Hiroyuki Ogawa patterns Japanese tea house with subtle cherry blossom motif
A faint pattern of cherry blossom petals decorates window screens and furniture inside this tea house in Japan by Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects. More
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Tokyo boutique by Nobuo Araki sits inside an old swimming pool
Japanese architect Nobuo Araki has transformed an indoor swimming pool in Tokyo into a fashion store, turning the empty pool and its steel ladder into key features of the boutique's design (+ slideshow). More
Latticed oak screens reference traditional argyle at Pringle of Scotland's Chengdu store
Swiss studio Atelier Oï used oak lattice screens to recreate Pringle of Scotland's signature argyle pattern inside the knitwear brand's flagship Asian store, which has just opened in Chengdu, China (+ slideshow). More
Pop-up design shop by i29 creates a hall of mirrors in an 18th-century building
Mirrored displays and walls have been designed to create a surreal visual effect at this pop-up design shop that Dutch interiors studio i29 has created inside an 18th-century building in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More
Henry Wilson Studio converts former bakery into Sydney Aesop store
Australian firm Henry Wilson Studio has transformed a former Sydney bakery into a retail space for skincare brand Aesop, exposing the original sandstone walls (+ slideshow). More
Reiichi Ikeda divides narrow Japanese clothing boutique with boxy partitions
Designer Reiichi Ikeda inserted boxy partitions that follow the pattern of existing ceiling trusses into this clothing boutique in Osaka, Japan (+ slideshow). More
Reykjavik boutique by HAF Studio mixes chipboard with ceramic tiles
White ceramic tiles contrast with sections of chipboard inside this Reykjavik fashion boutique by local design office HAF Studio (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma adds lattice of glistening tiles to Shang Xia boutique in Paris
White ceramic tiles create a brickwork pattern across the walls and roof of this Paris boutique designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates for Chinese lifestyle brand Shang Xia (+ slideshow). More
Zigzags dominate in Zeller & Moye's Berlin boutique for ODEEH
This Berlin clothing store by Mexican design studio Zeller & Moye is filled with concertina-shaped display stands made from raw cement boards (+ slideshow). More
Industrial materials furnish Hostem's womenswear floor by JamesPlumb
Garments are suspended in front of draped fabric above a steel parquet floor in the new womenswear floor that design studio JamesPlumb has created for east London fashion boutique Hostem (+ slideshow). More
Quality Chop Shop butcher by Fraher Architects references food crates and packaging
Jagged shelving units and scored surfaces were designed to evoke the look of food crates and packaging at this London butcher and delicatessen by local office Fraher Architects (+ slideshow). More
White shelves hang from crumbly concrete walls in Bulgarian shoe shop by Elia Nedkov
Architect Elia Nedkov paired exposed concrete with clean white displays for the interior of this shoe shop in the historical centre of Sofia in Bulgaria. More
Universal Design Studio rides the pop-up wave with Fruit of the Loom
Barber and Osgerby's architecture arm has designed two pop-up shops for the launch of Seek No Further, a new label from sportswear manufacturer Fruit of the Loom (+ slideshow). More
SunnyHills cake shop by Kengo Kuma encased within intricate timber lattice
An intricate three-dimensional lattice of narrow timber slats forms a cloud-like mass around the exterior of this pineapple cake shop in Tokyo by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma (+ slideshow). More
Straw and plaster-lined cafe by A1 Architects based on Japanese tea houses
Czech studio A1 Architects covered the walls of this cafe in Prague with a tactile mixture of black plaster, coal and pieces of straw, in a modern take on the clay plasters used inside traditional Japanese tea houses (+ slideshow). More
Aesop's Hollywood Road store features pale oak, copper and blackened steel
Australian skincare company Aesop has opened a new signature store in Hong Kong that features shelving made from blackened steel, plus sinks made of oak and copper. More
AOO shop in Barcelona by Arquitectura-G has a stepped sisal display platform
A landscape of stepped boxes covered in sisal displays products at this Barcelona boutique by local firm Arquitectura-G. More
Translucent fabric divides Aesop store in Kyoto by Simplicity
Sheets of translucent black material separate areas of this Aesop skincare store in Kyoto by Japanese studio Simplicity (+ slideshow). More
Nendo's store interiors for Theory are modelled on road systems
Japanese studio Nendo has created a succession of boutiques for New York fashion brand Theory where garments hang from geometric black frames and circulation routes are modelled on road layouts (+ slideshow). More
Footwear store interior covered with stacked shoe boxes by Move Architects
A diagonally stacked arrangement of cardboard shoe boxes covers the back wall of this footwear store in Santiago, Chile, by Move Architects (+ slideshow). More