Leading South Korean fashion brand SYSTEM is a household name among fashion-forward crowds in the homeland. Owned by fashion conglomerate Handsome, the brand operates no less than 90 stores in the homeland, but as of late, it has ventured overseas for the first time, opening a flagship store in Paris. The SYSTEM retail space occupies …
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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Aurora Design has received a renovation project for an old residential building located in an old neighborhood in the center of Kunming, adjacent to a multi-story parking lot and a snack street. The complex surrounding environment, the tension between the new and old, makes the project more interesting. “Spring” are easily expected to blossom at any …
Following stores in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, cult streetwear brand KITH has opened a third outpost in the Greater Los Angeles area, and this time, it’s in Malibu, the eclectic surf haven and tinseltown-by-the-sea. The retail space is situated a stone’s throw away from the iconic Pacific Coast Highway at Cross Creek Ranch, a …
Tasked to imagine a ~900 square foot space for an artisan chocolatier, Arch&Type asked how built space can enhance the crafting & consumption of chocolate. Rather than focusing on the superficial image (how chocolate appears) and painting cocoa beans on the walls, designers Seth Amman & Adam McCullough explored chocolate’s emotional & physiological impacts, and …
The Insilence Seongsu store, our second flagship store following Hannam-dong, celebrates the theme of ‘Rebuild.’ This new store showcases Insilence’s bold step away from the conventional, weaving together new connections and expanding in diverse forms and strategies.
There’s no denying that in recent years, Vienna has considerably amped up its allure as a shopping destination, and the recent opening of Stone Island‘s newest store bears witness to this ongoing trend. The Milan-based high-end outdoor brand has secured a 150 sqm. (1,615 sq.ft.) unit on the ground floor of a listed mid-19th century …
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 …
In Paris and London, OMA have designed the shops for the southern French fashion label Jacquemus, developing multi-layered design scenarios despite material self-restraint.
Pergas Cafe is located in the busy Armenian neighborhood of Jolfa, Isfahan, and the location of the property has its potential. The presence of a parking lot on the eastern side and the neighborhood with Jolfa Hotel and Church Vank is an opportunity to revive a small 36-meter shop located in one of the most …
