Amsterdam sees the dawn of a Starbucks brand reinvention that will span across Europe, conducted by Dutch-born concept design director, Liz Muller. The coffee giant has opened up several individualized concept stores recently, in various cities throughout the world, like the store made from shipping containers just outside of Seattle. Via Co.Design (Photography by Rien . . .
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Apple’s Beautiful Retail Stores
In 2000, Apple (under Steve Jobs) decided they needed to completely rethink their retail strategy. They no longer wanted to be dependent on other retailers to sell their products and yearned to offer customers a unique experience. For this they put together a team of retail/architecture experts and embarked on a journey to design the . . .
Fancy Restaurant Interior Design In Tehran
Now here is a something fancy from Iran. Expose designers were involved in planning these spaces and one of the top design requirements was to facilitate easy cleaning of the space under tables. Expose achieved this by making ‘floating’ tables and also designed matching seating. We are not going to say this would be the . . .
Bar and Restaurant Design Concepts
The restaurant and bar industry is one of the largest profit centers of all service operations and not surprisingly it is a sector in which there is a lot of jostling going on between small and large scale businesses to to get more customers. Decor and ambiance play a huge role in getting people through . . .
22 Inspirational Restaurant Interior Designs
Perhaps there is nothing more therapeutic than a fine dining experience. Culinary sophistication and high standards make for a memorable time for anyone in a restaurant. But we design freaks seek more and often end up lusting over great interiors at places like these. Right now we are admiring some fascinating restaurant designs photographed by . . .
Fake Shop Fronts With Funny Window Treatment
Once in a while we come across ideas irrelevant to interior designing but interesting enough to be poeted here. These fake shop fronts are cool to look at. When you are not selling, you pretend to. No one can know the difference. Thats what the recession hit North Tyneside Council has adopted as its slogan. . . .
VitraHaus: A Building With Many Views
VitraHaus, a german furniture manufacturing company has had architects Herzog and de Meuron design for a them an amazing place for the presentation of their collection. The building is unique in its concept as it takes inspiration from the typology of the houses in the locality. The end result is superimposition of twelve houses. The . . .
Trendy Restaurant Design
Poncho No 8 is a Mexican food restaurant popular for its burritos. It is located in a busy London street and is done by the native London design studio – Something from Us. The restaurant’s signature style is the vibrant multicoloured herringbone pattern. This made-to-order burritos lunchtime joint is designed keeping in mind the health-quotient . . .
Apple Store In Paris
Located in the Carrousel du Louvre, Apple’s first store in Paris was inaugurated after much anticipation. Mac enthusiasts waited days in advance to get a glimpse of their favorite brand opening close to them. Blame it on the products inside or the chic interiors, the buzz this store generated surpassed other store openings from around . . .
Retail Design: Showroom In Wood
Natural, inter-twining, flowing and aesthetically pleasing blend of shades is sparsely seen in any other element / material other than wood. Though one has fewer options to play around with and modify the substance, there is not much that needs to be done to make it more appealing. Then, it comes as no surprise that . . .
World’s Largest Barbie Store
Barbies and young girls. We will probably never understand the connection between them but that doesn’t make us not appreciate the creativity involved in this structure that is devoted to the world’s most famous and loved doll. Mattel, the parent company that own some of the world’s top toy brands, (including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fischer . . .
