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Seoul’s adidas flagship store offers a constantly evolving experience to repeat visitors

Seoul’s adidas flagship store offers a constantly evolving experience to repeat visitors

Situated in the dead centre of the hippest part of town, adidas Seoul is challenging how a fashion name sits within an established street scene. Various Associates has refocused street attention on the store’s second level with a facade that juts out.

Fast-paced, dynamic retail: Seoul’s Adidas flagship store

Fast-paced, dynamic retail: Seoul’s Adidas flagship store

Situated in the dead centre of the hippest part of town, adidas Seoul is challenging how a fashion name sits within an established street scene. Various Associates has refocused street attention on the store’s second level with a facade that juts out.

Café Oriente By Labotory: Seoul’s Semi-Underground Coffee Shop

Café Oriente By Labotory: Seoul’s Semi-Underground Coffee Shop

Finding the perfect balance between two distinct architectural concepts is always challenging. However, Labotory successfully harmonises Korean aesthetics with minimal charm in Café Oriente.

Café Oriente Is Seoul’s Semi-Underground Coffee Shop

Café Oriente Is Seoul’s Semi-Underground Coffee Shop

Finding the perfect balance between two distinct architectural concepts is always challenging. However, Labotory successfully harmonises Korean aesthetics with minimal charm in Café Oriente.

People And Technology The Focal Points At World Cities Summit 2018

People And Technology The Focal Points At World Cities Summit 2018

The biennial World Cities Summit returned to Marina Bay Sands this month to explore sustainable and integrated solutions to urban issues.

David Collins Designs a Hotel with Heart in Seoul

David Collins Designs a Hotel with Heart in Seoul

The London-based studio took art – and Korean art in particular – as the central inspiration for the interiors of Le Meridien Seoul.

A Consuming Experience

A Consuming Experience

Setting the stage for multiple forms of consumption, Blacksheep’s design for The Cooking Library in Seoul puts the focus squarely on sensory experiences, emphasised by tactile and analogue design elements.

Shoe Universe For Seoul’s Largest Department Store

Shoe Universe For Seoul’s Largest Department Store

Located within department store Shinsegae in Gangnam, the Shoe Salon by Jeffrey Hutchison & Associates (JHA) draws inspiration from nature and the galaxy to create an engaging shoe-shopping experience.