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What's next in retail architecture?

Apr 10, 2026, 6:22 PMfutureplc
What's next in retail architecture?
Plus, the return of Simpson's in the Strand, abandoned Soviet science labs and an Issey Miyake shoe
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 Retail architecture 
 

What's next in retail architecture? One of Japan's most in-demand designers explains

Gwenael Nicolas, founder of the Japan-based studio Curiosity, talks about creating memorable shop experiences: 'The most inspiring and relevant spaces are often nearly impossible to visualise'

 
 
 
 Studio Nocturne 
 

Issey Miyake’s colourful sneaker collaboration with Camper is inspired by the plumage of a bird

Satoshi Kondo of Issey Miyake breaks down his latest collaboration with the Mallorcan footwear brand – a brightly-hued Mary Jane which comes with matching and contrasting socks

 
 
 
 honda 
 

The Honda Super-N is a pint-sized design classic

The pocketable scale of Japan’s Kei car culture is now available in all-electric form courtesy of the new Honda Super-N

 
 
 
 alessi 
 

Alessi's latest moka pot is inspired by junkyard finds

Philippe Malouin calls the shots in a new coffee pot design for Alessi, inspired by waste metal parts he found at a scrapyard near the company's HQ

 
 
 
 soviet science labs 
 

New book, 'Soviet Scientific Institutes', captures the afterlife of a society dedicated to discovery

Photographer Eric Lusito’s new monograph captures the strange experimental facilities and laboratories scattered across the countries left behind by the USSR

 
 
 
 simpsons 
 

Simpson’s in the Strand makes a majestic return

Hospitality legend Jeremy King hooks up with a bastion of the London restaurant scene for a match made in dining heaven

 
 
 
 
 
 
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