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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

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Themed ‘CIRCULATION,’ various installations and artwork fill the 2nd floor, and the exhibitions at the ends of the floor provide both visual and auditory stimulation, demonstrating the brand’s experimental spirit by infusing strange tension and rhythm into the space.

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Alex Cochrane Architects designs shops to "embrace the elegant proportions" of National Portrait Gallery

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We repeated the shape of these soaring arches around the room creating a rhythm so all the arches, both old and new, became of a singular and familiar language," Cochrane said. The practice sampled numerous paint colours, settling on Farrow & Ball 's 'Lamp Room Gray' for the walls, with 'School House White' on the ceilings.

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Forte Forte's first US store features golden changing rooms and balancing stones

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Back-lit, circular openings throw light on the boutique, which, according to the designer, also take cues from an existing artist. Perimeters and ceilings create movement and an iridescent light emerges from the total depth of the shop, referring to the luminous geometries of [light artist] James Turrell," he continued.

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