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Rafael Prieto creates “secret garden” for Gohar World store in New York

December 13, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Designer Rafael Prieto has lined tableware store in New York City with wallpaper made from photos taken in the south of France and antique furniture. Located at 181 Lafayette Street in SoHo, the Gohar World store showcases tableware products designed by sisters Laila and Nadia Gohar. “Gohar World is a tableware universe that embraces tradition,

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Kelly Wearstler create Ulla Johnson store that captures the “spirit of southern California”

November 30, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

American interior designer Kelly Wearstler has paired a towering tree with speckled burl wood panelling and vintage furniture by Carlo Scarpa at the Ulla Johnson flagship store in West Hollywood. Wearstler created the light-filled, two-storey shop as the flagship Los Angeles location for Johnson’s eponymous clothing brand. The duo worked together to envisage the sandy-hued

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Chongqing’s hidden factories inform interiors of Harmay beauty store

November 24, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Conveyor belts and cog-like display stands appear within this beauty store in Chongqing, China, designed by AIM Architecture, which takes cues from the city’s underground network of factories. Harmay is located at the heart of Chongqing inside a former shopping mall, with its entrance set below street level. “The store is located underneath a large plaza

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Linda Bergroth designs “user-centric” Cover Story paint shop in Amsterdam

November 23, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Interior designer Linda Bergroth has added colourful beams to the Amsterdam concept store for plastic-free paint brand Cover Story, which was designed to streamline the redecorating process for shoppers. The “paint studio” is the second iteration of Cover Story outlets designed by Bergroth, who also created the interiors for the Finnish brand’s flagship Helsinki store.

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Ten shops that showcase the “stylistic diversity” of British retail architecture

November 22, 2023 Starr Charles 0

The Twentieth Century Society’s latest book, 100 20th-Century Shops, is a showcase of architecturally significant stores from across the UK. Here, the charity’s director Catherine Croft selects 10 of the most interesting. Described by Croft as a “kaleidoscopic survey”, 100 20th-Century Shops features 100 shops of various styles, ranging from post-war shopping malls to retail

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Akin Atelier houses Gallery Shop at Sydney Modern in “translucent bubble”

November 9, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

Curved resin walls define this retail space, which architecture studio Akin Atelier has created for the Sydney Modern extension at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Designed by Akin Atelier with surfboard designer Hayden Cox, the Gallery Shop is located in the entrance pavilion of the gallery that was recently completed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning

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D415 reimagines mundane materials for Bratislava boutique Som Store

November 1, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Design studio D415 has used standard construction materials such as plasterboard and steel profiles in unexpected ways to create a concept store in Bratislava, spotlighting young fashion designers from Slovakia and neighbouring Czechia. Set inside the Nivy shopping centre, Som Store gives each featured fashion brand an equally-sized space in which to showcase its work with

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Oshinowo Studio wraps Adidas Lagos store in perforated aluminium sheets

October 25, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Nigerian architecture practice Oshinowo Studio has completed a store for Adidas in Lagos, Nigeria, which is the sportswear brand’s first flagship store in West Africa. Located in the Victoria Island business district of Lagos, the store was created by Oshinowo Studio – formerly known as CmDesign Atelier – to be a blend of Nigerian aesthetics

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Customers exchange urine for soap at Het Nieuwe Instituut pop-up shop

October 23, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Cultural centre Het Nieuwe Instituut is rethinking the archetypal museum shop with a pop-up at Dutch Design Week, designed to encourage more ethical, resource-conscious consumption. Instead of offering a straightforward exchange of wares for money, New Store 1.0 offers patrons the opportunity to trade their urine for a piece of Piss Soap and encourages them

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Neri&Hu divides Shanghai fashion boutique with fabrics and marble screens

September 28, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a store interior for Ms MIN in Shanghai, China, to showcase the fashion brand’s diverse use of materials. Located at the Taikoo Li shopping complex in central Shanghai, the 195-square-metre store was designed to evoke a sense of traditional home-based atelier that places materials and craftsmanship at its centre. “Before the Industrial

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