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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

Gentle Monster has launched the latest HAUS project, a new vision of “Future Retail” that defies stereotypical notions of commercial space. Tenacious yet pliant art pieces cut through the centre, forcing an unexpected flow of traffic inside the space. HAUS SHANGHAI provides more than a commercial experience.

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Glass blocks divide Eye Eye optical store by Best Practice Architecture

Dezeen

Cutouts in the low ceiling add extra height to the Eye Eye retail space Unlike the inaugural space, the new store does not benefit from tall ceilings and a strong street presence. So the architects had to get creative to turn the "drab" commercial building into a fun and inviting environment. It's an eye care clinic reimagined."

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New Trends in Restaurant Design Cater to Diners’ Needs

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A nod to the famed courtyards of NOLA, the space is fitted with a fire pit, wrought iron design elements and a tile-clad fountain. The restaurant grounds its “celestial” experience with a large bank of windows that, when combined with the soft green hue throughout the space, relaxes the eye and makes diners feel more at ease.

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WGNB creates minimal monochrome SVRN store in Chicago

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A variety of monolithic furniture pieces direct the flow of movement around this fashion boutique in Chicago, designed by South Korean studio WGNB. The space for lifestyle brand SVRN is intended to highlight the products for sale as artworks and ideas, rather than simply as garments.

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Pipp Mobile Announces New Logo Rebrand

Pipp Mobile

Pipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc, the leading space-saving mobile storage systems provider, has announced today that new logos and branding will be introduced for each of its divisions. Since 1981, Pipp Mobile Storage System’s mission has been designing space saving systems that are responsive to customer-specific storage needs.

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First Asia Pacific Adidas Flagship in Myeongdong, Seoul

Retail Focus

The central staircase upon entrance can quickly take the customer flow to the second floor, while defining a loop circulation for the ground floor, creating a more interesting shopping experience. While appearing as an abstract picture at close range, it is actually a video when viewed from the upper floor.

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Issey Miyake store in Osaka is splashed with water-themed details

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"Linking the city of water, Osaka, with the continuous circulation of interesting ideas that bubble up from making things at Issey Miyake to the image of the store, I arrived at the design concept of a 'fount of creativity'," explained Noma, who is also art director of the gallery inside Issey Miyake's Kyoto branch. "If