The Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo offers shoppers an ever-evolving retail landscape, and it’s one that not only excels in size, but also diversity. Add an abundance of foot traffic to the equation, and it’s a preferred base for many a local and foreign premium brand to establish itself here, including Birkenstock. The Cologne-based footwear …
Fukuoka is the seventh biggest city in Japan and its central location among major cities of East Asia positions the city as a gateway into Japan, contributing to its standing as the economic center of Kyushu Island. The city has been thriving over the last decade, ranking highly in livability, ratio of younger population, and …
When it comes to the Chinese consumer market, Shanghai remains the country’s epicentre on almost any level, including fashion and lifestyle. It’s not surprising that ZARA, which has been present here with multiple stores across town, continues to seek opportunities to raise its profile. Well, it has just done so with a brand new design-led …
At Cuattro Casa de Café, the project did not begin by defining the shape of the building, but rather by establishing what had to remain. Located in Troncones, Guerrero, on a sloping 50-by-24-meter lot just minutes from the sea, the brief brought together a café-restaurant, an artisanal bakery, a Mexican handcrafts shop, and a private …
Studio Locomotive realises the hospitality facility as a hyperlocal threshold that extends beyond conventional leisure. For the recreational diners visiting Khao Lak, the restaurant serves as an invitation to discover the intricacies of local identity through careful readings of Takua Pa’s localized architectural efficiency and traceable vernacular integrity.
Hoshi is a university project that involved developing the visual identity and packaging for a ceremonial matcha brand from the ground up. The process included research, conceptual development, naming, logo design, colour palette, typography, packaging design, a tamper-evident seal, structural box design, a physical prototype and mockups.
This project is the relocation and renovation of a long-established movie theatre that had marked 55 years of history in Kyoto. Its new home is a building constructed as a bank in 1993. The question was how to convey, at once, the continuity of the “Kyoto Minami Kaikan” held in the city’s memory and the …
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GATEZERO is no ordinary airport concept store. Bringing together high-end fashion, sneakers, accessories, beauty, pre-loved pieces and limited-edition drops, the brand sits at the intersection of travel retail, contemporary fashion culture and new luxury. For Gebr. Heinemann and Checkland Kindleysides, the ambition was to move the experience beyond traditional duty free, creating a destination with …
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Inside Studio’s design for the Zebra Technologies Offices in Montreal reimagines the workplace experience by enhancing connections and collaboration through vibrant geometric patterns and a warm, textured material palette that reflects the brand’s identity while adhering to established workplace standards.
