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Aesop reopens on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong
The interiors referenced the metropolis’ culture and heritage, interweaved with contemporary vibrancy of the locale.
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Gaggenau Sydney crafts a culinary paradise in the heart of Surry Hills
Gaggenau takes its Sydney customers on an epic retail journey in its new Surry Hills flagship. Blending historic legacy with cutting-edge design elements, prepare to discover ‘The Social Hub’ and feel ‘The Difference’.
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The art of creating moments of wonder within a minimalist retail store
Angled partitions, contrasting materials and urban vibes converge at ASSEMBLE by Réel, creating distinct yet connected spaces for a delightful shopping experience.
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Life by City Energy reimagines in-store shopping experience
Designed by The Afternaut, Life by City Energy concept store incorporates multimedia touchpoints, demonstration zones, and physical and digital interactions into the self-exploratory storytelling journey.
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CHAGEE TEA BAR reflects the tea drinking culture of Shanghai’s youth
Designed by STILL YOUNG, CHAGEE flagship stores in Shanghai’s Global Harbour and Metro City offer an immersive experience to each customer.
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Seoul’s adidas flagship store offers a constantly evolving experience to repeat visitors
Situated in the dead centre of the hippest part of town, adidas Seoul is challenging how a fashion name sits within an established street scene. Various Associates has refocused street attention on the store’s second level with a facade that juts out.
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GR.iD by SPARK offers a case study in both urban and building rejuvenation
The youth-focused mall and education hub embraces the vitality of the arts district while turning the failures of an existing building around.
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This fashion boutique in China offers an ancient museum-like experience with stone walls
ATMOSPHERE Architects has completed a retail project in Chengdu, China that both captures the imagination and creates another world for customers. This interior is not only the place to explore the very best fashion but it also showcases design that astounds and delights.
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Traditional Indian stepwells come alive in this retail store
The flagship store of Forest of Chintz in Mumbai has been designed with India’s ancient stepwells in mind. SJK Architects has used restrained materials and colours to create a store that is both exuberant and understated.
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<strong>5 great examples of experiential retail in Asia</strong>
From Singapore to China, these 5 projects create memorable experiences for its visitors, beyond buying and browsing products.
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ATMOSPHERE Architects designs another stunning hug flagship store
ATMOSPHERE Architects creates a truly relaxing aesthetic for hug fashion store in Chengdu, China. The concept is pared back, luxurious and absolutely on brand.
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5 new showrooms in Singapore to visit for your next design project
From furniture to lighting, these showrooms offer a great selection of products for both residential and commercial projects.
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Braun Buffel flagship store comes to life with a ‘tree’
Merging architecture and installation, Spacemen Studio’s take on the new Braun Buffel flagship store charts a new direction for the household label.
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George Livissianis’ small but perfectly formed retail space
Contemporary and experiential, the winner of The Retail Space in the 2022 INDE.Awards is both exciting and adventurous. Showing that less is more, the design of the winning project sets the scene for retail at its best.
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Kokaistudios delivers destination shopping-hospitality experience in CITIC SQUARE
Dynamic and futuristic, Kokaistudios’ latest renovation transforms a twenty-year old shopping mall into a modern lifestyle destination with a new architecture that complements its historic surroundings by creating new vistas and possibilities through seemingly floating pixels.
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Gallery, warehouse and office combine in the new EDL Gallery in Malaysia
The new EDL Gallery in Malaysia, is an immersive material library with comfortable lounging spaces – designed for homeowners and designers to ponder upon their dream creations.
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5 retail marvels that reach for the future
From Shanghai to Singapore, the evolution of retail design has reached new highs. We take you through five retail stores that drip with futuristic creativity.
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The Link CentralWalk by Aedas is a green-inspired social hub in Futian CBD
One of the largest shopping malls in a dynamic and fast-growing region, The Link CentralWalk has been re-imagined as an urban oasis.
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Hyundai Seoul: The largest department store in South Korea by Burdifilek
We take you to the largest department store in South Korea, where Canadian firm Burdifilek has envisaged a boldly futuristic experience, interwoven with nature.
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AIM Architecture creates a space as mysterious as ‘Severance’ TV series set design
It’s bold and futuristic and a thoroughly grand interior design. Designed by AIM Architecture, the flagship store for JMGO certainly captures the imagination but also perfectly presents its brand to customers.
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A sense of discovery in Hafary Gallery conceived by Park + Associates
Park + Associates has crafted a journey for creative discovery and exploration in the new and expanded Hafary Gallery.
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Hassell’s flexible interior for HSBC Hong Kong private client centre
Can discretion and confidentiality be achieved in an expansive space no matter how much activity is happening? Through refined design and flexible arrangement, the new private client centre that is HSBC QRC Suites is placemaking at its best.
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hug x UMA WANG concept store is out of this world
A new concept store for hug and Chinese fashion supremo Uma Wang is, to say the very least, of another world. ATMOSPHERE Architects has created a retail experience that is breathtaking in its concept and awe-inspiring in its resolution to mark this as a project of distinction.
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Polaroid pop-up store: A spectrum of colours with an instant charm
Designed by inkmason, the Polaroid pop-up store amplifies the brand’s iconic spectrum logo, creating a visual language that expresses the joy of creating instant images.
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Bean Buro conceives a retail academy for the future
The latest design from Bean Buro provides a place of learning, a space to connect and the ideal environment to present the essence of iconic retail brands and it’s called Moulding Talent.
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The Instagrammable Beta Cinema breaks away from traditional cinema design
A trip to the cinema in Ho Chi Minh City is not just a matter of viewing the latest blockbuster these days. There is also the chance to enjoy the cinema itself – through a design that takes colour and landmark references to another level entirely.
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AURA SKYPOOL: World’s highest wrap-around infinity pool by Kokaistudios
Soaring to unprecedented heights, Kokaistudios’ AURA SKYPOOL delivers the details as well as the dramatics around the world’s highest 360° infinity pool.
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HARMAY cosmetics store presents as an office
With its citrusy palette and edgy office vibe, HARMAY is serving up cosmetics with a twist. Thirsty for more? Read on.
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Lotte Dongtan: South Korea’s largest luxury department store designed by Shed
Shed’s multi-dimensional, story-telling design transforms Lotte Dongtan, with each floor providing memorable and distinct shopping experience.
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The Google flagship store radiates feel-good vibes
The Google flagship store, in Chelsea, New York, takes cues from neuroaesthetics — a field of study dedicated to exploring how ‘form follows feeling’.
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Fritz Hansen Tokyo strengthens connections between Scandinavian and Japanese design
Fritz Hansen’s newly relocated Tokyo showroom opens its doors in a Kengo Kuma-designed building, paying tribute to the brand’s Danish legacy as well as the Scandinavian and Japanese influences that shaped Kuma’s career.
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One giant leap for retail design
Are you ready for the brave new future of retail design? Here’s how SKP, SYBARITE and Gentle Monster imagine it.
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A Mall With A Theatrical Heart In Shanghai By Kokaistudios
The newly renovated Shimao Festival City in Shanghai references the world of the theatre and incorporates public spaces of engagement and exchange.
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K11 Art Mall, Shanghai
A retail destination with artistic ambitions has arrived in Shanghai, China.
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Etc Wine Shop
See how Kokaistudios conceives new methods of wine appreciation through design.