Marimekko Sydney Store Opening

November 5th, 2012

Marimekko’s new Sydney flagship store has thrown the doors open – housed in an art deco building at 66 King Street, well placed alongside the new Louis Vuitton Australia flagship, Apple and a suite of similar premium brands.

Internally, the space is designed by the same team who were in charge of the visual layout in the flagship stores in Helsinki and New York – extending the cohesive and crisp visual presentation of the brand into a new era in a new region.

Impressively proportioned, the two-storey showroom enjoys eight metre ceilings and in a first for Sydney, the entire venue is LED lit using advanced spotlight and ambient fittings.

“Positive and easygoing Australians like Marimekko’s playfulness and colour. This is why I believe our new stores will do well.” Says president and CEO Mika Ihamuotila

This week Melbourne’s store will also be opened, taking up residence at 576 Chapel Street, South Yarra.

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Toyo Ito Visit

World-leading Japanese Architect Toyo Ito will be in Australia for two presentations as part of the Australian Institute of Architects’ International Speaker Series.

The first presentation, in Melbourne, will follow a live radio broadcast from the team at RRR’s The Architects program in the recently opened Melbourne Recital Centre.

The award-winning architect has requested that all proceeds from the event go to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal and there will also be a collection on the night.

Melbourne – Tuesday 17 February 8pm, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre. Tune in to The Architects special broadcast at 7pm, via the live stream at rrr.org.au or 102.7FM (Melbourne and environs).

Sydney – Thursday 19 February 6:30pm, Theatre Royal, MLC Centre