This Pink Concrete Boutique by David Adjaye Was a Headache to Light
The Los Angeles fashion outlet The Webster—the fourth installment in our series on lighting design—is a masterclass in dealing with color temperature.
Retail Interiors
Nordstrom's Manhattan Flagship Unites Historic Landmarks and Contemporary Forms
James Carpenter Design Associates and CallisonRTKL integrate a progressive new build and waveform facade within two landmarked buildings in Nordstrom's Manhattan flagship.
At Casa Perfect, Retail Gets a Big Dose of the Hospitality Factor
Casa Perfect, an experimental retailer with outlets in New York, San Francisco, and L.A., emphasizes high design and domestic comforts over transaction.
MONA and Assemble Create a Fashion School in New Orleans
Called Material Institute, the center offers production space, mentorships, training, and educational programming.
Denim Covers the Shelves—and Walls—at This Soho Retailer
At Naked & Famous's new flagship store, CRÈME used the Canadian denim company's wares as design components in the interiors.
In Chicago, the Luxe Boutique Notre Shakes Up the Retail Typology
Designed by Abigail Chang, Ben Gott, Isabelle Reford, and architecture firm Norman Kelley, the West Loop store features an entryway that doubles as a performance and lecture venue.
Cool Customer: With Restrained Finishes and Custom Craftsmanship, This Bermuda Boutique Cultivates a Relaxed Atmosphere
Design firms inc_a and Tri-Lox focused on using color, texture, and lighting to evoke the island's atmosphere and architecture.
DuPont™ Tedlar™ Unveils Beautiful and Resilient Wallcoverings
DuPont™ Tedlar™ Wallcoverings offers holistic and complete solutions for all types of spaces.
L.A.'s Milla Chocolates Pairs Its Luxurious Sweets with a Restrained Jewel Box Interior
Custom-blended dark teal walls and tubular motifs repeated throughout Milla Chocolates incorporate the boutique founders' love of Swedish design and 1920s Bauhaus styling.
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs Pop-Up for “Maximalist” Beauty Line Il Makiage
The dramatic, geometric store, located in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood, is a prototype for the makeup brand's future brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S.
David Chipperfield Designs a Stark, Minimalist Store for SSENSE in Montreal
Thanks to its diverse programming, the new store is as much a much a cultural venue as it is a commercial space.
Vincent Van Duysen’s Molteni Group Flagship Store Brings a Strong Dose of Italian Design to Madison Avenue
Vincent Van Duysen is not an architect who believes in the hierarchy of design disciplines. For the Belgian designer, interiors and furniture belong to…
North Carolina Design: This Studio is Tapping Into Asheville's Craft Roots
The Asheville, North Carolina–based design duo Shelter Collective grounds its practice in the personal and place-based.
Knoll’s New West Hollywood Location Reflects History in the Making
A new residential-focused Knoll store, designed by Johnston Marklee, looks forward while taking cues from the furniture manufacturer’s vibrant past.
Everlane’s New Soho Flagship Goes Back to Basics—Radically
The e-tailer's first brick-and-mortar store, designed by New York firm Leong Long, embraces its ethos of "radical transparency."
How Patricia Urquiola Is Redesigning the Cassina Campus
In updating the Cassina headquarters, Patricia Urquiola honors the company’s Modernist legacy while investing in unexpected and revelatory design flourishes.
This Firm Designed 26 Design Within Reach Stores—Here's What They've Learned
With a book examining his six-year collaboration with Design Within Reach, DFA founder Laith Sayigh talks about building a narrative through design and keeping a local perspective.
Does Apple's New Chicago Store Have Something to Say About the Future of Cities?
The company's new flagship has plenty of civic ambitions, but doesn't quite live up to them.
Good Goods Wants to Change How Designers (and Retailers) Do Business
The New York–based company just opened its first Soho pop-up store, which will stay open through January.
Design Responds to Local History and Subtropical Conditions
A Q&A with Touzet Studio on balancing the needs of global brands with site-specific limitations and opportunities in the subtropical climate of Miami.
