The Acne Studios flagship store in Aoyama, one of Tokyo‘s achingly plush shopping areas, first opened its doors in 2012 as the brand’s first outpost in all of Asia. And now, it has moved to new premises situated directly opposite the iconic Prada Aoyama flagship store, which is pretty much the neighbourhood’s architectural icon, and Acne Studios striking new three-storey flagship store is stealing the limelight. The brand’s creative director Jonny Johansson collaborated with Halleröd, a Stockholm-based architecture practice and longtime collaborator, the store backdrop is the Swedish brand’s signature pink granite, captured by walls, flooring, some furnishings and fixtures, and all playfully paired with highly artistic sofas, obviously crafted in matching pink leather and fabric by London-based artist and designer Max Lamb, and contrasting sleek light fixtures by Benoît Lalloz, a designer and artist based in Paris. Further boosting the store’s artistic vibe is Johansson’s collaboration with Japanese ceramicist Takuro Kuwata, which has not only resulted in colour-infused ceramic objects on display in the store’s basement, but also him creating a capsule collection of reinterpreted Acne Studios pieces which includes denim pieces, bags and small leather goods. The Acne Studios flagship store carries men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, bags, shoes, jewellery pieces and eyewear. © superfuture