Martagon by Reiichi Ikeda
Japanese designer Reiichi Ikeda created a spacial installation consisting of a wire mesh box in the middle of a fashion boutique in Osaka. Chain-link fencing has been used for the walls of the box, which is separated into three parts and connected by rounded doorways. Clothes rails have been positioned against the bare brick walls of the … Read more
Pop Up Tea Shop by Alan Chu
Brazilian architect Alan Chu’s has designed the newly opened Gourmet Tea Store in Sao Paolo. The shop is somewhat secret to passers by when closed and simply resembles a graphic mural. But when opened the various graphic patterns come apart and each hold shop elements within such as a pantries, kitchen, display cases with more. The large purple … Read more
Aesop Shop by Torafu Architects
We have somewhat a weak spot for australian skincare brand Aesop‘s wonderful interiors usually made by a various group of international designers. In the latest shop in Tokyo by Torafu Architects, chunky chipboard surfaces have been sanded and stained to look like marble. A muted brown stain coats the wooden walls and countertops and bottles sit within … Read more
Folklore by Danielle and Rob Reid
The North London shop Folklore is a beautiful little rustic gem of a retail spot. Wall panels and shelves are made from reclaimed floorboards and scaffolding planks that add character to the handpicked selection of handmade and antique products on sale. The old floorboards are arranged diagonally behind lengths of rope suspended from metal railings, which support … Read more
Haberdash by Form Us With Love
Swedish design studio Form Us With Love has designed the menswear shop Haberdash in Stockholm. The goods are displayed like in a hardware shop or a tool shed where pegs can be inserted into a grid of holes on the wall like a pegboard. The pegs also support shelves that provide more display space. Further shelving … Read more
OWEN by Tacklebox
Twenty-five thousand brown paper lunch bags line the wall and ceiling of OWEN, a new fashion boutique in New York’s Meatpacking District by Jeremy Barbour of Brooklyn architects Tacklebox The bags create a honeycomb effect in the 170 square-metre store, located in a former industrial building at 809 Washington Street. OWEN, established by fashion graduate Phillip Salem, … Read more
Camper Store by Studio Makkink & Bey
Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have completed a store for shoe brand Camper in Lyon with staircases that seem to go on forever. The stairs form display stands for shoes and are outlined in bright red to merge with graphics printed onto the walls as though the steps continue. More shoes are displayed on recessed shelving and the highest … Read more
Milan 2012: Paola Navone & Merci Pop-Up Shop
During the Salone del Mobile there are loads of events and pop-up concepts. One of them being the french lifestyle shop Merci and designer Paola Navone collaboration around a pop-up shop in Super Studio in Zona Tortona. Paola Navone had made a bunch of home accessories with her usual bold graphics, and as with the … Read more
Polka Gelato by Vonsung
Ice cream parlour Polka Gelato is located in an old historic building in Fitzroy Square in London. Designed by London based design studio Vonsung the interiors are somewhat surprising when entering the gelato shop. With raw concrete and rough limestone being the primary materials and all graphics and furniture being in monochrome colours, the actual gelato … Read more
Catalina Fernández Bakery by Anagrama
In the city of San Pedro in the southwestern part of the state of Coahuila in Mexico, Catalina Fernández is baking up a storm of pastries. The popular Catalina Fernández bakery is celebrated for its progressive perception of a pastry shop whilst sustaining traditional recipes. Under the direction of Anagrama, which is the brand agency to introduce in-store design concepts and brand development strategies, … Read more
