While coffee has increasingly become part of the hipster lifestyle just about anywhere on the planet, strangely the same can’t be said about tea. Perhaps too subtle in taste and less likely a beverage to roaringly kickstart an early morning with, this beverage deserves more credit and could do with a contemporary showcase that demonstrates …

Penny Black store by Duccio Grassi Architects, Milan

Larger then life candy canes, a merry go round with baroque style chairs, mushrooms and a lilac/white interior with the brands signature Medusa head on the walls and carpet. Versace opens her first Young Versace boutique in Milan. The glamorous, but small boutique ( 50m² – 538ft² ) is located right next to Versace Home …

Tanum Karl Johan is Oslo’s oldest bookstore located on the city’s main street. The project is a full renovation, which means completely tearing down the old interior. From having several floor levels, the store reappeared with all functions on one floor with a stronger visual relationship to the street and more rough materials to emphasize …

Re-designed Puma store back on London’s Carnaby street! After a complete makeover by Plajer & Franz Studio and under the direction of Ales Kernjak (head of global store concepts, Puma Retail ag) the Puma store on London’s Carnaby street re-opened on March 20th. In line with Puma’s 2.0 Retail Concept, the store design unifies joy, …

MPREIS grocery store, Austria. http://www.mpreis.com/