Rich in Dualities: Veja Store in Madrid by Plantea.The 'sustainable', resolutely modern and minimal philosophy of the Veja brand is expressed in a complex dialogue in this Madrid retail space designed by Plantea. A place between the new and the traditional, the functional and the...
Unconventional and Abstract: Bananain Concept Store in Beijing by Some Thoughts.Spatial design and research office Some Thoughts continues their collaboration with apparel brand Bananain, designing their first concept store in Beiling. Incorporating several architectural elements, the retro futuristic and industrial...
Alchemy of Styles: KODA Cutters Hair Salon by Arent&Pyke.Both nostalgic and futuristic, KODA Cutters, a blazingly bold hair salon perched on the upper mezzanine level of Sydney’s heritage-listed Queen Victoria Building, is a majestic work of sculpted fiction. Designed by Arent&Pyke, the...
Deliciously Crisp: Laurent Bakery in Ivanhoe by Golden.Melbourne-based Interior Design Studio Golden has completed Laurent Bakery in Ivanhoe, the sixth store for the pastry brand. Taking its inspiration from the neighbouring architectural icon Heide Museum, alongside the quintessential French...
A Spatial Folly: Ziinlife Beijing Showroom by Atelier Tao+c.Atelier tao+c’s ZIIN Beijing showroom champions humble materials of timber, steel and brick. Two scaffold like structures, interlocking and rotated inside the existing warehouse, allow for homogenous planning and display of furniture,...
Familiar and Futuristic: Pidapipo Laboratorio Fitzroy by Dion Hall.Melbourne’s beloved Pidapipo has a new Italian dessert destination in the heart of Fitzroy. With interior architecture by Dion Hall, Laboratorio is enveloped in stainless steel, taking cues from the high glamour of the 70s, in this...
This Cosmetic Clinic in WA by Nickolas Gurtler Takes Notes from a Perfume Bottle.Nickolas Gurtler has transformed this cosmetic clinic in Western Australia, inspired by the classic star shaped Thierry Mugler ‘Angel’ perfume bottle—have a google if you don’t recall, you’ll know the one. Working closely with...
Constructing a Persona: Up There Melbourne Store by Kennedy Nolan.From bold colour choices, sculptural mascots at the door, clever use of integrated lighting, reflective metal surfaces paired with lustrous, yet sparing fabric choices across the fitting rooms, the physical gestures in Kennedy Nolan’s...
Modernist Design Codes: Saint Laurent Capri Store by Anthony Vaccarello.If you happen to be in Capri this summer, head to Via Camerelle and you will find Saint Laurent’s newly opened second store under the architectural vision of Creative Director Anthony Vaccarello—just a stone’s throw away from the...
