– A COLLECTION CURATED BY VOICES FROM OUR INDUSTRY.
AESOP
"AESOP STORES MAINTAIN A recognizable BRAND IDENTITY WHILE ADAPTING TO THEIR surroundings AND THE LOCAL CULTURE."
Anke Sohn, AXOR
VITRA CAMPUS
GENTLE MONSTER
"AT THE GENTLE MONSTER STORES THEY TRY NOT TO OVERTHINK IT. MAYBE A playful approach THAT CREATES AN emotional reaction IS THE BEST WAY OF LOOKING AT CERTAIN THINGS."
Deniz Keskin, Porsche
FOOT PATROL
NEW BALANCE
"NEW BALANCE HAVE DONE A GREATE JOB CREATING meaningful CULTURAL SPACES: FROM MUSIC TO FASHION TO ART, THEY FOCUS ON adding value TO COMMUNITIES RATHER THAN JUST TRYING TO SELL STUFF."
Giulia Zecchini, ESL FACEIT Group
FONDAZIONE PRADA
"FONDAZIONE PRADA IS IN MANY WAYS THE BENCHMARK FOR HOW LUXURY BRANDS CAN CREATE A truly impactful CULTURAL INSTITUTION."
Serdar Kutucu, Slowness
CITIZEN M HOTELS
"THE LOBBIES OF CitizenM Hotels UNITE THE HOTEL COMMUNITY, WHICH IS USUALLY QUITE transient. THEY MANAGE TO anchor EVERYONE IN ONE PLACE, NO MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM."
Raphael Gielgen, Vitra
HERZOG & DE MEURON
GANNI
"ONE pioneering EXAMPLE OF SPACE THAT USES material TO COMMUNICATE A message IS HOW GANNI HAS INCORPORATED recycled MATERIALS INTO THEIR STORES."
Rosalie McMillan & Adam Fairweather, Smile Plastics
BARBICAN CURVE
"THE BARBICAN CURVE: ITS unique CONFIGURATION THEMATICALLY ties TOGETHER ALL THE artworks EXHIBITED – I RARELY FORGET AN ARTWORK I'VE EXPERIENCED THERE."
Carlota Dochao Naveira, Superblue
BA BAN RESTAURANT
"THE BA BAN RESTAURANT IN MUSCAT IS A high end CHINESE DINING experience. THEY TAKE CARE OF EACH detail FROM LIGHTING AND FOOD PRESENTATION TO WAITRESS UNIFORMS."
Tiziana Della Croce, Nespresso
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