Melbourne-based design practice Archier has designed a new showroom for Australian bathroom manufacturer Caroma that is a step away from the traditional showroom set up. The brief for the showroom and office space for Caroma in Sydney, called Caroma on Collins, was to make physical the values and history of Caroma. Contained within that simple brief […]
German food retailer ALDI has entered the Chinese market for the first time, opening two prototype stores in Shanghai last week. The format and design is an evolution of Landini Associates’ work for ALDI Australia, aimed at celebrating and conveying product quality and value. There are key differences however in scale, layout, and tone. In […]
Landini Associates has designed a Times Square-located flagship store for McDonald’s, which is an evolution of the practice’s global format for McDonald’s, Project Ray, named after the brand’s founder Ray Kroc. Built over three floors, the new store replaces the original restaurant that opened in 1984, located on the corner of 45th and Broadway in New […]
Mim Design has created a new retail space for kitchen, bathroom and laundry appliance retailer e&s designed to feel like an extension of home. Retail is dying – haven’t you heard? We are told this constantly with facts and figures announcing that online purchasing is king, while the local high street is a mere shadow […]
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