K-Beauty continues to grow, with increasing global and domestic interest. In particular, visitors to Korea now engage with everyday beauty experiences—such as hair salons, dermatology clinics, and beauty brand pop-ups—as key parts of their travel itineraries. Beauty is no longer just a service, but has become a distinct form of travel experience. This shift extends …
The new Satinine store in Milan reinterprets Milanese perfumery and architectural tradition through a contemporary lens. The project stems from a reflection on the character of the city and its ability to blend rigor and intimacy, memory and innovation.
The 025S Bukchon store is the second showroom of the Korean total scent brand 025S. Its design aims to express the brand’s philosophy of ‘time’ and ‘story’ through the concept of ‘immersion’. This store expands upon the personal narratives of time and memory previously explored by 025S, creating a space where one’s story continues to …
The NOSE SHOP was launched in 2017 by entrepreneur Yuki Nakamori and his company BIOTOPE INC at a time when the niche fragrance market in Japan was hugely underdeveloped. Offering a wide range of niche fragrance brands from home and abroad, the retailer changed the game, and now operates no less than fourteen multibrand stores …
Throughout history, apothecaries have acted as spaces of both curiosity and care. Traditionally defined by dark wood, elaborate detailing, and a plethora of small drawers containing unseen intrigues, these service-forward spaces offered intimate consultations conducted on either side of a counter. Living Beauty boldly reinvents this bygone but invaluable typology, defining an impactful interior design …
Resonating well with a young and in-the-know demographic, it’s no surprise Aesop has rooted well in Bangkok‘s fast-evolving retail landscape. As of late, the Australian cosmetics brand has inaugurated a fourth downtown outpost, situated on the premises of Central Chidlom, one of the branches of the leading Thai department store chain. Designed by the brand’s …
As China‘s consumer market, at least in its top-tier cities, has reached maturity level, the retail landscape is keeping abreast with an ongoing wave of new store openings catering to a more refined and diversified taste level of its savvy dwellers. Needless to say, Shanghai‘s retail arena has always been receptive to trends, and the …
Aesop Suzhou Cangjie: A Fusion of Ancient Charm and Modern Poetry – As the first soft rays of dawn paint the cobblestone street of Cangjie in soft hues, an autumn breeze carries not only the crimson leaves from Hanshan Temple but also a mysterious guest who had silently slipped into the tranquil city of Gusu. …
Similar to affiliated eyewear brand Gentle Monster, Tamburins resonates extremely well with Millennial and Gen Z demographics both at home base Seoul and far beyond. Whereas the first has quickly rolled out a retail network, the cosmetics brand initially opened branded retail spaces on home turf, but only gradually expanded to markets with compatible sensibilities. …
