The Shiseido skincare brand’s first flagship store, FUTURE SOLUTION LX has just opened in Ginza in Tokyo. Under the theme of “turning the mystery of nature into beauty”.
The Parisian fashion temple has taken advantage of the lockdown to give itself a makeover… The Promostyl team set off to discover this new space called the “Atelier Maquillage” on the first floor of Le Bon Marché.
When we talk about beauty, we generally expect concepts in soft tones and cosy atmospheres. The beauty scene has changed lately and now counts much rawer spas and beauty spaces. At the four corners of the globe, raw materials are making an appearance in the beauty world and creating extraordinary and surprising settings.
Whereas the world is gradually recovering from Covid-19, major retail names are opening new stores around the world. These include Louis Vuitton, which is setting up shop in Rotterdam in Europe, Chanel in Calgary, Kenzo in New York, along with Uniqlo, which is revamping its flagship store in Tokyo. Here’s a quick overview of their new strategies and worlds.
Window displays given pride of place by Studio Viaduct
After the widespread closures due to the pandemic, a number of stores are attempting to renew their selections and offer clever new ideas so that customers continue to desire, dream and shop despite the current context. In Copenhagen, Studio Viaduct has invited six artists and brands to take over the design of six window displays that can be seen from the street and are closed to the public.
Studio Viaduct’s initiative
Entitled “Between Spaces”, these new booths have thus become real little boutiques with a distinctive character that showcase craftsmanship. The products can subsequently be found in their e-shop, thus allowing customers to go window-shopping in complete safety.
The design magazine ARK Journal designed a window display comprising totemic sculptures, artists’ steles and the Noguchi lamp. All created in tones of beige and wood.
Entirely in line with the minimalist trend, featuring wool loop pile and solid oak, we dive back into a world reminiscent of Charlotte Perriand for a minimalist and maximalist effect.
The second Magniberg window display with the brands Nina Nørgaard and Cecilie Bahnsen adopts a bedroom ambience. Putting a spin on the store in this way and finding clothes directly in a living space allows you to imagine yourself in it. The feminine pastel tones invite customers into a warm Nordic atmosphere.
The third window display created by Mathias Mentze is minimalist yet offers an invitation to intimacy. The screen motif was specially designed for Viaduct by Ana Kras and can be displayed as wallpaper in an interior. The Noguchi lamps go hand in hand with Pierre Chapo’s wooden stools.
Renowned guests
During the second multi-brand session, three new guests and worlds were presented.
Atelier Axo invites us into an imaginary living room in which straight lines intersect. From the checked pattern to the geometric shapes on the sideboard, this interior with old-fashioned accents is enlivened with its colourful touches.
Plethora Magazine, the independent art publisher, and Plethora design studio have set up their installation with their brand Plethora Magazine. A cross between a magazine and a selection of fine art prints. A gentle and timeless brand in the light of the accelerated digitisation of our world. Here, we find ourselves at the heart of this library atmosphere where paper is king.
Last but not least, the vintage Norwegian store Lokaal Studio is genuinely interested in the quality of its materials. The studio looks to pay careful attention to the properties of materials and to their details, craftsmanship, shape and texture. This unique selection will soon be available in Studio Viaduct’s online store.
This is how creativity is being renewed in these times and how new forms of retail are emerging, combining physical spaces with a digital component.
New Antonia flagship store in Hong Kong.
After this complex period with coronavirus and the demonstrations beforehand, Hong Kong is finally getting back to normal everyday life. The best indicator of this return to normal is still, as always, the retail trade. We find an example here with the opening of the new Antonia store.
The Dolce & Gabbana store has just opened in Hong Kong
Department stores, fashion labels and luxury brands are closing their stores all around the world with the Coronavirus crisis, but Dolce & Gabbana has just organised itself to open its flagship store on Canton Road in Hong Kong.
Across different borders, IKEA is constantly testing where and how people wish to buy for an endless supply of homeware products. Last year, the brand opened a series of small stores in New York, Paris and soon London that function more as showrooms where you come to look at the displays, walk around and think. At the same time, IKEA is designing urban stores on a larger scale where the concept is a hybrid between a small showroom urban store and a large shopping area where you come to get your products.
For 22 years, Icicle has been a slow fashion institution, dressing all the Asian stars. Born in Shanghai, the label has long chosen to work with environmentally friendly materials in a respectful way. The brand has just acquired the fashion house Carven and at the same time opened its latest store in Paris at the heart of avenue George V.
While the trend prevails, boutiques and concept stores are continuing to increasingly resemble art galleries. Bicycles are becoming design pieces and clothes works to be contemplated.
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