Chez Claire éclair Boutique, Antwerp and Ghent, Belgium
If you believe Belgian entrepreneurs Dries Henau and Yuri Vandenbogaerde, cupcakes are a thing of the past as are macaroons. They are betting on their...
Stores
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September 21, 2018
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September 18, 2018
Harbook bookstore, Hangzhou, China
Once again, we find ourselves admiring arches. In Harbook bookstore in Hangzhou, China, Alberto Caiola Design has given arches multiple roles. Here, arches function as space...
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March 29, 2018
Patom Organic Living, Bangkok, Thailand
Unlike many pretentious and forced ‘lifestyle’ store concepts that attempt to combine products and services that do not feel natural together and/or have no real...
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December 29, 2017
Roman and Williams Guild, New York
We are all getting tired of clinically sterile, copycat concept stores that seem lifeless and completely void of adventure, story or history. And the sameness...
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December 13, 2017
Vinos & Viandas Wine shop – Spain
We love design that makes a clear statement. Not a pretentiously pompous statement, but a statement that is deeply relevant to the project, has an...
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July 6, 2017
Zhongshuge Book Store, Chengdu, China
Odd as it may seem, we believe that bookstores are coming back. Yes, books are one of the easiest items to buy online and various...
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May 28, 2017
Jncquoi Lifestyle Concept, Lisbon, Portugal
The concept is ambitious and challenging – as the so-called lifestyle concepts tend to be – with luxury as the over-arching theme. Opened recently in...
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February 28, 2017
Nanan Patiserie, Wroclaw, Poland
Every sweet tooth in Wroclaw, Poland, can now stay in home territory if they wish to indulge in eclairs, macaroons, fantastic mini-cakes and other sweet...
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December 21, 2016
Amber & Art Flagship Store, St. Petersburg, Russia
The first store of Russian jewellery and art retailer Amber & Art deserves the label “flagship.” Just the location and the building itself would warrant a...
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December 1, 2016
Ladurée Quai des Bergues, Geneva, Switzerland
The French luxury bakery Ladurée was founded in Paris in 1862 by Louis Ernest Ladurée. Today, the name is synonymous with the double-decker macaroon of...
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August 4, 2016
Spotti Showroom, Milan, Italy
Spotti, the multi-brand furniture showroom at Viale Piave 27 in Milan, has since 1986 been the go-to place to find the latest and most interesting...
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July 31, 2016
Vyta Santa Margherita bakery, Florence, Italy
Vyta Santa Margherita bakery at Florence’s historical Santa Maria Novella railway station is a great example of how historical and modern architectural esthetics can not...