Located within the Hamasen Train Depot in Kaohsiung, Houli finds its home in the historic “Doo-Doo Train,” once part of the Kaohsiung Port Line. The diesel railcars DR2909 and DR2955 serve as both a vessel of history and a canvas for our design intervention.
In the final glory days of Jonathan Anderson‘s tenure as creative director at LOEWE, the fashion house has raised its retail profile in Sydney, opening a second standalone boutique. Situated on the premises of Westfield Sydney, the leading high-end shopping centre in the heart of the city, the LOEWE store occupies a double unit, measuring …
the Fang Eyewear Showroom by architecture firm M-D Design Studio, a project which reimagines the traditional showroom in the town of Mayu, a hub of the eyewear industry in China. The new space presents a bold, sculptural landmark presence while exploring how a commercial space can transform and redefine its role. Its geometric form is …
During this year’s edition of Milan‘s Salone del Mobile, the house of Missoni inaugurated a standalone boutique exclusively dedicated to its home collection. Situated in the leafy Brera district, on the lofty ground floor of one of the area’s many historic buildings, the Missoni store features an interior design by architects Rudy Faissal and Riccardo …
In the fall of 2024, we were invited by a calligraphy brand to collaborate on a stationery-related commercial space project they planned to launch in Changsha. A massive green roof supported by a huge column looks like a canopy, making it almost impossible for anyone to ignore this extraordinary and enormous storefront.
Thinking MU is a sustainable fashion brand founded in 2008 by Barcelona-based entrepreneurs Pepe Barguñó and Miquel Castells. Interestingly, the brand opened its first store only three years ago in the Catalan capital, and ever since, the retail network has gradually expanded in its home market. The latest Thinking MU store, its third, has recently …
Following last Summer’s high-profile store opening in Tokyo‘s plush shopping district of Ginza, an event we’ve covered in a previous post, Onitsuka Tiger has inaugurated a retail space on Omotesando dori, arguably the city’s most prestigious shopping artery. The store occupies four floors of a building erected in 1975 which has been fully revamped by …
After opening up shop in Los Angeles in 2020, things were somewhat quiet on the retail front for Dries Van Noten. Well, that was yesterday. This Spring season, it’s full throttle for the Antwerp-based fashion house, as a new outpost has opened its doors Brussels a little while ago, and now, the newest retail space …
The story of scents ist die Fläche im Erdgeschoß des KaDeWe, auf der die weltweit exklusivsten Parfums präsentiert und verkauft werden. Hinter jedem dieser zu entdeckenden Düfte steckt eine eigene Geschichte.
The store is conceived as an “exploded box,” symbolizing the act of breaking free. Red brick flooring, lightweight brick walls, and glossy white epoxy interiors create a striking contrast. Handcrafted cracks and aged finishes infuse the space with a sense of history.
