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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 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.
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 Jincy Iype May 17, 2022
Architect Gustavo Penna brews tales of coffee with the new CarmoCoffees Headquarters, placed within the coffee plantations in Brazil, and made distinct by a huge concave skylight.
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 Devanshi Shah May 03, 2022
Relaxed, refined, and luxurious, the multifaceted shoe store by the Danish studio is a balance of brand storytelling and material narratives.
by STIRworld Apr 27, 2022
The newly opened Balenciaga store on London’s New Bond Street is the brand’s post-COVID revival of experiential luxury retail.
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 Jerry Elengical Apr 13, 2022
This retail space in Guangzhou pays homage to Space Age aesthetics and retrofuturism, by harnessing the power of nostalgia to craft an odyssey through space and time.
by Devanshi Shah Apr 02, 2022
Australian practice THOSE Architects was commissioned to design an inspiring workplace that combines aspects of both retail and commercial design.
by Jincy Iype Mar 23, 2022
Designed in collaboration with Vincenzo de Cotiis, Burberry’s three-story flagship ups the luxury ante with its signature checkered motif adorning its façade and accenting its interiors.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 21, 2022
Suiting the rootedness and contemporaneity of women's fashion in the subcontinent, Raro House of Fashion in New Delhi merges brands and influences under one roof.
by Devanshi Shah Mar 19, 2022
Designed by Yatofu Creatives, this Helsinki-based teahouse translates the traditional tea-making techniques and materials into refined details and finishes.
by Pallavi Mehra Jan 29, 2022
Renesa Architecture Design Interiors Studio covers the facade and interior of The Brick Bond, a retail store for Jindal Mechno Bricks, in a gamut of earthy-hued masonry.
by Jerry Elengical Jan 10, 2022
Located in the lively Sanlitun commercial area of China’s capital, this retail space employs worn concrete and vibrant lighting to craft an attractive setting for customers.
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 Dec 16, 2021
From Prada to Bulgari: a look back at five mesmerising facades for luxury retail stores that transformed the urban streetscape and showcased brand identity.
by Anmol Ahuja Dec 14, 2021
Now in its fourth year since its inception in 2018, Dezeen Awards continue to highlight the best in the fields of architecture, design, and other allied disciplines, globally.
by Julius Wiedemann Dec 08, 2021
Julius Wiedemann explores the diminishing value of discounting and commercial holidays, as part of the escalating battle between physical retail and the e-commerce market.
by Anmol Ahuja Dec 02, 2021
Bringing the luxury fashion brand’s 50th Couture collection to China, Balenciaga’s refurbishment of the museum showcases a tapestried contrast to the concrete exteriors.
by Devanshi Shah Nov 27, 2021
Connecting tradition, craftsmanship and innovation, the store integrates the use of aluminium with the charm of a traditional Japanese building typology.
by Jincy Iype Nov 13, 2021
X+Living’s dreamlike Shenzhen Zhongshuge bookstore and retail space wows with a spiraling sculptural bookshelf, redolent of the twisting trajectories of time and history.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 26, 2021
VERO Ecological Tiles Exhibition Hall & Headquarters in Foshan employs an immersive three-storey spatial narrative to illustrate the miraculous beauty of natural life processes.
by Jincy Iype Sep 16, 2021
TRI-ORANGE DESIGN’s adaptive reuse of a derelict Chinese plant into Moments Photography Base is raw yet elegant, converging elements of its industrial past with the present.
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 Aug 23, 2021
Envisioned as a love letter to a post-pandemic Melbourne, the design methodology by Russell & George makes for an interesting case for the palimpsest over the tabula rasa.
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