Retail Design

Retail design is the discipline that shapes commercial spaces by integrating layout, furniture, materials, lighting and display systems to create environments that reflect a brand’s identity and support the customer experience.

This section brings together articles, case studies and in-depth features on retail design, showcasing international projects including boutiques, flagship stores, concept stores, showrooms and other commercial environments.

profilati metallici piegati a L e a Z per arredi retail in metallo su misura
Retail Design

YDF – Custom metalwork that innovates retail

4 March 2026
In the design of contemporary retail spaces, every detail contributes to shaping the customer experience. In this context, custom metal retail furniture has become an increasingly adopted solution for creating modular display systems that are solid, precise and aligned with the architectural concept of the store.

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TORY BURCH SHANGHAI KERRY CENTRE
Retail Design

Tory Burch Shanghai Kerry Centre: retail design between curved surfaces and light

25 February 2026
Curved surfaces, sculpted light and white material shaped like fabric: the new Tory Burch flagship in Shanghai translates the brand’s identity into a retail design project calibrated between architecture and movement. Designed by Curiosity Inc., the store unfolds across two levels within the Jing An Kerry Centre along Nanjing Road.

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INTERNO DI UNO STUDIO DI ARCHITETTURA
Retail Design Guides

Retail Design: Complete Guide to Store Planning and Commercial Interior Design

23 February 2026
Retail design is today a strategic tool for translating brand identity and commercial objectives into a clear, functional and coherent physical environment. A well-designed store is not merely a display space: it becomes a system that guides customer flow, enhances product presentation and builds a recognizable experience over time.

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Interno della Gioielleria Outhouse a Goa progettata da Studio Hasta, tavolo espositivo in pietra con gioielli, elementi scultorei e tende rosa salmone
Retail Design

Outhouse Jewellery Goa boutique by Studio Hasta

20 February 2026
The Outhouse Jewellery Goa boutique is located within a heritage Portuguese villa in the State of Goa, along India’s western coastline. Designed by Studio Hasta, the project translates the brand’s identity into an experiential retail environment rooted in its local context.

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Eish Jewels, Indore, India
Retail Design

Eish Jewels — Fluidity, materiality and a renewed identity for a contemporary jewellery space

18 February 2026
Contemporary jewellery store is the definition that best describes Eish Jewels in Indore, India. Designed by SEZA Architects, the project reinterprets the traditional jewellery retail model through a fluid spatial language, calibrated lighting design and a controlled material palette. The result is an interior that frames luxury as sensory experience and human interaction, rather than simple product display.

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Living Beauty Toronto
Pharmacy Design

Living Beauty | A new concept reinterpreting the apothecary typology

28 January 2026
The first brick-and-mortar location of Living Beauty opens in Toronto’s Christie Pits neighbourhood with the ambition of transforming the archetype of the old-world apothecary into a contemporary format that combines retail and spa. Designed by Odami, the project blends typological memory with modern sensibility, offering visitors a highly personal and immersive experience.

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DESCENTE Concept Store, Hangzhou
Retail Design

DESCENTE Concept Store, Hangzhou

27 January 2026
In the DESCENTE concept store, the language of winter sports intersects with the poetic tradition of Jiangnan, shaping a space conceived through analogies, rhythms and layered references. The project translates the dynamic force of the ice & snow universe into a measured architectural narrative, where speed, landscape and local culture coexist in balance.

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Sage flagship store in Shenzhen
Retail Design

Sage flagship store in Shenzhen: Urban Dockyard at MixC

22 January 2026
The project draws inspiration from the urban identity of Shenzhen, a city historically shaped by its relationship with the sea and its industrial shipyards. This context becomes the conceptual foundation for an urban dockyard inspired retail concept, where architectural references to maritime infrastructure are reinterpreted through a contemporary lens.

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AimeeHe Studio retail store in Shenzhen
Retail Design

AimeeHe Studio Retail Store by LubanEra•Design

15 January 2026
In a retail landscape shaped by consumption downgrading, attention has gradually shifted away from superficial product aesthetics toward immersive experiences and emotional resonance, driven by a search for deeper value alignment. Bobo Chen, Creative Director of LubanEra•Design, grounds the project in the concept of “Metaphor & Ease”, skillfully leveraging the inherent tension of the architectural space to soften physical boundaries and foster openness and fluidity.

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