"Such bad taste it actually becomes attractive" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Dior's concept store in Bangkok, wrapped in golden facades modelled on the fashion brand's Paris headquarters. More
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Heatherwick Studio arranges "unexpected three-dimensional urban landscape" around tree-like park
Architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed a commercial district in Xi'an, China, containing a series of cascading volumes and a vertical park. More
Form(LA) hides stone furniture showroom behind marble pivot door
Custom stone furnituremaker Form(LA) has opened the doors of its first flagship store in Los Angeles – specifically a pivoting marble door punctuated by nine porthole windows. More
Dior wraps Bangkok concept store in golden replicas of HQ facade
Fashion house Dior has unveiled the Gold House concept store in Bangkok, which is surrounded by facades modelled on the brand's headquarters in Paris. More
Cubitts West Village by Tutto Bene is a "stage for spectacles"
This compact eyewear store in New York's West Village has been divided into "on stage" and "backstage" areas, as part of a design studio Tutto Bene's "love letter to theatrical glamour". More
Nude palette envelops SKIMS NYC Flagship by Rafael de Cárdenas
SKIMS, the apparel brand founded by Kim Kardashian, has opened its first flagship store on New York's Fifth Avenue featuring interiors by Rafael de Cárdenas. More
MuseLAB "abandons all notions of the expected" in Mumbai bathware showroom
Mumbai studio MuseLAB has used bulbous mint-green displays and berry-red accents across the interiors of bathware showroom Sorbet. More
Helle Mardahl opens candy-coloured glassware store in former home of Danish royal jeweller
Designer Helle Mardahl has combined her signature approach to colour with traditional architectural elements for the interior of her Copenhagen flagship store. More
Natural materials create "a sense of refuge" in Kyiv boutique Friends of Fashion
A curved bench and sinuous display rails meander through the interconnected spaces of this fashion store in Kyiv, Ukraine, which interior designer Katerina Kovalenko has conceived as a calming sanctuary for shoppers. More
Adi Goodrich opts for warm and whimsical hues inside Phoenix eyewear store
Pink tiles and lilac upholstery enliven the interiors of this eyewear store in Phoenix by Los Angeles designer Adi Goodrich. More
Mesura constructs Barcelona Aesop store from 19th-century building fragments
Spanish studio Mesura salvaged stone remnants of old fountains, archways and Gothic buildings to create the interior of this Aesop store in Barcelona. More
Shogo Onodera transforms existing surfaces in Tokyo boutique to "avoid making anything new"
Marble covered with plaster and metal treated with acid are among the repurposed materials used by Japanese architect Shogo Onodera to minimise waste while fitting out the flagship store of fashion brand IZA Tokyo. More
Vaga Arquitetura and Pistache Ganache wrap Brazilian store in undulating "membrane"
Brazilian studios Vaga Arquitetura and Atelier Pistache Ganache teamed up to design a "consumer-first" boutique outfit with curving coral walls for a mattress company in Sāo Paulo. More
Schemata Architects transforms 145-year-old townhouse into Le Labo flagship
Tokyo studio Schemata Architects has combined Japanese and Western designs inside a traditional wooden townhouse in Kyoto to create a store for perfumery brand Le Labo. More
22RE takes "deconstructivist" approach to menswear store in LA
Los Angeles-based studio 22RE has combined metal grids, black and mirrored surfaces, and bold splashes of colour inside this men's multi-brand boutique in the city's Arts District. More
Various Associates creates irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for DJI
Chinese interior studio Various Associates has completed an irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for drone brand DJI in Shenzhen, China. More
Tabitha Isobel completes "warm and inviting" Regent Street store for Carl Friedrik
Interiors studio Tabitha Isobel has designed a gallery-like store in central London for luxury luggage brand Carl Friedrik, featuring a rich and inviting palette comprising dark wood, metal and draped fabrics. More
Loewe store in Seoul designed as "art collector's home"
Spanish fashion house Loewe paid homage to its own craft history in this Seoul store, which features artwork including a multi-level bamboo sculpture and a basket woven entirely from horse hair. More
Aesop clads London store with tactile bars of soap
Skincare brand Aesop has opened a minimalist store in London's Knightsbridge, featuring a "soap corridor" created with uniform tiles made from the everyday bathroom product. More
Rotate opens first physical store with interior by Thibaut Allgayer
Shiny silver curtains and a lacquered burgundy stage feature inside the flagship store for Danish womenswear label Rotate, which opened in Copenhagen during fashion week. More