Best of #retail

For this week Best of we selected our ten best stories about retail projects from all over the world, from Japan to Iceland, and from international maison couture to traditional shops.

Best of #retail
Into retail projects we can find an interesting commingling between architecture and design.
In the setting of, designers and architects have to find a balance between a public, commercial space and an intimate setting, in which people can feel comfortable and often also between the brand’s philosophy and the local culture.
In this week Best of we chose ten stories about retail projects from all over the world, from international brand to traditional shops.


Nendo, Beige concept store: Nendo designed a new concept shop for Beige, a Japanese fashion brand in Tokyo, as a multifunctional space that can accommodate multiple uses.

Hermès Shanghai: Hermès opened in Shanghai its fifth maison designed by RDAI, the French practice directed by Denis Montel, responsible for all the brand’s shops design.

Kontent, No Wódka: the main concept created by Kontent for the shop No Wódka brings a new approach to product display that thinks outside the norm of standard wall mounted shelves.

Richard James store: Andy Martin Architects completed the Richard James Flagship store in London, divided in two areas by a translucent screen that becomes the central feature of the space.

Haf studio, Clothing Store: Haf studio designed a clothing store in dowtown Reykjavík tying the brand’s raw and rough character together with clever and elaborate detailing.

Tokujin, Reality Lab: drawing inspiration from the functional design of clinical laboratories, Tokujin Yoshioka has conceived the Reality Lab store for Issey Miyake, in Aoyama, Tokyo.

6a architects, Paul Smith: extending the pre-existing shop in Mayfair, the space expands into the neighbouring building with a front builds on a familiar material tradition in London.

Fabio Novembre, HitGallery: for apparel manufacturer Ittierre, the Milan-based designer has created a concept store inspired by the classical matrix of Italian architecture. A symmetrical structure, a row of arches, one dominant hue offset by two tone flooring.

Schemata, EEL Nakameguro: a space intentionally left incomplete and a construction process mostly of “subtraction” are key elements for this apparel shop realised by Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects in Tokyo.

Otsuka Gofukuten: Japanese designer Yusuke Seki has converted the interiors of a former tofu store into a shop that proposes to re-introduce kimono culture, in a time when the garment has become something to be worn only in special occasions.

 

Top: Fabio Novembre: HitGallery, Hong Kong. Photo Dennis Lo

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