Underscoring Osaka’s Edo-era historic prominence as a trading hub and its reputation as the City of Water with interwinding rivers and canals, the latest Louis Vuitton Maison Osaka by Jun Aoki & Associates references…
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Architecture Fashion Interiors Retail design
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Architecture Culture Lifestyle Public Institution Retail design
OMA-designed Gwanggyo department store in South Korea features glass walkway embedded into stone facade
The recently-opened Galleria Korea’s sixth upscale department store franchise, The Gwanggyo store designed by Chris van Duijn of OMA is located south of Seoul in a relatively young and new urban development. Situated between…
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Architecture F&B Interiors Retail design
Azaz Architects combines tradition with modernity in Saudi’s popular coffee outlet
Saudi Arabia’s well-known coffee roasters Elixir Bunn opened its new location in the capital Riyadh, designed by Azaz Architects, led by architect Shahad Alazzaz. Anchoring the concept of the space with the fact that…
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F&B Interiors Lifestyle Retail design
Radius Interior Design Studio creates skateboard-inspired cafe in Taipei
When Simple Longboards, a Vienna-based skateboard brand, wanted to launch its first global concept store, it chose Taipei from among other cities such as Amsterdam, Seoul, Tokyo and Vienna. The concept for Simple Longboards…
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Architecture Interiors Lifestyle Retail design
Enter Projects designs yoga studio in Bangkok fusing craftsmanship and 3D geometric forms
Australia- and Thailand-based design practice Enter Projects has designed the headquarters for Vikasa Bangkok, a Thai yoga and wellness brand. Featuring a series of free-form yoga pods – two public and two private –…
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Frank Gehry-designed new Louis Vuitton Maison in Seoul is a floating luminescent sculpture
The Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul by architects Frank Gehry and Peter Marino has recently opened in the South Korean capital. Celebrating Korean heritage and culture, the design puts in place a curved glass facade,…
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Architecture Interiors Retail design
AIM Architecture’s interiors for Harmay in Beijing transforms industrial warehouse into fun contemporary space
Shanghai-based practice AIM Architecture, founded by Wendy Saunders and Vincent de Graaf, has designed the new retail store and warehouse for Chinese apothecary brand Harmay located in the Chaoyang district in Beijing. The new…