The orthogonal timber frame has long been the primary structural prototype for nearly all functional building types in the East—from halls and temples to dwellings. Shanxi, as one of the most important regions for the preservation of ancient Chinese timber architecture, retains many precious examples such as Nanchan Temple and Foguang Temple. These surviving entities …
The Bottega Veneta store at JK Iguatemi shopping centre in São Paulo, one of two in this sprawling megalopolis, first opened its doors in 2012. With a newly appointed creative director, British-born Louise Trotter, the luxury brand has seen an accelerated roll-out of a new retail aesthetic across the planet. Here, at one of the …
Founded only in 2022 by entrepreneurs Alain Duruy, Oscar Fassenot and Joachim Piry, online retailer suuupply quickly established a solid client base for their contemporary urban menswear offerings. And now, the trio have upped the ante, opening a standalone store, suuupply‘s very first, in what’s generally seen as one of the most fashionable shopping grounds …
Here, the architecture does not shout. It waits.
Ippolito Fleitz Group’s Max Show Office & Sales Center in Ningbo uniquely blends traditional elegance with modern innovation, creating dynamic, user-centric spaces that foster creativity and collaboration within a stunning architectural narrative.
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 …
Fashion designer Kiko Kostadinov is on a roll! Following standalone boutiques in Tokyo and Los Angeles, the Bulgarian-born creative has shifted his focus back to home base London to open his third retail space. Interestingly, the outpost in the British capital is situated right below the Kiko Kostadinov design studio on the premises of Adelaide …
Iconic jewellery house Bvlgari has just upped the ante in Beverly Hills by inaugurating a newly built flagship store. Situated on the area’s most prestigious shopping artery, the retail space measures 5,834 sq.ft. (542 sqm.) set across three-levels, oozing elegance, and unapologetically so, with a distinctly Roman touch. Entirely wrapped in handcrafted glass, which hints …
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 …
ERRE Arquitectura and Francesc Rifé Studio designed the Andreu World Offices and Showroom in Valencia, harmonizing Mediterranean aesthetics with a flexible, light-filtering structure that enhances user experience and brand identity.
