Testing Ground: Form Us With Love rethinks the design showroom in Stockholm
What is a showroom today? And what should it do? The ‘Testing Ground’ showcase and living space is a four-month experiment in physical design.
Miami Retail Extravaganza: From Supersized Shoes to Undulating Façades
The so-called Magic City proves, once again, why it leads in high-end design. Our Miami Retail Extravaganza roundup showcases seven striking architectural, interior, and window displays from Cartier, Bulgari, Cassina, and more.
CLOU Architects’ CapitaMall Skyview shopping centre draws from Chongqing’s dynamic streetscape
Inspired by Chongqing’s vibrant urban landscape, CapitaMall Skyview by CLOU Architects welcomes visitors to explore a blend of bold colours and street-inspired patterns.
SPARK completes the Instagram-friendly GRiD mall in Singapore
Post-industrial graphics and arcade-style neons define the youth-focused, Instagram-friendly GRiD mall in Singapore’s Arts District.
Inside World Festival of Interiors 2023 shortlist revealed
The Inside World Festival of Interiors 2023 shortlist features a terrace restaurant in Istanbul, the new V&A Photography Centre in London, and a furniture showroom in a former textile warehouse in Beijing.
ROAR designs an Escher-esque carpet display for Jaipur Rugs in Dubai
Arches and stair-wells carpeted in a gradient of rainbow hues define Jaipur Rugs’ Dubai flagship store designed by Pallavi Dean of studio ROAR.
DUDE develops the tongue-in-cheek HOM design collection for LGBT+ families
For the launch of Netflix’s LBGT+ movie The Invisible Thread, DUDE agency has created HOM, an ironic campaign and a temporary design store for families with same-gender parents.
Maison Matisse inaugurates its first design boutique in Paris
Inspired by Henry Matisse’s artwork, Maison Matisse opened the door of its concept design apartment and boutique, showcasing highly crafted wood, textile and ceramics pieces.
Digital shopping experience inspires the interior design of the Qpokee store in Beijing
CUN Design created the interiors of Qpokee’s flagship store in the Chinese capital blurring the lines between the physical and digital shopping experience.
PLEX EAT suspended shield allows to safely dine with style during the pandemic
Longing for some convivial time with friends? PLEX EAT by Christophe Gernigon is the elegant solution to safely dine out without renouncing the aesthetics.
Soffio inflatable face shield safely brings conviviality back to the dinner table (or bar desk)!
Who wouldn’t love to have a pint at the pub with mates, dine out or join a friend’s dinner party? Inspired by summer inflatables, Soffio is the post-lockdown colorful and reusable face shield helping bars and restaurants to ‘stay afloat’.
Anshuka interiors by WJ Design in Hangzhou
WJ Design has designed the interiors of the natural light-filled Anshuka Western-style pastry store in Hangzhou blending with the Chinese city’s street-scape.
OMA’s Gwanggyo Galleria combines a bold stone façade with protruding rugged glass
Luxury department store Galleria in Gwanggyo dialogues with the nature and architecture of the new South Korean city inviting visitors to engage with architecture and culture as they shop.
2019 best interiors: 8 stunning places where you would love to live, work, shop and dine
2019 Best Interiors: an underground restaurant in Norway, a moody and verdant Brazilian penthouse and a millennials-driven working space in the Netherlands. Check our round up featuring some of the best interior design of the year!
BIG turns a 1930s bank into a mixed-used ‘retail laboratory’ and hybrid concept store for Galeries Lafayette in Paris
BIG’s new ‘retail laboratory’ for Galeries Lafayette was conceived as an urban room for the Parisians. A grand staircase doubles as an auditorium, a golden ring of perforated metal creates a series alcoves embracing the atrium, and more…
Egg Collective opens a new TriBeCa showroom on the ground floor of a historic NYC building
The TriBeCa showroom features pastel-hued wall treatments and airy interiors framing Egg Collective’s new furniture collection as well as the ‘Material Matters’ design exhibition.
Studio Edwards’ VISION STUDIO eyewear boutique in Melbourne balances raw and refined materials
An aluminium perforated facade reveals the minimalist interior design of VISION STUDIO eyewear boutique by Studio Edward.
The Manzoni: Tom Dixon challenges Brexit and outdated retail spaces with a permanent restaurant/showroom in Milan
Monochromatic lava interiors and verdant alcoves frame Tom Dixon’s latest collections at The Manzoni, the British designer’s permanent restaurant and showroom.
Foscarini brand-new showroom in Milan showcases the company’s ultimate lighting designs
Ferruccio Laviani has designed Foscarini brand-new showroom which showcases a ‘motherly’ table lamp/vase, a half-Art Deco/half-Memphis architectural light-sculpture and a tubular metal floor lamp inviting to be moved around the room.
7 inclusive genderless designs advocating for freedom of expression
The first genderless voice technology and retail space but also a gender-free furniture and pioneering beauty brands… Archipanic explores the ‘neutral’ leading trend going beyond stereotypes.
Spanish colours and flavours blast in SOLERA supermarket in Cologne
Masquespacio blends the colorful vibe of Spain with German practical imprint for SOLERA supermarket in Cologne.
Neri&Hu designs Little B functional and humane convenience store in Shanghai
A welcoming art installation, a vertical pattern of white-glazed tiles and stainless steel display and shelving fixtures define Little B contemporary design convenience store by Neri&Hu which combines Shanghai’s spontaneity of street culture, vernacular functionality and timeless aesthetics.
Printemps renovation by UUfie features an Art Deco-inspired vertical dome
UUfie re-designed the interior spaces of Paris iconic department store Printemps inserting a vertical dome which creates a game of reflections spanning across 9 floors.
Norman Copenhagen new flagship store features a gallery filled with pure pink pandemonium
A steel corridor, mirrored walls and a pure pink room shine at Normann Copenhagen showroom in the Danish capital.
For D. Casa design store by Gruppo C14 features floating stairs and a Kartell bar
Hangzhou design store For D. Casa by Gruppo C14, invites guests to discover Italian and international design icons by walking through floating stairs and interiors inspired by rhythmical geometries.
Hangzhou’s Apple store by Foster+Partners
A super-thin cantilevered platform and glass staircases float in Hangzhou’s Apple store by Foster+Partners that was conceived as a transparent cube overlooking to the surrounding urbanscape.
Blå Station celebrates 30 years of out-of-the-box design in Milan
Blå Station celebrates 30 years of out-of-the-box furniture born from international collaborations at their Milan furniture store… Because “Design is a sustainable investment that needs to be tried and touched for real, not with just a remote click” said at Blå Station to ArchiPanic.
Stefano Giovannoni launches on-line brand Qeeboo in response of traditional retail crisis
Are design malls and furniture stores a thing of the past? On the occasion of the launch of the new digital brand Qeeboo, ArchiPanic met founder Stefano Giovannoni, Nika Zupanc and Front to talk about new online business models.
Video killed the radio star. Will online retail kill the furniture store?
Internet-based design brands and alternative models for online retail mark the beginning of a new digital era for design. And there might not be much space for those who dwell on the past.
Milan Aftermath: Six big question-marks
Big figures come along with big questions-marks. Milan Design Week great success highlighted also with six emerging issues that will probably shape the future of design: from the Internet of Things to emerging Chinese design and the on-line retail revolution.