Via retaildesignblog.net Designer: Emmanuelle Moureaux All photos: Daisuke Shima / Nacása & Partners via retaildesignblog.net Colorful interiors are often lighthearted spaces, defined by a sense of playfulness and surprise. But colors can be an excellent way to bring order to a space by dividing it chromatically. The CORAZYs store in Tokyo, Japan, is a beautiful […]
While local culture is a safe, rich and much-used field of inspiration for designers, the Aesop cosmetics kiosk design at Grand Central finds new ways to make even the local element surprising. Determined to connect with New York commuters on a familiar level, the designers use the local newspaper not only as the inspiration for […]
Via trendhunter.com All photos: trendhunter.com When emoticons become inspiration for real-life objects, the connection between reality and the virtual world has come full circle. The Kakao Talk pop-up store in Seoul closes this circle of influence and offers its young customers the opportunity to meet with familiar emoticon characters in the flesh. Kakao Talk is […]
Kiosk Design Via retaildesignblog.net Designer: Masterplanners All photos: Trasko Industrial Photographics via retaildesignblog.net If this Java Juice kiosk from a Perth mall in Australia wants to make a point, it definitely succeeds. Designed by Masterplanners, an agency based in the same city, the kiosk uses the unfailing appeal of nature to lure passers-by into a […]
In order to mix tradition with modernity, function with mobility, and nostalgia for the past with the refined taste of today’s customers, you apparently need to build a trolley stand. At least this is the conclusion reached by Studiomfd, an Amsterdam-based design studio that came up with the charming Beemster cheese stands that populate the […]
While traditional Godiva stores have a kind of formality meant to underline the long Godiva tradition, the Truffle Express kiosk located in Westfield Centre Mall of San Francisco takes a more lighthearted design turn. Created by dash design of New York in partnership with Creative Brand Strategist Peter Levine, the kiosk looks like the energetic, […]
In the typical shoe store interior design, shoes are usually treated and displayed as simple products, without any special thought to how their shape or color interact with the architectural space. It is as if these functional pieces only ask for functional display arrangements, so the customers end up seeing shoes as simple objects that […]
Via worldnewsarchitecture.com Designer: Latitude All photos: Shannon Fagan via worldnewsarchitecture.com Grocery shopping should be an experience that differs from product to product. At least this seems to be the idea from which the designers of the Original Life Market started when creating the concept behind this 2,000-sq.m commercial space located in Xindong Road, in the heart […]
Via worldarchitecturenews.com Designer: Yusuke Seki All photos: Takumi Ota via worldarchitecturenews.com To an eco-minded spirit that does not bear to witness the wasting of any resources, the newly renovated Maruhiro flagship store must bring a very particular joy. In an unexpected twist of imagination, discarded pottery pieces take on a new life as a platform […]
Minimalism in store design achieves an important objective – it places the focus on the marketed products and offers them the customers’ almost exclusive attention. The design of Aesop’s Covent Garden shop by the France-based design firm Ciguë does just this. The simple design of this minimalist cosmetics store puts the light on the company’s […]
Via worldarchitecturenews.com Designer: Kilogram Studio All photos: Scott Norsworthy Located in the PATH’s Commercial Court, Greenhouse Juice is a raw organic juice bar that refreshes the palate of passers-by with natural drinks while offering the eye a break from the commercial looks of local retail spaces. The PATH is a net of extensive underground corridors beneath […]
Via worldarchitecturenews.com Designer: mode:lina architekci All photos: Marcin Ratajczak via worldarchitecturenews.com Anything can become a source of artistic inspiration to a creative mind – including shoelaces. Taking the Run Colors sneakers’ shoelaces as a starting point, the mode:lina designers created a store interior that brings traditional and modern elements together into a unique mix. The beneficiary of these […]
Via worldarchitecturenews.com Designer: DIMORESTUDIO All photos: Paola Pansini via worldarchitecturenews.com There is a subtle nostalgic feel in the design of Aesop’s second Milan signature store on the Corso Magenta, in the middle of a historic Milanese district. Aesop offers its customers skin, hair and body care products of the finest quality, but also a unique shopping experience, […]
Via The Architect’s Newspaper Designer: SOFTlab All photos: SOFTlab via www.archpaper.com Flowers are the ultimate decorative element, used for all decors, venues and occasions to bring instant life to any interior. But one shoe store in Manhattan takes the concept to a whole new level, creating a veritable vortex of flowers that fills the interior of […]
Via grocerants.blogspot.com All photos (c)Steven Johnson via grocerants.blogspot.com and linkedin.com To keep up with the times and changes in customers’ tastes and expectations, businesses must periodically reinvent themselves. This is what Winn Dixie tries to do by opening its first new-concept store in Baymeadows (Jacksonville, Florida), with 50 more stores to follow with a similar remodel all across the […]
Following its online success, Rajeunir Black Caviar opened its first retail store in Houston, in the popular Galleria Mall. While the online presence of this retailer does not suffer from any lack of personality, the challenge was to translate this into the physical reality of a brick-and-mortar store. Studio Jantzen and Open Source Architecture successfully […]
New Smoothie Bar Design Via retaildesignblog.net Designer: IDEI Concept AB / Jan-Ove Sönnerbo Photo: retaildesignblog.net The proliferation of smoothie bars is just a sign of the times. A more health-conscious society is in search for places where a treat can be enjoyed free of guilt. Such a place is the smoothie bar created by IDEI Concept […]
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Shop Interior Design San Diego by: Mindful Design Consulting Contractor: Stone Co. Another yogurt shop wears our signature, this time in Tierrasanta, San Diego, a community with a definite preference for small eateries with a personal touch. Heavenly is an independently owned frozen yogurt shop that opened in October, 2015, and offers fresh (including vegan) […]
Via retaildesignblog.net Designers: Julia Petiprin – PRN Interior Design (interior design), Ron Novak – Drawing Department (architecture) All photos: sundryandvice.com There are many ways bars can sneak onto their patrons’ favorite list, but Sundry and Vice of Cincinnati, Ohio, plays on the nostalgia for the past. An apothecary-inspired cocktail establishment designed by Julia Petiprin of PRN […]
Designer: Metaphor Interior All photos courtesy of Sanshiera Located in the Grand Indonesia “shopping town” in Jakarta, Shaburi is an all-you-can-eat restaurant that is equally generous with what it offers to the eye. A smart combination of natural materials and a good amount of visual detail create a space that is both relaxing and captivating. […]
While the 2-D treatment of a 3-D subject is a common occurrence, the reverse is often an event. Selfridge’s windows in London offer such a visual event to passers-by and Apple aficionados. Inspired by the UI design of the Apple Watch, the store displays a collection of eye-catching 3-D flowers, from over-sized to minuscule. Via […]
Via contemporist.com Designers: Keiichiro Sako and Takeshi Ishizaka (SAKO Architects) All photos courtesy of Koji Fujii / Nacasa & Partners Inc. Romanticism is a women’s clothing store in Hangzhou, only one of 500 that the brand has scattered over China, and its flagship store. Unique and unexpected, its exterior and interior design succeed in attracting […]
A daring geometrical structure and vivid color is a winning combination for a storefront meant to draw the attention of potential customers. This is exactly what the entrance of a gift and gadget store in Hong Kong does. Yellow and modern, this eye-catching facade design is easy to spot and hard to forget. Konzepp is […]
Photos courtesy of melissa.com.br. Galeria Melissa in São Paulo offers an intriguing façade and a surprise for those unfamiliar with the place. A shoe store with an uncommon selling presentation, Galeria Melissa has a front worthy of an art gallery. Those who enter the building expecting art pieces find an equally intriguing interior. Yet this is just […]
Via architecturaldigest.com Designer: Rafael de Cárdenas Ltd./Architecture at Large A façade that sets the mood and tells a story is an important part in building brand awareness. Before entering the Baccarat crystal flagship store in Manhattan, customers get a sense of the luxury and craftsmanship inside with a single glance at the exquisite store front. […]
Via contemporist.com Designer: Zara Estudio All photos: Marc Wilson With a modern, almost futuristic appearance, the façade of the Zara store at Westfield London is in no need of character. Replacing the customary rectangular look with a daring geometric design, the façade stands up as a veritable piece of modern architectural art. Designer Zara Estudio and fabricators […]
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Via dezeen.com Designer: Tokujin Yoshioka All photos courtesy of dezeen.com Those who are looking for some sparkle in the Swarovski store of Ginza, Tokyo, get it even before they set foot in the building. The store welcomes its patrons with a cascade of “crystals” right above the entrance, a perfect introduction to a place that sells […]
All the colors in our environment, natural or man-made, are perceived by our eyes and processed by our brain in a few milliseconds. Based on that information we judge what we see or get emotionally stimulated. Look at the images below and ask yourself what thoughts and reactions do you get looking at these spaces? […]
