In sync with Saudi Arabia‘s accelerated modernisation in recent years, an increasing number of foreign brands have opened up shop in the country’s major cities, and A.P.C. is one of the latest to arrive. In collaboration with local retail group Beside, the Paris-based brand has opened a standalone store in Riyadh, its very first in …
Electric car manufacturer NIO’s flagship location in Europe occupies a seven-storey building on Amsterdam’s Keizersgracht originally built in the late 19th century. NIO House Amsterdam renovates the building, combining design elements reflective of NIO’s brand with a respectful treatment of the historic building. Now offering a wide variety of spaces for relaxing, working, events, and …
It isn’t only in Italy where Fare la bella figura is an innate skill, the Japanese know a thing or two about keeping up appearances. Unsurprisingly, top-notch Italian brands have always resonated well in the Land of the Rising Sun, and Brioni is no exception. The renowned Rome-based tailoring brand has recently relocated its store …
EMKA Store in Salaris is a unique project by Sinitsa Bureau, spanning 250 m². The concept emerged from a deep understanding of the target audience – modern business women with a sense of style.
PARIGOT, a fashion boutique that has primarily focused on women’s wear in the Tokyo metropolitan area, has opened its first men’s wear store in Tokyo called Le GRAND CLOSET de PARIGOT / MAN, with items from over 100 different Japanese and international brands. The concept of the interior design is “a private closet of an …
The theme of personal sensibility at Chaoreum Hair reflects a new approach to beauty salons, moving beyond traditional models to offer individualized services that stimulate the customers’ senses by boosting self-satisfaction and confidence. Seeking to break away from conventional salon designs, Chaoreum Hair incorporated the unique characteristics of its location, where a blend of hardware …
Founded by Agnieszką Balbierz, Bohèmi Soul is a Polish sustainable womenswear brand which has made waves in the local fashion scene. Banking on its growing populairy, the brand has opened branded retail spaces, and the very latest to open is a flagship store in Warsaw‘s historic Śródmieście district. The Bohèmi Soul retail space occupies a …
Ukrainian-born entrepreneur Viktoria Moldavskaya knows a thing or two about fashion, managing both a jewellery brand – whose new boutique we’ve featured in a previous post – and a womenswear brand called Choux. For the latter venture, founded only three years ago, the entrepreneur once again collaborated with local architect Elena Lokastova for a branded …
Australian cycling wear brand MAAP continues its global retail expansion and has now planted a flag in leafy Da’an area of Taipei. The so-called MAAP LaB Taipei, situated just off bustling Dunhua Bei Lu, occupies a unit on the ground floor of a multi-storey red brick residential building, and rubs shoulders with retail spaces of …
Amouage, the Omani House of High Perfumery, expands its global presence with its first Asian flagship in Zhang Yuan, Shanghai’s 140-year-old historic district known for luxury showcases.
