Which Store Has The Sickest Interior Design?

[ineverbathe]

Anywhere in the world... Which store has the best displays, windows and vibe?

Off the top of my head... www.maisonmartinmargiela.com www.openingceremony.us

[2000dB]

I like Loveless and CdG Aoyama the most. and I think Bape Kids is actually pretty cool too, although very different from the previous stores.

[genemachine]

victor and rolf store in milan, italy, everything's upside down

[triniboy27]

I was just in Richard Kidd in Vancouver and I was extremely impressed.

I don't have pics though.

[Fuuma]

Anywhere in the world... Which store has the best displays, windows and vibe?

Off the top of my head... www.maisonmartinmargiela.com www.openingceremony.us

There is more than one Maison Martin Margiela, which one are you talking about?

[Roulette]

Dover Street Market.

[ineverbathe]

new york, it's the only one i've been to.

[mwrenchd]

CdG in NYC is pretty slick.

[nappyhead jenkins]

the 2 things that come to mind

The Abercrombie and Fitch Flagship Store on 5th ave in NYC (dont laugh its awesome)

Alife RIvington Club (dont hate its awesome)

[mono14]

Hahaha.

Hate hate hate.

[dumadiscount]

nba store ny

[goldengloves]

When I first saw pics of that viktor & rolf store, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. That store design is very creative and executed quite well.

Myself, I like simple designs mostly.

I thought the Uniqlo store in Soho was very nice. Sleek, simple, and easy to find everything.

Blends in Costa Mesa. All the shoes look like they're in huge refrigerators on the wall. Then there is a huge mirror to the right when you walk in.

Apple store on 5th Ave. I just love the entrance...

45rpm store on Mercer St. I think the interior flows very well with the clothing. Wood all over the place with what looks to be trees in the middle of the room holding clothing with pedestals for denim.

There are plenty more, but those stick out in my mind recently.

[swooc]

victor and rolf store in milan, italy, everything's upside down

That is fucking awesome. I'm probably too unco to walk around in that store. Just looking at the pics gives me a headache haha.

[Aeros]

In terms of design/concept probably Bodega in Boston, Mass.

In terms of slickness factor definately Richard Kidd in Vancouver. The space is nothing short of beautiful and it's huge too.

[Lars]

I loved undercover in aoyama before they re-did the windows.

Great book for anyone that is interested in (japanese) shop interiors: "Powershop, new japanese retail design"

ISBN: 3-7643-6626-5

[hewmiri]

I walk by Richard Kidd every day!

[polishmike]

Thom Browne in Tribeca is nice. I also like the Apple store on 5th Avenue. I walked by CdG today and saw that they changed some stuff for the Happy Ribbon collection but I didn't have time to go inside.

[stavilavi]

By far, Dover Street Market in London. I love that place.

[smapty]

Asymptote for the new Alessi store in NYC is pretty cool

Couldnt get the pics to insert so here is the link to the story: http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2325

Click on a pic and see a slideshow, if you like architecture this is worth your time.

[paradigm_shift]

That is fucking awesome. I'm probably too unco to walk around in that store. Just looking at the pics gives me a headache haha.

The victor&rolf upside down window display looks very familiar. Is there a victor&rolf in Vegas in the Bellagio? I could almost swear I've seen this before.

[dismalfuture]

This is kind of exterior + interior but I like Prada's store in Minami-Aoyama. I wouldn't buy anything there but the whole building gives off this harvest yellow-tinted Jetsons vibe. I like CDG down the street from there too, the interior is nicely done.

The Paul Smith stores around the world are similarly done; I wouldn't mind having an interior like that in a smoking room/library. I'd have a room to myself to keep curios and books, and I'd just smoke cigars and drink whiskey all day while listening to vinyls.

[sharck]

Neighborhood in Harajuku is pretty fly. You're greeted with good artwork and simple signage. Product is presented cleanly and there's good pace through the store.

[smapty]

This is kind of exterior + interior but I like Prada's store in Minami-Aoyama. I wouldn't buy anything there but the whole building gives off this harvest yellow-tinted Jetsons vibe. I like CDG down the street from there too, the interior is nicely done.

The Paul Smith stores around the world are similarly done; I wouldn't mind having an interior like that in a smoking room/library. I'd have a room to myself to keep curios and books, and I'd just smoke cigars and drink whiskey all day while listening to vinyls.

Yeah that prada building is AMAZING. I think Rem Koolhaus did the architecture on that one. Good call!

[Kane]

Skim through http://www.thecoolhunter.net/

Pretty awesome interiors in there for hotels, shoe shops, etc.

[super]

45rpm on mercer was probably the most interestingly designed shop I've encountered. The atmosphere matched inside with the clothes and the sales girl was pretty cute.

Also, the new Bapy (bape for womenz?) shop in Taipei looks pretty insane

[10(50)]

I was just in Richard Kidd in Vancouver and I was extremely impressed.

I don't have pics though.

In terms of slickness factor definately Richard Kidd in Vancouver. The space is nothing short of beautiful and it's huge too.

pretty much

[dismalfuture]

Yeah that prada building is AMAZING. I think Rem Koolhaus did the architecture on that one. Good call!

Prada Aoyama is a Herzog + De Meuron... same people who did Munich's stadium for this year's world cup... infinitely in love with that building..

I have a feeling CDG and the Commes stores around are all cool simply for the fact that Rei Kawakubo probably cares just as much, if not more about interiors and furniture, than clothes.

[englandmj7]

Not to hypebeast, but no one can deny that several of the Bape stores have some fucking sick design. Wonderwall is an amazing firm.

[nig1]

I like Urban Outfitter's interior

[shinobi2000]

reiterating what others said and adding my own:

The 5th Avenue Apple Store tops the list with it's clear cube entrance and the clear staircase. The wide screens they have available to play with are amazing. My first time there, I was finishing off a drunken night with my international friends and at 4 in the morning we stumbled into this store. Someone had the bright idea to go look up our houses in each of our countries using Google Earth on the widescreen. Fun times.

The Mercer St 45RPM not only has a great interior design but is one of the best smelling stores in the city. They use some sandalwood aroma in the store and it smells great.

For the most unique/bizarre shopping experience, you'd have to list the underground Nom De Guerre. It's not tucked away in some hidden neighborhood somewhere, it's smack on the corner of Broadway and Bleeker in Soho (well technically not SoHo) but if you didn't know that staircase led to a whole store downstairs, you'd never go down it for fear of trespassing. And once you're down, it still continues to be jarring, a long empty hallway separating the two major sales room -- you gotta walk down farther to get to the shoe room.