intention carried through time. ONOAA STUDIO sought to translate this spirit into a space …
It’s indicative of Japan remaining one of the planet’s leading luxury markets—we’re talking the recent inauguration of yet another Casa LOEWE in Tokyo. Following the opening of Casa LOEWE on swanky Omotesando dori little over two years ago, LOEWE has shifted its focus to Ginza, the other high-end shopping grounds in the sprawling Japanese capital, …
Teshima Factory is a project that revitalised a former ironworks located in front of Ieura Port in Teshima Island as a cafeteria and food factory.
The newly opened “Home of Götti” showroom celebrates the Götti Perspective eyewear collection – a place between gallery and concept store. As part of the Götti Brand Store in Lucerne, a world has been created in the historic premises that provide insight into the manufacture of rimless eyewear and showcases the world’s largest selection of …
At long last, Melbourne-based tech performance wear brand MAAP has landed in Sydney. Following a string of store openings across the planet, MAAP LaB Sydney has opened its doors in the city’s leafy Darlinghurst neighbourhood. Occupying 243 sqm. (2,616 sq.ft.) on the ground floor of a redeveloped brick building erected in 1911 by architect Frederick …
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 …
Ippolito Fleitz Group’s Max Show Office & Sales Center in Ningbo uniquely blends traditional elegance with modern innovation, creating dynamic, user-centric spaces that foster creativity and collaboration within a stunning architectural narrative.
The 025S Bukchon store is the second showroom of the Korean total scent brand 025S. Its design aims to express the brand’s philosophy of ‘time’ and ‘story’ through the concept of ‘immersion’. This store expands upon the personal narratives of time and memory previously explored by 025S, creating a space where one’s story continues to …
On a busy street in Ampelokipoi, Vedalia Beauty Salon is conceived as a space of pause and retreat from the city’s rhythms. The architectural proposal reimagines the ritual of care, framing it not as a commercial transaction but as a process closer to a therapeutic retreat. Entering the space, the visitor is invited into an …
