Retail Design News
Herman Miller Opens Flagship Store in NYC
Herman Miller has opened a new flagship retail store in New York City. Occupying 6,000 SF on the ground and second floors of Herman Miller's multi-level presence at 251 Park Avenue South in Manhattan, the store will offer consumers the opportunity to connect with Herman Miller through a new channel.
Brandlife: Cafés & Coffeehouses
Brandlife is a new series from Victionary, examining immersive brand experience across a variety of consumer or service related businesses in the fields of hospitality, retail and dining.
UYU Ice Cream Shop by Leckie Studio
Leckie Studio recently completed UYU Ice Cream Shop, a soft serve ice cream parlour that uses organic milk as a base ingredient in all of its products.
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson-Designed Apple Store Opens in the World Trade Center Oculus
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed Apple's newest Manhattan retail store, opened last month in the recently completed World Trade Center Oculus.
TRIAD China Designs Second Store for Hunter Gatherer in Shanghai
The second and latest addition of the Hunter Gatherer stores designed by TRIAD China is located in the heart of Shanghai, in close distance to Jing'an Temple.
The Wrangler Roadhouse: Localizing an American Icon to Asia Pacific Tastes
Wrangler has unveiled a revamped Asia Pacific retail platform designed by UXUS. The new experience was rolled out in key markets, such as India, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia, with further rollouts in the pipeline.
Sydney Airport Regionals Duty Free by LAVA
LAVA has designed the Regional Duty Free area at the Sydney Airport. The design is inspired by the sandstone rock formations of the world famous Sydney Harbor.
Youmeus Digital Retail Concept for Kenwood
Youmeus has created an interactive digital point of purchase concept to launch Kenwood's new global campaign 'What do you see?'
Sheridan&Co Creates New Retail Interior Design for Links of London Toronto Store
Links of London recently revealed its brand new store design at CF Toronto Eaton Center, Toronto, Canada.
Thonet Opens First Pop-up Café in Vienna
Thonet opened a Pop-up Café in the heart of Vienna's 1st district. The new café is a contemporary homage to the traditional history of the company.
Street Food Market by UXUS
UXUS has created a new food court concept for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol bringing the outdoor vibrancy of a street food market into the newly redesigned Lounge 2.
Stone Island Opens in SoHo, New York
Stone Island has opened Stone Island New York, located at 41 Greene St. New York. The unique location, a classic SoHo building from 1910, measures 3500 sq ft and has undergone significant architectural renovation to create an archetypal Stone Island environment.
Jestico + Whiles Designs Glasgow Bar & Brewery in Former Commercial Bank of Scotland
Jestico + Whiles has completed the new Shilling Bar & Brewery in Glasgow. Opened this month, the new 160-seat brewpub is set inside the former Commercial Bank of Scotland built in the 1920s.
PAVE Student Design Competition
The Planning & Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) has launched its annual Student Design Competition. This annual competition, now in its 22nd year, is geared toward college-level students involved in retail design and planning, visual merchandising, interior design, and branding programs.
Kinnersley Kent Design Creates Scottish Flagship Store for East India Company
Kinnersley Kent Design has designed the East India Company's flagship store on Edinburgh's George Street, the Scottish capital's most prestigious shopping address.
DesignLSM Designs Via Carluccio's Tottenham Court Road
DesignLSM have recently completed the interior design for Via Carluccio's in Tottenham Court Road.
Le Studio Luminaires
LumiGroup opened its first showroom in the heart of the Mile End district in Montreal.
The Pantone Cafe: Intersecting Dining and Design
For its second season, the Pantone Cafe - the most Instagrammable restaurant in the world - returns to Monaco.
Café Mollien by Mathieu Lehanneur
Located in the Denon Wing of the Louvre Museum, the Café Mollien reopens its doors after a one-month closure for remodeling.
Matteo Thun & Partners Designs the First NIVEA Shop
Matteo Thun & Partners has designed the first NIVEA shop. The project has been developed in a close dialogue with the international NIVEA team.
UXUS Designs New Tate Modern Retail Space
Designed by UXUS, the new store located within the Tate Modern's new extension aims to reinvent the concept of museum retail.
DesignLSM Creates Interiors for Sourced Market in Marylebone
DesignLSM has recently completed the interior design for Sourced Market in Marylebone; taking the original concept from their first site in St Pancras and creating a new destination market place, where customers can discover the fresh quality of locally and ethically sourced British produce.
Kinnersley Kent Creates New Retail Concept for Heidi Klein
Kinnersley Kent Design has created a new store concept for heidi klein to serve as a launchpad for the business's next phase of international expansion.
SOMA Designed Unilux is a Winner in this Year's Architizer A+Awards
SOMA recently won the Best Retail Award at 2016 Architizer A+ Awards for Unilux Showroom. The Unilux showroom has 65 feet of frontage, and is only 13 feet in depth.
Pure + Freeform Manufactures Custom Metal Wall Panels for New NYC NBA Flagship Store
Pure + Freeform recently designed and manufactured interior and exterior metal wall panels for the new NBA flagship store in midtown Manhattan.
UXUS Designs Pop-up Shop for Jake And Dinos Chapman
UXUS recently designed a pop-up shop for notorious British artists, the Chapman Brothers, and Galerie Gabriel Rolt.
Sephora Beauty T.I.P. Workshop
Unveiled in November 2015 on Powell Street in San Francisco, Sephora's latest retail concept called the Beauty T.I.P (teach, inspire, play) Workshop, merges the brand's core values- teach, inspire, play to bring next-level service and education to the store's diverse client profiles, developed in partnership between UXUS and Sephora's Store Design team.
SBID Awards 2016
The 2016 SBID International Design Awards is now open for submissions. Following the success of past editions, this year brings updated categories and new additions to the already esteemed panel of judges.
Retail Design in SoHo: A Walking Tour
Kevin Kennon of Kevin Kennon Architects will lead a retail design walking tour event for NYC X Design Week. The tour of six boutiques in SoHo will illustrate a different aspect in the evolving experience of retail design.
Verve Coffee Roasters Open Two New Cafes
Verve Coffee Roasters has just opened two new cafes, one in Santa Cruz and its first international location in Tokyo.
La Marzocco Opens First Café & Showroom
La Marzocco recently opened its very first café & showroom, located inside KEXP's New Home in Seattle Center.
Hunter Gatherer by TRIAD China
TRIAD China has created the visual identity and brand communication strategy for the second Shanghai store of Hunter Gatherer.
TRIAD Creates Branding for Stone Fresh Frozen Yogurt
TRIAD China has created the brand identity for Stone Fresh, the US based healthy lifestyle brand. The studio also designed their first two stores in Mainland China.
II BY IV DESIGN Wins Two Awards at RDI 45th Annual International Store Design Competition
II BY IV DESIGN has won two awards at the Retail Design Institute's (RDI) 45th Annual International Store Design Competition for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario's (LCBO) Urban Infill concept store and Olympia Tile's Flagship Showroom in North York, Ontario.
AEdifica Designs BonLook's First Concept Store
AEdifica recently designed a concept boutique for BonLook located at the Fairview Pointe-Claire shopping centre.
IIDA Announces Winners of the 2016 GlobalShop Product Design Competition
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) has announced the winners of its 2016 GlobalShop Product Design Competition.
//3877's Rustic Concept for Glen's Garden Market
//3877 recently teamed up with Danielle Vogel once again to bring the second iteration of Glen's Garden Market to Washington D.C., this time, in Shaw.
Petit Lapin Bakery by Architecture Open Form
Architecture Open Form recently completed the Pâtisserie Petit Lapin - the first pastry shop in Montreal to offer delicious treats that are gluten-free, lactose-free and without the ten priority food allergens.
GlobalShop 2016
The 2016 GlobalShop, the nation's largest annual store design and at-retail marketing show, will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV from March 23rd - 25th.
WE ARE LA: Nike Store Mural at The Grove
Denton-Cardew Design (DCD) has created a 48ft tall Mural for an elevator core inside the new Nike Store at The Grove in Los Angeles.
La Cantina by A4A Rivolta Savioni Architetti
A4A Rivolta Savioni Architetti Studio has designed the La Cantina, a new wine cellar concept. The project redefines the area reserved for wines in the hypermarket by equipping it for tastings of wines, cheeses and cured meats, and offering the support of qualified staff to advise clients on their purchases.
2016 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards
The 2016 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, a globally recognised competition dedicated to the design of food and beverage spaces, is now open for entries.
Run Colors Warsaw by Mode:lina Architekci
Mode:lina Architekci recently completed the new Run Colors store in Warsaw. The store is located in the zone of UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.
2015 International Store Design Competition
The Retail Design Institute has extended the deadline for its 45th Annual International Store Design Competition. The competition celebrates exceptional retail experiences across more than 20 categories from full-line departments stores to restaurants and pop-up shops.
Sumiyoshido Kampo Lounge: Clinic for Acupuncture and Moxibustion
id recently designed Sumiyoshido Kampo Lounge, a clinic for acupuncture and moxibustion.
Checkland Kindleysides Designs Nixon's New York Store
Checkland Kindleysides designed Nixon's New York store located at 122 Prince Street, Soho. The design for Nixon's first NYC store follows the 'Horizon line' concept that CK created for the brand.
Hangar Designs Fazzini's New Milanese Flagship Store
Hangar Design Group designed the new Fazzini flagship store, located just a few paces away from the Castello Sforzesco in Milan.
Johnstons of Elgin at 77 New Bond Street
The luxury cashmere brand commissioned Checkland Kindleysides to create a new home for the brand with their first ever store which is located at 77 New Bond Street.
MUJI Opens North American Flagship Store in New York City
MUJI recently opened its fifth New York City location, located at 475 Fifth Avenue, at the corner of Library Way.
5 Star Plus Designs Flagship Store for Halti in Beijing
Halti is a "light-luxury" positioned Scandinavian sportive and lifestyle brand which has become the leading designer of outdoor sportswear in Finland and is particularly known for its branded skiwear and sponsorship of the Finnish national ski team. Their clothing collections include accessories, footwear and selected outdoor equipment for all seasons.
Jigsaw Westfield London by Checkland Kindleysides
Jigsaw commissioned Checkland Kindleysides to create a new concept for their Westfield, White City, their first mall based store in London.
Unto Street Food by Studio DiDeA
Studio DiDeA recently converted a former antique shop in Palermo, Sicily to a fast food restaurant.
Hyundai Pangyo by JHP
Hyundai has opened its largest shopping centre in Korea, conceived and designed entirely by JHP. The brief was all encompassing including commercial strategy, retail master-planning, architecture and design of the total customer experience.
Home Park by TRIAD
Harbin's gourmets and chefs alike have a new top destination in order to quench their thirst for high-quality food.
Diesel's New Retail Era Premieres on Madison Avenue
Diesel recently unveiled its new 2,800 square feet concept store at 625 Madison Avenue, designed in collaboration with Japanese architect firm Wonderwall, headed by Masamichi Katayama.
TYC's Innovative Retail Design for World Vision Goes Live at Westfield London
The Story Shop has been unveiled at Westfield London and it's a game changer in the sector. Historically, the charity sector has been denied access to premium retail environments and World Vision, the world's largest international children's charity, needed to change this in order to explore the higher donation market.
Barcelona Designers Collective Pop-up Boutique
The Barcelona Designers Collective, a platform that supports independent design with a commercial vocation, opened a pop-up boutique at La Roca Village.
Quadrangle Architects Win Arido Award for the Bespoke Retail Display System
Quadrangle Architects have won an Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) Award of Merit for the customizable merchandising system they designed for fashion collective Due West's flagship location at 431 Queen Street West.
Visual Dialogue Opens Retail Store in Boston
Referencing the nearly 400 year history of the city, the branding and design firm Visual Dialogue has opened a pop-up shop celebrating Boston's past and present: 1630.
SBID Awards 2015 Finalists Announced
The Society of British Interior Design (SBID) has announced the finalists of its 2015 International Design Awards.
Mulberry Paris Store by Universal Design Studio
Universal Design Studio recently designed the interior of Mulberry's new store on the prestigious Rue St Honore in Paris.
Alumni Flatbush: A New Playground for the Sneakerhead Culture
et al. collaborative recently completed the design for a new retail boutique located on Church Ave.
New Era Unveils New Retail Concept in Westfield Stratford by Checkland Kindleysides
Checkland Kindleysides has designed the new store for New Era located in Westfield, Stratford.
3rd Annual IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is calling for entries for the 2015 IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards.
The Duck and Rice Restaurant in London by Autoban
Autoban recently completed the design for The Duck and Rice, a pub with a Chinese kitchen that sits on two levels in the vibrant Soho neighbourhood in central London.
Oleg Klodt Transforms a Stalinist-era Moscow Building Into an English Gastropub
Oleg Klodt has recently completed the transformation of a grand, Stalinist-era 1950s building into Queen V, an English-style gastropub located in the heart of Moscow.
DesignLSM Completes the Interior Design for Chai Ki in Canary Wharf
DesignLSM has recently completed the interior design for Chai Ki in Canary Wharf. This is the second restaurant for owner Rohit Chugh - the first being Roti Chai located on Portman Mews South, London.
Beauty Library by Nendo
Designed by Nendo, Beauty Library is a composite store that consists of a specialty boutique for organic cosmetics and a café, tucked away on a street behind Aoyama-Street.
SBID International Design Awards 2015
The 2015 SBID International Design Awards are now open for entries. The competition recognizes, rewards and celebrates design excellence from high-end luxury projects to innovative design and new talent on limited budgets.
BuckleyGrayYeoman Completes 9 Henrietta Street for Fred Perry in Covent Garden
BuckleyGrayYeoman recently completed Fred Perry's new shop and gallery at 9 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Radici by Studio3877
Studio3877 recently completed Radici - an authentic Italian marketplace and cafe in Washington, D.C. The 1,600 square-foot-market and cafe, adjacent to the district's popular Eastern Market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, features imported gourmet Italian products such as bread, meats, cheeses, wine, and coffee.
Autoban Designs Babaji Restaurant in London
Autoban recently completed the design for Babaji, a new Turkish restaurant in London's Soho from renowned restauranteur Alan Yau.
Sheridan&Co Creates Retail Strategy and Visual Merchandising for 1Rebel
Sheridan&Co created the retail strategy and visual merchandising for 1Rebel - a new gym concept that is set to disrupt the way City dwellers keep fit for the better.
Coffee Bar Kearny by jones | haydu
Designed by jones | haydu, Coffee Bar Kearny is a tiny cafe in the heart of downtown San Francisco that brings epicurean level coffee at a rate and speed to meet the Financial District's demands while simultaneously revitalizing a stretch of sidewalk that has been fallow for over twenty years.
Chop Bloc & Bloc Bar by DesignLSM
DesignLSM recently designed Chop Bloc & Bloc Bar, a new high-end steak and burger restaurant and bar based in Chelmsford.
IIDA 2015 Best Interiors of Latin America & the Caribbean Competition
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is accepting submissions for the 2015 Best Interiors of Latin America & the Caribbean Competition.
Bureau de Change Designs Made.com Flagship in Soho
Bureau de Change designed the new Made.com Flagship Showroom in Soho. The space re-evaluates the concept of a showroom for online brands, incorporating technology in order to add value to the customer experience.
INSIDE - World Festival of Interiors: Call for Entries
INSIDE - World Festival of Interiors, the leading global interior design festival, is calling for entries for its 2015 awards competition.
Checkland Kindleysides Designs Hunter's First Global Flagship Store
Checkland Kindleysides has designed Hunter's first global flagship store, which has just opened on Regent Street, London.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room Reimagines the Coffeehouse Experience
Starbucks opened the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room last week in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.
Eight Inc. Brings Refinement and Design to Union Larder
Eight Inc., together with owners Jay Esopenko and Melissa Gugni, designed Union Larder, a unique wine bar, cafe, and specialty grocery at 1945 Hyde Street.
IIDA Global Excellence Awards 2014
The 2014 IIDA Global Excellence Awards are now open for entries. The competition honors and celebrates outstanding originality and excellence in the creation of international Interior Design/Interior Architecture projects in 13 categories.
Artopex's New Showroom in Old Montreal
Artopex has unveiled its new showroom in the heart of Old Montreal.
Influx Cafe Opens Third Contemporary Location
Influx Cafe, a family-owned neighborhood eatery best known for its coffee and locally sourced ingredients, has opened its third California location at the North Parker.
Mexicue by nemaworkshop
The Mexican-meets-barbecue concept made its debut as one of New York's most popular food trucks in 2010, and quickly expanded to its first brick-and-mortar restaurant and a catering location.
CK Designs New Retail Concept for Joseph Cheaney's Jermyn Street Flagship Store
Checkland Kindleysides has designed Joseph Cheaney's new store on Jermyn Street, London.
The Gorgeous Kitchen by Blacksheep
Blacksheep recently unveiled The Gorgeous Kitchen, a new all-day dining concept launched as part of the regeneration project at T2, Heathrow.
Blacktop Creates Concept Store for Home Bakery
Blacksheep has designed the new bakery store located in the Galleria Mall, a recent development in the Al Wasl shopping district of Dubai.
SHH Re-vamps Food and Beverage Outlets at Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium, the home of English rugby, was looking to upgrade the customer experience at its food and beverage retail offers in order to be truly world-class across all areas of its offer in time for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, which England is set to host after winning the 2009 selection bid.
Built Inc Designs Cafecito Organico's Newest Location
John M. Sofio and Sormeh Azad of Built Inc designed Cafecito Organico's newest location at the Anaheim Packing House.
Fred Perry Bangkok by BuckleyGrayYeoman
BuckleyGrayYeoman recently designed Fred Perry's international store in Bangkok Thailand. The flagship store in the Thai capital is BuckleyGrayYeoman's first completion for Fred Perry since it was appointed Worldwide Retail Design Consultant for the clothing brand, and is the practice's first project in the Far East.
Seymourpowell Designs Brand Identity for Heston Blumenthal's the Perfectionists' Cafe
Seymourpowell created the branding for Heston Blumenthal's recently opened restaurant The Perfectionists' Café.
i29 Designs Retail Space for Frame Publishers
i29 recently designed two retail spaces for Frame Publishers.
Starbucks Opens First Store in Downtown Disney District
Starbucks and Disney teamed up to open the first company-operated Starbucks location at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California.
adidas Stan Smith Pop-up Store
adidas Originals has opened a Stan Smith pop-up shop to celebrate the global return of the accredited World's Bestselling Trainer.
CuldeSac Creates New Retail Branding Strategy for Ulanka
CuldeSac has created a new identity and store design for Ulanka.
Yabu Pushelberg Designs Lane Crawford's New Shanghai Flagship
Yabu Pushelberg designed Lane Crawford's new China flagship store, located in Shanghai's Times Square.
Three New Restaurants at National Railway Museum Allude to the Glorious Heritage of Rail Travel
SHH has completed the redesign of two restaurants - and created a third brand new dining space - for the National Railway Museum in York.
ROAD: Retail Design Show
ROAD - Retail Design Show, organized by ALU, will be held at the NWBLK on January 21-31, 2014.
Iosa Ghini Associati Designs Ferrari of Maranello Concept Store
Iosa Ghini Associati designed the new concept store of Ferrari of Maranello.