The Louis Vuitton store at Matsuya Ginza, a luxury department store in Tokyo‘s Ginza district, first opened its doors in 2000. A dramatic renovation followed in 2013 when acclaimed Japanese architect Jun Aoki created a new building with a façade inspired by the Ginza neighbourhood’s history as an Art Deco town. The original façade is …
Lucerne’s got a one-of-a-kind vibe of its own. And now, as if the Chapel Bridge, Mount Pilatus and Lake Lucerne weren’t enough, it boasts a good 1500 road-tested, popular one-off bags. On June 13, Zurich-based bag makers FREITAG opened a pop-up store at the Bourbaki culture center.
Launched in 1981 as a diffusion line of Giorgio Armani, it’s actually one of many, Emporio Armani since grown into a forward style of its own, offering a full seasonal wardrobe for men and women. The line has numerous branded retail spaces across the planet, and it recently raised its retail profile dramatically in Tokyo …
Famous for its timeless fragrances and delicate creations, Maison Goutal offers the true art of ‘perfuming’, with chic and unique creations to accompany every moment of life. For the renovation of its boutique at Place Saint-Sulpice in Paris, it called on the Apanache (design) and TAOS (production) agencies, which specialise in retail and merchandising in …
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The CalaQisya fashion empire was founded in 2010 by Malaysian sisters Farah, Azrina and Yana Khairuddin, and has since become a household name with its modern take on Muslim-style apparel for women and men. Last year, the latter sibling and her husband Hazwan Faiz launched ASAL, a spin-off brand specifically targeting a young male demographic. …
In a major upgrade of its operations, Casablanca has recently inaugurated its first retail space at home base Paris. The fashion brand, founded only in 2019 by Charaf Tajer, has since gone leaps and bounds, garnering leading stockist across the planet with its fun-infused, luxed-up leisurewear styles. The Casablanca flagship store occupies no less than …
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 …
This hair salon is adorned with a plethora of materials in matte and matte transparent finishes, creating an ambiance of modern elegance and understated luxury. At the heart of the salon lies a sunken sofa, carefully crafted to add layers and depth to the space, inviting guests to relax and unwind in style. Matte tiles …
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 …
It’s a workspace, concept shop, café and gallery rolled into one that has given Ljubljana a promising new creative hub. We’re talking .raw, an initiative of Rob Svenšek and Tamir Potokar, two designers based in the Slovenian capital. The duo have secured a spacious unit on the premises of a modern nine-storey office building, and …
