The store is unmistakably Tokyo-style and there is a reason why retailers are looking to Tokyo and the OC founders for inspiration.
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Opening Ceremony flagship store, Tokyo
May 21st, 2013Yufutoku restaurant by ISSHO Architects, Tokyo
May 19th, 2013
Located in central Tokyo, right around the corner from the major thoroughfare Meguro Street, is a ‘soba’ noodle shop, the owner’s residence situated above. The building has Machiya-style wooden louvers, invoking a traditional Japanese townhouse, but the depth of each louver is varied sequentially across the face.
Aesop Shibuya store by Torafu Architects, Tokyo
May 12th, 2013
In order to limit the variety of the materials used, the shelves and counter are finished in blackened steel, which is also the basis for storage doors assimilated into the mortar wall or mirror wall; the basin that is Aesop’s feature is set near the entrance to effect a good view from the passage.
Freemans Sporting Club store, Tokyo
May 9th, 2013
Bringing an authentic piece of NYC’s culture to the upscale Tokyo neighborhood, the original immovable front facade was deemed unsightly by designer Taavo who instead had the innovative idea to cover it with a printed synthetic scaffolding screen with bricks, windows and cloud reflections.
Pagong store by everedge, Tokyo
May 9th, 2013
This design expresses this owner’s use of a traditional technique of dying fabric at an high output rate in keeping with modern society’s demand infinite patterns, the sexy and glamorous stand out in a unified and brilliant show a beautiful bit of nature, a piece of driftwood, rests in the center as a foundation and focal point for the space.
Alle Area by everedge, Tokyo
May 8th, 2013
-“Inorganic Luxury” Graphics litter glass and walls making an exquisite partition between office and product exhibit space.
K2D office by everedge, Tokyo
May 1st, 2013
The clients are presented with their own products on display in the front hall, backed by an artist’s rendering of the world map in branches, a quiet display. With a base of aggregated wood products paint in hush grey tones, the office is wrapped in a quiet and warm atmosphere.
ring store by ninkipen!, Tokyo
April 23rd, 2013
ring store by ninkipen!, Tokyo
Umayaki ATARI restaurant by switch lab inc., Tokyo
April 18th, 2013
Umayaki ATARI restaurant by switch lab inc., Tokyo
WOODEN STORE INTERIORS! Quicksilver store by Specialnormal, Tokyo
April 7th, 2013
Some graphics related to each brands were placed on the top of the shelves in canvases. Lighting fixtures made by rough-finished steel and custom-made surfboard with wooden grain give some accents to the shop interior.
agnès b. flagship store, Tokyo
April 3rd, 2013
Now nicknamed La Maison d’agnès b. à Tokyo – it’s ornately written across the glass façade and hard to miss – the boutique now looks clean and sleek, and a more efficient configuration offers expanded retail space. Another striking feature are the mobile shop fixtures that one can also spot at agnès b. flagship stores in Paris and New York.
EEL Nakameguro shop by Schemata Architects, Tokyo
April 2nd, 2013
The site was formerly used as office space. For the floor, we peeled off the existing carpet and sanded exposed mortar undercoat thoroughly to make it perfectly horizontal and ‘super-flat’. As a result we created unique random mosaic pattern-in some places aggregates are revealed, and in other places finer particles cover up the surface.
Thom Browne Aoyama flagship store, Tokyo
March 20th, 2013
The face of the building is a clean, post-modern exterior composed of sheet metal. On the interior, master designer Masamichi Katayama has created a minimal, though comfortable, setting for Thom Browne’s refined looks.
House Vision Exhibition by Kenya Hara, Tokyo
March 10th, 2013
Graphic designer and curator Kenya Hara is the Exhibition Director of the House Vision 2013 Tokyo Exhibition, which runs this month. Hara believes in the possibility of high-tech housing taking over Tokyo, and visitors to the House Vision exhibition can assess eight life-size models of dwellings that he says meet the demands of Japan’s next generation.
Denham store, Tokyo
March 6th, 2013
The store concept was developed and executed to perfectly reflect the Denham design attitude with its distinct integration of clean modern white surfaces accented with warm natural wood elements.
Maison Kitsuné + Café Kitsuné by FHC, Tokyo
February 25th, 2013
Spacious and luxe, the decorum features elements of the ambient folklore of traditional houses while specific sections of the flagship have been decorated with tailor-made coloured tatami.
Herman Miller flagship store by Torafu Architects, Tokyo
February 15th, 2013
An aluminum frame was used to tone down the existing ceiling’s strong presence, like a tree canopy providing shade. Its curved aluminum lattices reflect light with a varying expression, creating a heterogeneous natural light environment.
Interactive interior facade at Issey Miyake Shinjuku by Moment Design, Tokyo
February 12th, 2013
The interactive faced by Tokyo-based Moment Design has two faces – black and white, contrasting the product line due to its mono-tone background. The colored pieces appear to dance in rhythm, where passersby would enjoy the double-sided image.
SHARED TERRACE restaurant by Moment Design, Tokyo
February 12th, 2013
SHARED TERRACE restaurant by Moment Design, Tokyo
Hermes pavilon by Shigeru Ban Architects, Tokyo
January 16th, 2013
Hermes pavilon by Shigeru Ban Architects, Tokyo
