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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 Akash Singh Sep 14, 2024
A multiutility store conceived by Tatsuya Kawamoto + Associates merges two sites disjointed by a road and makes the road perceptibly a part of the site itself.
by STIRworld Aug 17, 2024
The Progen Suit store in Ningbo, China, features an inventive design model that ensures personalised shopping through movable props and customisable displays.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 09, 2024
On the opening of the brand's new showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week, the designer spoke about her vision and ethos in a conversation moderated by Samta Nadeem.
by Ekta Mohta May 03, 2024
From the 150-year-old neoclassical edifice at Horniman Circle to the glittery Jio World Plaza: Hermès’s two showrooms in the city casts a bridge between the old and the new.
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 Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Apr 16, 2024
Designed by Sugarhouse, Cult Gaia's newest retail space is an ode to family legacy, mythological muses, and appreciation for artistry.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 27, 2024
Japanese multidisciplinary studio, Curiosity, harnesses the power of a single colour to create a truly unique experience for shoppers in the heart of Osaka.
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 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 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 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 Aarthi Mohan Aug 19, 2023
In the heart of Shanghai's Xintiandi fashion district, BABAMA retail store by ATMOSPHERE Architects breathes life into architecture.
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 Sunena V Maju May 27, 2023
Atelier tao+c has transformed an old textile warehouse into a showroom for ZIIN by introducing geometric frameworks into traditional Chinese brick architecture.
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 Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Mar 30, 2023
Contemporary fashion brand SKYPEOPLE's new concept store in Beijing is inspired by the idea of a ‘fragmented city’ that unfolds as a labyrinth, with new views at each turn.
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 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 Oct 19, 2022
Designed by NiiiZ DESIGN LAB, the PAN AM's new retail store in Seoul reflects the area's industrial character and the airline's signature colours, representing both past and present.
by Sunena V Maju Oct 11, 2022
The new retail store for B.C. Glacial Water in Deji Plaza Phase II, Nanjing, transforms the passageway to Deji Art Museum into an unmanned retail space.
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 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.
by Pallavi Mehra Jun 04, 2022
Conceptualised by designer Wang Zhongli of design firm Catanian, the calming space transports guests to a bygone era.
by Anmol Ahuja May 07, 2022
Designed from the ground up by Grzywinski+Pons, the thirteen storey mixed-use structure serves as an architectural intermediary between heritage and contemporary.
by Pallavi Mehra Apr 25, 2022
The Dutch design studio covered the inside of Siersema Interieur, an office-cum-showroom, with one kilometre of rippling fabric in blue-green hue, forming cave-like spaces for working.
by Pallavi Mehra Mar 03, 2022
The design firm collaborated with craftspeople to create an experience-led showroom for the brand Coalbrook that transports guests to a bygone era, through its forms and material.
by Anmol Ahuja Jan 05, 2022
Breaking new ground in retail and café design, Zolaism Café by B.L.U.E Architecture Studio innovates in materiality to append its structure and introduce a natural reminiscence.
by Devanshi Shah Nov 08, 2021
Luxury goods company LVMH worked with Japanese architectural firm SANAA to renovate the iconic structure, retaining its interior and exterior Art Nouveau and Art Deco details.
by Jincy Iype Aug 28, 2021
Baranowitz & Goldberg’s Barragan-inspired colour-blocked partitions inside the spacious Kaza furniture showroom in Tel Aviv, Israel, create a rhythmic, theatrical interior.
by Devanshi Shah Jul 29, 2021
Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the home ambience of Dois Tropicos is conceptulised to encourage visitors to experience the slow passage of time.
by Jerry Elengical Jul 06, 2021
Cartier's storefront in Shinsaibashi, comprising over 2,500 handcrafted Hinoki cypress modules, connects with both Japanese craft traditions and French brand's luxury aesthetics.
by Jincy Iype Nov 24, 2020
Iridescent archways rise inside cosmetic brand B+Tube’s flagship store in China, its funky, clinical interiors aiming to attract teenagers, to express and explore clean make-up.
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