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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Reimagine Interior Shopping Focal Point 145

Retail Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

The see-through steps eliminates the blockiness of the central staircase, allowing faintly visible scenes behind to show, making it the visual focal point on this level. The luminous line-work is an abstract reinterpretation of the common basketball court lines.

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Display Pattern Visual Merchandising Focal Point 147

Dezeen

APRIL 1, 2021

The street is lined with high-end boutiques including a Jil Sander store with an interior designed by John Pawson , and an OMA-designed store for Coach featuring herringbone-patterned glass facades. Floors throughout the retail space are made from green stone in two shades, which is laid in a pattern resembling Japanese tatami mats.

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Focal Point Boutique Pattern Interior Design 101

Greater Group

JULY 11, 2023

While it is obvious that restaurants engage the senses of taste and smell in a way that is distinct from other retail spaces, what may be less obvious is how the engagement of the other senses affects the gustatory experience. Use the empty space on a plate to draw attention to the food on it.

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Interior Design Interior Focal Point Design 52

Greater Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The cask is one of those multi-functional design features that are trending the retail design world now. It’s a dramatic and theatrical focal point but also serves a practical purpose as the resting space for the coffee beans to allow the gas built up during the roasting process to escape before it can be brewed or packaged.

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