After exiting as the womenswear creative director at Calvin Klein in 2016, Francisco Costa took some time off and returned to his native Brazil. Here, the designer explored the sprawling Amazon rainforest for the very first time, becoming acquainted with indigenous people, their culture, and last but not least, a local substance called Breu. The …
Almost a decade after first opening on the lower level of 8500 Sunset Boulevard in the West Hollywood area, KITH has returned with a big splash, now also occupying the ground floor of the former premises of the iconic Fred Segal store. Mind you, this is not only the retailer’s third store in Los Angeles, …
Following a number of pop-up stores in previous years, BEAMS has stepped up its presence in Singapore with long-term ephemeral store. The retail space occupies a spacious ground floor unit at New Bahru, a redeveloped, former girl’s school campus with several buildings in the downtown River Valley neighbourhood, and is an initiative by local hospitality …
SONO is an interior design project for a hair salon located in a quiet area of Ho Chi Minh City. The name “SONO” means garden in Japanese, aligning with the design approach of evoking exterior space through minimal elements.
Pieter Mulier‘s five-year tenure as ALAÏA‘s creative director has not only put the brand in the global limelight, but also boosted demand, and consequently, a rapid expansion of its retail network. Hot on the heels of a store opening in Beijing, an event we’ve covered in a previous post, ALAÏA has set its sight on …
Following the opening of a standalone store in London and Seoul earlier this year, Japanese sportswear brand Goldwin continues its global retail expansion overseas, inaugurating a new retail space in yet another leading shopping destination—New York City. The company, headquartered in Tokyo, secured a lofty, 169 sqm. (1,815 sq.ft.) unit on the ground floor of …
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Following an ephemeral presence at Shinsaibashi PARCO department store in Osaka one-and-a-half years ago, cult jewellery and fashion brand AMBUSH has returned with a permanent shop-in-shop. Situated on the second floor, the so-called AMBUSH WORKSHOP, sees a homey setting interspersed with elements of construction sites and industrial frameworks that form the very foundation of the …
French leather bag brand Polène continues its global retail expansion, opening up shop in Milan‘s highly prestigious Duomo shopping district. The company has secured an elongated ground floor unit on the premises of a six-storey, 1950s office building on the corner of Via Manzoni and Via Pisoni, and tapped Copenhagen-based practice Norm Architects to create …
For the very first time, ASICS raises its profile during the Salone del Mobile in Milan. The Kobe-based company has picked the Garage 21 venue in the city’s Risorgimento neighbourhood to present ASICS Kinetic Playscape, an immersive futuristic installation conceived to introduce the new GEL-KINETIC™ 2.0 sneaker, and invites visitors to explore the brand’s singular …
After 24 years ISSEY MIYAKE closed its store in Tribeca last December, but the forward Japanese fashion brand will soon return. In fact, it’ll officially open up shop on Fri – May 8, but now across town in New York City‘s Nomad area. Here, the company has secured no less than 1,200 sqm. (12,917 sq.ft.) …
