Virtual Libraries

Occupying a street corner in Barcelona’s vibrant Gothic Quarter, the MAM Originals flagship raises the value of a bricks-and-mortar establishment by offering something money can’t buy: the art of individuality.
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The project may be clinical, but its design doesn’t have to be. Tetsuya Matsumoto gives a Japanese pharmacy a dose of hospitality. What looks like a large minimalist shoe box floating in the dark is, in fact, a pharmacy in Himeji, Japan.
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Far from the skyscrapers of Lujiazui and the beaux-arts buildings of the Bund, just west of the elevated highway that circles Shanghai’s inner city, a store called Xiao Chun Ri He stands apart from its neighbours.
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Founded in 2013 by a pair of graphic designers, Novelty Apparel sells accessories and clothing bearing the labels of various high-end international brands.
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In the age of the brand ambassador, designers need to take care in mixing personalities with products. So says Jinyoung Yoon of Urbantainer, the office responsible for Past Empowers Future, an Adidas pop-up exhibition in South Korea.
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Popping out from its samey surroundings, X Architekten’s ice-cream parlour offers punters a mix of dazzle and delicacy.
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If the movie Mallrats taught us anything, it’s that today’s youth aren’t typically a shopping mall’s most desirable clientele.
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An installation of 150 white boats by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota brought an ethereal dose of culture to Le Bon Marché in Paris earlier this year.
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From science-driven coffee labs to the clean-room climate at cosmetics store Dr. Jart+ increasingly technical spaces are putting the experiment in experimental.
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