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Italian modernist architecture informs Bottega Veneta store in historic Milan galleria

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I wanted to express the idea of a domestic interior referring to Italian modernist architecture that contrasts with the aesthetic of a spaceship and to capture the intimacy and the imagination of getting dressed." Green leather chairs and benches are accompanied by custom rounded wood tables and stools to form lounge areas.

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Yatofu fosters "relaxed holiday atmosphere" in Jianze showroom

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The 80-square-metre retail space belongs to Chinese design brand Jianze and forms part of an emerging cultural district in the city's Liangzhe New Town. The delicate colour scheme also contrasts with the raw concrete ceiling, where exposed ducting and lighting tracks add to the industrial feel.

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Axel Arigato rejects "McDonald's approach" to interiors with Berlin flagship store

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Travertine was used to cover the floors and form chunky shelves. Yellow-lacquered metal was used to envelop columns and form clothes rails. Rather than simply copy-and-pasting these elements, Halleroed mixed and matched them to create something new. Read: Axel Arigato opens "upside-down" pop-up sneaker shop in Selfridges.

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WGNB creates minimal monochrome SVRN store in Chicago

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Various architectural and furniture elements form pathways for shoppers to meander Black railings transverse the walls, puncturing curved and flat vertical partitions made from materials including concrete, steel and black-stained thermowood. Read: WGNB designs all-black flagship store for fashion brand Juun.J "The

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Formoral is a skincare store that resembles a "desert planet"

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The space was decorated using no colour; only different textures in similar colours were used to highlight the space level," Lialawlab 's chief designer Liya Xing told Dezeen. "It The studio created the Formoral store as a desaturated space with large structures, columns and counters finished in highly textured, grey paint.

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PSLab's monochromatic Berlin showroom is a "sacred place for light"

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The space includes a materials library with a movable ladder Working together with B-bis architecten , the design team looked to create a contemporary space that contrasts with Charlottenburg's classical architecture whilst retaining references to common elements like colonnades, arches and symmetrical forms.

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Liang Architecture Studio creates retrofuturistic boutique in Hangzhou

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For the Audrey boutique, this is translated into symmetrical brutalist forms made from micro cement and steel that the designers said create a "church-like" feeling and "a sense of ritual". The micro-cement structures form the walls, ceilings and displays, pairing graceful curves with sharp geometric elements.

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