Design Wanted

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The ceiling’s highest points, creating the illusion that natural light is pouring into the ‘cave’. Located on the first floor of a building surrounded by skyscrapers in Central Beijing, White Cave is a retail and gallery space that not only sells clothes but various designer pieces such as furniture and paintings.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

An adjacent courtyard was also transformed to host outdoor events and activations, using red-hued wood panels, globe-shaped lights and a pergola. Veja was founded in Paris in 2004, but didn't open its first dedicated retail space until 2023.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 6, 2025

The contrasting elements throughout the space embody the idea that femininity and strength can coexist." This installation not only adds a creative touch to the space but also reinforces the brand's appreciation for the craft and materials at the heart of the industry."

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Dezeen

MAY 8, 2024

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed two retail spaces for Shanghai fabric and fashion company Jisifang, using wood and concrete to evoke "a more primitive state of being". In contrast, Neri&Hu created a cave-like shelter made of concrete for the 200-square-metre Woven Moonlight.

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Dezeen

JUNE 1, 2021

A spherical gateway and otherworldly light reflected through glass prisms feature in this skincare store in Hangzhou , China, which local interiors studio Lialawlab has designed around the theme of retro-futurism. Light reflected through glass prisms creates patches of rainbow-coloured light.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Through this rebranding, we’re breathing new life into Bed Bath & Beyond, positioning it as an asset-light, e-commerce retailer with an expanded home furnishings and furniture assortment. Think of it as Bed Bath & – a much bigger, better – Beyond.” Overstock’s customer base also shrank in Q3.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The L-shape display unit encapsulates how the combination of metal, acrylic, fabric, and LED panels can create a sophisticated design and in-store experience for cosmetic retail store customers. A sense of contrast . The material adoption is perfect to illustrate the kaleidoscope in contrasting colors in the window campaign. .

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The 80-square-metre retail space belongs to Chinese design brand Jianze and forms part of an emerging cultural district in the city's Liangzhe New Town. The delicate colour scheme also contrasts with the raw concrete ceiling, where exposed ducting and lighting tracks add to the industrial feel.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The retail space surrounding the elevator core contains purposely stained, cast concrete shelving that will display Balenciaga's accessories. Its walls are clad in blackened concrete, while the ceiling above is fitted with a translucent sheet that diffuses blue and white light to imitate daylight.

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Dezeen

MAY 5, 2022

Below are 10 unusual retail spaces recently covered on Dezeen: Photo courtesy of Balenciaga. Brooklyn-based Ringo Studio designed this retail space in New York City for fitness brand Bala as a pastel-coloured "playground" containing giant replicas of its products. Balenciaga Mount Street, UK. Photo is by Anna Morgowicz.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

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. The translucent material allows natural light through the space.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

At the front, an open retail space and barista station allow visitors to observe the coffee-making process to encourage engagement and interaction. The custom wooden benches and handcrafted terracotta tiles that wrap the barista workstation add warmth to the space, and are contrasted by the stainless steel display shelving and tables.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 25, 2021

Located in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood and designed by Glossier's in-house team, the 6,200-square-foot (576-square-metre) retail space is four times larger than the pop-up and marks the brand's largest physical store to date. "As Dark-blush window and door trims contrast the cream-coloured exterior.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 3, 2024

Say Architects has designed a concept store for Nice Rice in Aranya "Due to the individuality of the site and the splendid geolocation, we hope to bring the orange sea of Aranya inside and build a gold coast that never ends by using light as expression, creating undulating volumes, intertwining lights and shadows," the architects said.

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Dezeen

MARCH 23, 2023

The couple looked to encapsulate the legacy of its location The entire 371 square metre ground floor of the store was dedicated to retail space while the building's basement was reserved for back-of-house workings as well as a private meeting area. Our first design studio was just down the street."

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Dezeen

JULY 26, 2023

The retail space is housed in a building in the centre of Madrid, which has functioned as a shop, a restaurant and a bank office since its construction around the turn of the 20th century. Plantea Estudio made the windows taller and brought the internal openings back up to their original height.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Set across three floors, the XC273 retail space houses designer showrooms and pop-ups alongside a small cafe, as well as providing spaces for temporary exhibitions and events. Glossy surfaces are contrasted against the building's raw concrete shell. Dongqi Design has turned a former factory into a fashion boutique.

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Dezeen

MARCH 1, 2024

Located in Shoreditch's Redchurch Street, the store is split into four main areas – the retail space, private appointment area, workshop and office space for the jeweller's team of 12. While the spaces contrast, the continuations of steel and limestone allow for a striking continuity throughout."

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When it came to devising a fit-out for the Notabene store in Copenhagen's Old Town, Norm Architects worked on fostering "contrast and beauty" between the site's existing industrial features and the warm, tactile material palette that the studio felt was representative of the footwear brand. The store's main room has exposed concrete walls.

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Dezeen

MAY 17, 2022

Indoor trees, natural light and a sculptural 12-metre-high waterfall help to create a calming shopping experience inside the Hyundai Seoul department store in Seoul , with interiors designed by Canadian studio Burdifilek. The second floor, housing high-end womenswear, is a neutral gallery-like space with a subdued tonal palette.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 9, 2020

"A commercial space that creates a homelike hosting experience, using nostalgia and natural matter, crafted by artisan hands that desire to achieve not perfection but real environments," it added. Founded by André Pepato and Mariana Schmidt, MNMA has used a similarly pared-back aesthetic for a number of spaces in São Paulo.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The 5,000-square-foot (465 metres) store includes retail space as well as art installations created for the store by Snarkitecture. The space used to be a warehouse. In order to light up the warehouse space, the studio added windows to the side of the structure and created a domed entryway, also with panelled windows.

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Dezeen

JULY 18, 2022

Rather than riffing on the design of Aimé Leon Dore 's first-ever store in New York, the London flagship was designed to provide a contrasting experience. "We We wanted the space to evoke the feeling of some old members' clubs you might find around London.". Much like the main retail space, Cafe?

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VMS

AUGUST 31, 2021

The ground floor is home to the main retail space and features a marble cashwrap that doubles as an alfresco wine bar that can be set up for samplings, a custom gold-framed fridge housing champagne and a EuroCave cabinet that stores wines at the ideal temperature. Thus, for shelving and visual displays, LEDs were heavily utilized.

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Dezeen

JULY 23, 2022

"DCA Milan's design intent for the project was to enhance the materiality and fine craftsmanship of Akris collections through a solid, three-dimensional architecture associated with a light display system, defining a space where carefully chosen materials take centre stage," said the design team.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Snøhetta has designed Holzweiler's Copenhagen outpost For Holzweiler's first international outpost in Copenhagen, Snøhetta followed the concept of "tracing" – devising an interior scheme that shows traces of the brand's Norwegian roots alongside the minimalist aesthetic found in its previous retail spaces.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The interior walls of the store consist of hand applied terracotta elegantly contrasted by bespoke white clay bricked walls. The structure has a practical purpose too, as it will display key fashion pieces and lighting that can be seen from all levels.

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Retail Design Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Design Well Spent team’s challenge for developing the new Treat concept was figuring out the best way to combine retail space with treatment/wellness rooms – all in a very tight space – and with scalability in mind. lighting); Ana Maria Designs, Newport Coast, Calif. Interactive digital screens make check in easy.

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Dezeen

JUNE 23, 2021

Natural-toned, undulating walls envelop the interior of the store and are illuminated by strip lighting set within the ceiling. The interior was divided and zoned into a collection of small sections each with its own functions, housing retail space, exhibition space and installation areas. Photography is by Inspace.

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Dezeen

JUNE 24, 2023

Alex Cochrane Architects overhauled the National Portrait Gallery's shops Alex Cochrane Architects worked closely with the lead studios to create a main shop next to the museum's new entrance, and two further shops that service temporary exhibition spaces, that each "brought together the monumental and the intimate".

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Retail Design Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Design Well Spent team’s challenge for developing the new Treat concept was figuring out the best way to combine retail space with treatment/wellness rooms – all in a very tight space – and with scalability in mind. lighting); Ana Maria Designs, Newport Coast, Calif. Interactive digital screens make check in easy.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

This week, we shine a light on Bianca Tam, transformation manager at designer fashion label, Aje. If you could swap jobs with anyone in retail, who would it be and why? I am always intrigued by people who hold creative roles within the retail space as it is such a contrast to the operational and optimisation focus that my role takes.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

That meant our focus was to create a retail space that shared the same level of quality and integrity as Filson’s product line.”. In contrast to the volume of the first floor, the mezzanine is more intimate, with a lower ceiling that allows guests to get closer to the merchandise,” says Mora. “It Circa Lighting , Chicago.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Between the textural clay walls, expanses of mirrored panels adorn the vertical surfaces and surround street-facing windows from floor to ceiling to visually extend and blur the boundaries of the retail space. "I A Max Lamb chair was neatly placed in a mirrored corner of the retail space, while wooden chairs were scattered throughout.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In contrast, pharmacy delivery app Medly has opened a waiting room for picking up subscriptions in Brooklyn, New York. The small room uses a subtle blend of material textures and turquoise tones to create a calming space with a premium yet technical feel.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I was amazed by all the quirky nooks and crannies that were dedicated to showing cleverly branded artworks, like the coffee cup light installation. The rustic space pays respect to these industrial roots, featuring aged concrete, exposed materials, rusted-on railings and minimal furniture.

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Called Nepente, it comprises a series of irreverent and ironic furnishings ranging from sideboards and lighting to desks and tables with seating to accompany them. At once primitive and futuristic , its severe profile sits in perfect contrast to the more rounded silhouette of the SGA Bello stool.

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