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May 21, 2025

This bubble tea shop looks like a mini basketball court

KHAB Tapioca Empress, nicknamed “Hoops,” reimagines what a bubble tea shop can be. Located in Winnipeg, Canada, and brought to life by the team at Design Shop, this space delivers big personality, blending the lively spirit of street markets and the fun, social nature of boba culture, all wrapped in a bold, basketball-inspired design. Despite […]

January 22, 2025

19-Foot-High Wooden Bookshelves And A DJ Booth For A New Streetwear Store

Design studio El Departamento, has shared photos of ‘Nude Library’, Nude Project’s new flagship store at La Roca Village in Barcelona, Spain. Drawing inspiration from La Roca Village’s distinctive character, which evokes a late 19th and early 20th-century Catalan village, El Departamento has envisioned a space that integrates seamlessly into this vibrant environment, with its […]

October 15, 2024

Bamboo And Traditional Craftsmanship Weave Nature Into The Design Of This Retail And Exhibition Space

Design firm llLab., has shared photos of a sculptural bamboo installation they recently completed as part of the Element pop-up store at HKRI Taikoo Hui in Shanghai, China. Aligned with Element’s sustainable branding philosophy, this project embraces bamboo to explore a spatial practice that tests the practicality and sustainability of materials. The Element Bloom pop-up […]

August 11, 2024

This Cat Cafe In New York Was Designed With Whimsy And Playfulness

August 11, 2024 Architect Sonya Lee has shared photos of the new location of Meow Parlour, a cat cafe in New York that had outgrown its previous space. The storefront has a 10’ wall of white oak shelves that spell out M E O W, which also function as signage, a playspace for the cats […]

July 24, 2024

3D Printed Sculptural Walls Surround The Interior Of This New Retail Store

Barcelona-based architecture firm External Reference, led by Italian architect Carmelo Zappulla, has shared photos of a retail store design they completed for fashion brand PINKO, which includes an interior lined with 3D printed design elements. Based on the history of the brand’s iconic swallows and inspired by the textile fibers, a 3D-printed skin was created […]

July 16, 2024

Art Deco Was Reinterpreted Into This Futuristic Gelato Parlor

July 16, 2024 Multidisciplinary design studio Masquespacio has shared photos of Amiko Gelato, a new retail destination in Barcelona that blends futuristic design with art deco elements. The interior, inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, features vibrant colors, surreal shapes, and human warmth that merge in an explosion of creativity. […]

July 1, 2024

A Sculptural Limestone Facade Was Designed For This Boutique Retail Store

Photography by doublespace photography Architecture studio PARTISANS has shared photos of a boutique they completed that’s owned and operated by Royal de Versailles Jewellers in Toronto, Canada, and features a sculptural stone facade. Photography by doublespace photography PARTISANS teamed up with Italian architect Arturo Tedeschi, to leverage computational design and cutting-edge technologies to create the […]

June 27, 2024

A Sculptural Ceiling Inspired By Flowing Chocolate Can Be Seen Inside This Store

Architectural studio Arch&Type has shared photos of Blue Table Chocolates, a new retail chocolate store in Buffalo, New York. Key to the intriguing interior design is the custom parametric ceiling tiles that were inspired by an image of golden, silky, and flowing untempered chocolate. The material palette of the storefront includes gold, white oak, mirrored […]

June 16, 2024

A Colossal Curved Glass Window Shows Off The Biggest LULULEMON Flagship Store In The World

AIM ARCHITECTURE has shared photos of the LULULEMON Flagship Store they designed in Shanghai, China, that uses curved glass to create an eye-catching retail destination. The facade with its curved glass window, allows people on the street to witness the movement of activity within the store, primarily through the grand staircase. At night, the lighting […]

March 20, 2024

A Monochromatic Interior Sets The Vibe Inside This Retail Store

March 20, 2024 Design firm Studiomateriality, has shared photos of a retail store they designed in Athina, Greece, that has a monochromatic interior to catch the eye of people walking past. The interior of Wild Souls features terracotta-orange paint that has been applied across the dropped ceiling, splashback, cabinetry, and kitchen island across the shop. […]

January 31, 2024

A Green And White Tiled Design Was Created For This Vegan Cafe

Renesa Architecture Design Interiors Studio has shared photos of a vegan cafe they have recently completed that has an eye-catching tiled facade and interior. The V-Spot Café, located in Chandigarh, India, has a common design aesthetic throughout, from the facade to the interior. Square green and white tiles cover the facade and entice people to […]

January 30, 2024

A Rock Inspired Exterior Was Designed For This Skincare Boutique

Architecture firm LMTLS has shared photos of SKIN1004, a new skincare boutique in Seoul, South Korea, that has a rock-inspired facade. As the first offline flagship store in Myeongdong, the location embraces the concept of “untouched nature”, with rich brown and beige tones inspired by the pristine nature of Madagascar, and surrounded by rocks, pebbles, […]