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The Silence Room at Selfridges
by Alex Cochrane Architects
Alex Cochrane Architects has created a space for shoppers at London department store Selfridges to find peace and quiet amid the bustling emporium (+ slideshow). More »
Camper Store Malmö - The Shoe Testing
Facility by Note Design Studio
Swedish firm Note Design Studio devised a set of mobile metal trolleys to display shoes at this store for footwear brand Camper. More »
Cahier d'Exercices boutique by
Saucier + Perrotte Architectes
Bright red columns interrupt a monochrome interior inside this fashion boutique in a Montreal warehouse by Canadian firm Saucier + Perrotte Architectes (+ slideshow). More »
Ring Osaka
by Ninkipen!
Garments hang from a wall-mounted wooden grid inside this Osaka fashion boutique that Japanese studio Ninkipen! has recently completed (+ slideshow). More »
Aesop Fillmore Street
by NADAAA
Reclaimed timber boxes are piled up to the ceiling to create a wall of shelves at the new San Francisco store for skin and haircare brand Aesop (+ slideshow). More »
HITGallery Hong Kong
by Fabio Novembre
Two giant blue busts face each other across this Hong Kong boutique by Italian designer Fabio Novembre (+ slideshow). More »
Weinhandlung Kreis by
Furch Gestaltung + Production
Wine bottles are displayed in rainbow-coloured cages in this wine shop in Stuttgart, Germany, by local studio Furch Gestaltung + Produktion (+ slideshow). More »
"I was horrified at the thought of a
soulless chain" - Aesop founder
Interview: recently Dezeen met up with Dennis Paphitis, founder of skincare brand Aesop. In this exclusive interview he explains why no two stores are of the same design, why he enjoys working with different architects around the world and how he believes "there's a direct correlation between interesting, captivating store spaces and customer traffic within a store" (+ slideshow). More »
Takeo Kikuchi Shibuya by
Schemata Architects
The new Tokyo flagship store for Japanese fashion brand Takeo Kikuchi has been specifically designed by Schemata Architects to offer a richer experience than online shopping, with spaces for relaxation as well as display (+ slideshow). More »
Tube Tank TRIWA pop-up shop
by Mode:lina Architekci
Polish studio Mode:lina Architekci built a tank out of cardboard tubes to make this pop-up shop for Swedish watch brand TRIWA (+ slideshow). More »
Speedshop Type One
by Torafu Architects
Japanese firm Torafu Architects renovated this auto repair shop in Tokyo to make it look as sleek as a car showroom (+ slideshow). More »
Donassy Open Atelier
by Vanja Ilić
Rubber-coated fabric is pinned to the walls and ceiling of this fashion boutique in Zagreb, Croatia. More »
Shang Xia Beijing Store by
Kengo Kuma and Associates
A lattice of extruded aluminium sections evokes images of the brickwork in Beijing's old neighbourhoods at this luxury boutique by Kengo Kuma and Associates (+ slideshow). More »
Sotto Sotto by
HRC Design Works
Architecture and design studio HRC Design Works has transformed an ageing warehouse beside the HuangPu River in Shanghai into a leisure and shopping destination with a plant-covered cafe and a cave-like shoe store. More »