As brands increasingly aim to reflect a lifestyle that resonates with their target demographic, retail spaces have begun to transcend traditional parameters of domains which are merely transactional, becoming lounges and living rooms where shoppers can sit back, take in the coveted merchandise, and sometimes even be pampered with a bite and a glass on …
A decade after first opening up shop and six years after the inauguration of its Paddington location, Black Blaze founders Ray Zheng and Joe Zhou have given the retail space a striking revamp. The store, situated in one of Sydney‘s most fashionable shopping areas, has since become the go-to address for those with a palate …
Luxury cobbler Christian Louboutin has been present in Jakarta for quite a few years, operating a boutique at Plaza Indonesia, arguably the city’s leading upscale shopping centre. The brand, managed by MAP, a leading retail company which has introduced a slew of luxury and premium brands from overseas to the booming Indonesian market, has recently …
After opening up shop in Williamsburg and Nolita, French womenswear brand Sézane has landed on New York City‘s swanly Upper East Side. The flagship store, or L’Appartement in true Sézane parlance, occupies a street level unit on the premises of The Benson, a newly built luxury residential structure on Madison Avenue. The brand’s founder Morgane …
KIND is one of Germany’s leading companies in hearing care and optics. Its in-house store design and construction department is responsible for the interior design and implementation of the company’s hybrid retail concept combining optics and hearing care.
Fourteen years after its last renovation, the Dior retail space on Milan‘s prestigious Via Montenapoleone shopping artery has seen another major revamp and upgrade, becoming House of Dior. Timely inaugurated for Milan Fashion Week‘s latest edition, the flagship store is housed on two expansive floors of a historic building on Via Montenapeoleone. The interior design, …
Following its longtime outpost in SoHo, Acne Studios has recently inaugurated a second retail space in New York City. The Stockholm-based brand has secured a spacious unit in a historic building situated directly across from the Whitney Museum of Art. The stately façade with its large floor-to-ceiling glass allows passers-by ample peeks of the collaborative …
The Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo offers shoppers an ever-evolving retail landscape, and it’s one that not only excels in size, but also diversity. Add an abundance of foot traffic to the equation, and it’s a preferred base for many a local and foreign premium brand to establish itself here, including Birkenstock. The Cologne-based footwear …
When it comes to the Chinese consumer market, Shanghai remains the country’s epicentre on almost any level, including fashion and lifestyle. It’s not surprising that ZARA, which has been present here with multiple stores across town, continues to seek opportunities to raise its profile. Well, it has just done so with a brand new design-led …
At Cuattro Casa de Café, the project did not begin by defining the shape of the building, but rather by establishing what had to remain. Located in Troncones, Guerrero, on a sloping 50-by-24-meter lot just minutes from the sea, the brief brought together a café-restaurant, an artisanal bakery, a Mexican handcrafts shop, and a private …
