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by Anushka Sharma Nov 24, 2025
The Helsinki and Shanghai-based design practice transforms an ageing industrial landmark in Beijing into a sleek cycling hub blending retail, community and design.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 20, 2025
The Indian furniture brand recently opened an immersive furniture space in Hyderabad, India, allowing visitors to interact with pieces by brands such as Poltrona Frau and de Sede.
by Chahna Tank Jun 14, 2025
Designed by the Paris-based architect and interior designer, the store sports a multisensory retail island where leaving feels optional.
by Almas Sadique, Jincy Iype Mar 21, 2025
The Indian architect derives inspiration from architectural follies and Le Corbusier’s theories to create a spatially layered, sensorial experience within Nilaya Anthology by Asian Paints.
by Jincy Iype, Samta Nadeem Mar 07, 2025
Pavitra Rajaram, creative director of what’s being referred to as India’s ‘largest international design destination', takes STIR through this design house of sundry stories.
by Bansari Paghdar Jan 13, 2025
The vibrant, innovative flagship store for Aquant flaunts mint green and raspberry red interiors, featuring bold forms, organic circulation and bespoke lighting design.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 05, 2024
Stonewood Design’s contemporary interpretation of traditional Cornish architecture informs the museum in Cornwall, honouring the forgotten British activist Emily Hobhouse.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 04, 2024
Studio David Thulstrup renovates and renews an old harbourside warehouse in Copenhagen, creating three spacious open-plan apartments and a double-storey penthouse.
by Bansari Paghdar Nov 09, 2024
The three-day live design event announced winners from over 450 global finalists, awarding the best in interior design and both completed and future architectural projects.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jul 05, 2024
The Indian brand’s second physical studio space will serve as a gateway to the region and hopes to transform ‘houses into beautiful homes, one stylish piece at a time.’
by Aarthi Mohan, Ria Jha Apr 26, 2024
In a conversation with STIR, designer Yasmina Makram delves into the architectural alchemy behind Nakhla and her journey in crafting narratives that transcend time and space.
by Kiranmmayie S Apr 24, 2024
An oasis amidst Ahmedabad’s busy streets, Luire by MuseLAB blends earthly roots and contemporary design, creating a retail experience beyond expectation.
by Jincy Iype Apr 22, 2024
Kitchen equipment was repurposed for the store’s jewellery displays set against a steely interior with yellow accents, complemented by a cutlery-themed jewellery collection.
by Pallavi Mehra Feb 20, 2024
The new façade and interiors of CentralWorld, Bangkok’s popular shopping centre, embody the sentiment of finding peace in chaos.
by Zohra Khan Jan 22, 2024
The first-ever retail store of the Spanish jewellery brand known for its repurposed plastic luxury sees a mélange of the ornamental and austere.
by Zohra Khan Jan 13, 2024
A heady gush of warmth, colours, and textures takes centre stage at the West Hollywood fashion retail destination designed by Kelly Wearstler.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 29, 2023
A tactile journey through innovation, the Ceramic House by Dutch design firm Studio RAP invites you to touch the future of architecture.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 22, 2023
STIRred 2023: STIR spotlights the transformative journey of retail in the past year, delving into the best designs that redefine shopping environments.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 05, 2023
The 16th edition of the three-day design festival recently announced the winners of its awards from a shortlist that included over 400 entries from around the world.
by Aarthi Mohan Nov 04, 2023
Veja Madrid, a shoe store by Plantea Studio, blends the best of the past and present in an immersive retail experience in Spain.
by Ayesha Adonais Sep 19, 2023
Discover how innovation in scent exploration intertwines with the language of emotion, in this exhibition by SCENTMATIC at Cromwell Place as part of London Design Festival 2023.
by Jincy Iype Aug 28, 2023
The store features a maze of metallic grids filled with 23 tones of local granite that simulate collapsed walls of a Portuguese rampart, its features softened by a play of transparencies.
by Zohra Khan Jun 22, 2023
The Indian fashion brand's creative team tells STIR about the art of curating a retail experience and why Raw Mango embraces oddities.
by Devanshi Shah Apr 28, 2023
Autonomous and yet connected, STIR dives into the design thinking that led to the experimental retail design of Gaurav Gupta's Mumbai store by artist-architect Vishal Dar.
by STIRworld Apr 22, 2023
Embodying the creative spirit of Mumbai, Apple BKC, India's first Apple flagship store, features a handcrafted timber ceiling with 450,000 pieces of wood.
by Sohil Soni Apr 05, 2023
The Architecture Story retrofits a retail store, referencing Gerrit Rietveld's Red-Blue chair, to transform a former ice storage facility into a canvas of dimensionality and abstractions.
by Almas Sadique Feb 23, 2023
The interiors of the London-based eyewear store are configured using concrete blocks, packaging materials, recycled plastic, mycelium, and other experimental circular materials.
by STIRworld Jan 20, 2023
A decade after the brand’s first venture with the Japanese artist, this new collaboration is being promoted by storefront transformations in Paris, London, New York, and Tokyo.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 11, 2023
For Lynk & Co's new club in Barcelona, Masquespacio designs a world of utopias with different spaces, adorning different themes inspired by architecture, movies, and music.
by Sunena V Maju Jan 10, 2023
Studio Jouin Manku designed the Van Cleef & Arpels’ Seoul Maison, linking the east and the west through a blend of Korean design cultures and contemporary principles.
by Jincy Iype Jan 03, 2023
With curiosity as the starting point, Six N. Five and Isern Serra conceived the pastel pink, dreamy and rounded interiors of the Moco Concept Store for the Moco Museum Barcelona.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 15, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks back at seven retail stores of the post-pandemic 2022 economy, transfiguring principles of retail design into artistic experiences of stories and brand ethos.
by Sunena V Maju Dec 06, 2022
AMO designed three stores for Jacquemus in Paris and London, narrating the origin of the brand through materials inspired by its Provençal heritage of France.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 30, 2022
The fifth edition of the awards highlights pertinent questions on the future of the global creative economy, with winners selected from among 5,400 entries received from 90 countries.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 11, 2022
The Miro Store of Duoyun Bookstore in the city of Yancheng, creates a narrative based on the work of Italian artist Cristina Làstrego to infuse an ethereal ambience to retail design.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 09, 2022
In the city of Changsha, this multifaceted cyberpunk-style recreational space has been described as an "offline social entertainment metaverse” born from an explosion of design.
by STIRworld Sep 16, 2022
Conceived by Masquespacio for Mo and RightGrain, this bakehouse and coffee bar in Saudi Arabia incorporates the three states of water across its interiors, furniture and décor.
by Sunena V Maju Aug 20, 2022
Renovating an old factory into a retail store, dongqi Design reimagines retail design as an immersive experience for XC273 by XCOMMONS in Shanghai, China.
by Anmol Ahuja Aug 15, 2022
Presenting building constituents and finishes didactically as they are, this renovation of a concrete shell by DDAA revels in details and joineries, morphing greys into material showcases.
by STIRworld Jul 13, 2022
OMA designs the new temporary store for Tiffany and Co. in Paris, displaying the brand’s recent as well as archival designs dating back to 1837.
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