Golden staircase sits at the centre of Curiosity's dramatic Dolce & Gabbana Aoyama store
Theatrical lighting illuminates products inside the new black and gold Dolce & Gabbana store in Tokyo by French designer Gwenael Nicolas. More
-
Saks Fifth Avenue opens Downtown Manhattan outpost by Found
A branch of luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue has opened close to the World Trade Center site in New York, with interiors designed by London studio Found. More
Lucy Tauber converts old London post office into light-filled bakery
Architect Lucy Tauber has transformed a derelict post office in north London into an artisanal bakery with its kitchen on show. More
Bruno Lucas Dias adds timber skeleton to Portuguese accessories boutique
Items are displayed upon a series of pine structures inside this accessories store in Ansião, Portugal. More
Pauzarq creates house-shaped archways in Sketch concept store
Spanish architecture studio Pauzarq has designed a concept store in San Sebastián with wood-lined archways that resemble the outlines of houses (+ slideshow). More
Sunset-hued counter welcomes customers at Tokyo cheese tart shop by Yota Kakuda
Japanese designer Yota Kakuda has combined industrial and citrus tones in his interior design for Bake Kitasenju, a cheese tart shop in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Bertrand Guillon fits petite delicatessen into 35-square-metre Provencal shopfront
French practice Bertrand Guillon Architecture has made the most of extra height at the front of this shop in Marseille when transforming the interior into an épicerie (+ slideshow). More
Viu eyewear creates gallery-like space for its Vienna flagship store
An old bookstore has been stripped back to its concrete foundations to create a minimal space for Swiss eyewear brand Viu's first store in Austria (+ slideshow). More
Jonathan Tuckey designs two contrasting London shops for Malin+Goetz
Jonathan Tuckey Design has completed two London shops for skincare brand Malin+Goetz – one filled with plywood boxes and the other featuring a reflective ceiling (+ slideshow). More
Yota Kakuda creates tiled interior for cheese tart store in Japan
Japanese designer Yota Kakuda used a bespoke aluminium tile to cover the walls and floors in this shop that sells baked cheese tarts (+ slideshow). More
Tom Dixon's Howard Street store in New York includes a furry room
British designer Tom Dixon has opened a new store in the SoHo neighbourhood of Manhattan, which features a room with faux-fur walls and a space that resembles a "torture chamber" (+ slideshow). More
Emil Eve Architects strips back heritage building for Caro Somerset lifestyle store
London-based studio Emil Eve Architects has transformed a heritage-listed building in Somerset, England, into a lifestyle store, cafe and bed and breakfast (+ slideshow). More
Tom Dixon targets America's west coast with first store in LA
British designer Tom Dixon has teamed up with fashion brand Curve to open a retail space in Los Angeles' Culver City – his latest move to conquer the US. More
John Pawson creates first standalone shop for London's Design Museum
The Design Museum has opened its first ever standalone retail space, moments away from its new west London site (+ slideshow). More
OMA uses coloured mirrors and aluminium foam for Repossi Vendôme store interior
An aluminium foam staircase doglegs up the centre of Italian jewellery brand Repossi's flagship store, designed by Dutch architecture firm OMA on Paris' exclusive Place Vendôme (+ slideshow). More
Snøhetta lines Aesop store in Oslo with faceted oak panelling
Three-dimensional oak panelling covers the walls, ceiling and counter of this Aesop store interior in Oslo, designed by Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta (+ slideshow). More
Larsson & Jennings opens minimal watch boutique in New York's West Village
London creative agency Studio Mills has completed a Manhattan store for online watch brand Larsson & Jennings, featuring a cantilevered display counter and a bar serving typical Swedish refreshments (+ slideshow). More
Sou Fujimoto combines geometric forms with Indonesian crafts for Potato Head Hong Kong
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has completed his first project in Hong Kong, combining elements of his previous structures with traditional Indonesian craftwork to create a shop and restaurant for Balinese hospitality brand Potato Head. More
Roovice transforms wooden warehouse into bagel shop with see-through walls
Architects office Roovice has converted a former warehouse in Miura, Japan, into a bagel shop, replacing the existing walls with polycarbonate panels to make the building more transparent (+ slideshow). More
Snøhetta creates curving wooden amphitheatre for Aesop's Düsseldorf store
Shelving crafted from Douglas fir curves around the interior of skincare brand Aesop's first Düsseldorf store, which Snøhetta designed to feel like an amphitheatre (+ slideshow). More