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Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces The Architecture of Seduction

184 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

184 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

184 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Presenting a critical and theoretical dimension to retail design, Boutiques and Other Retail Spaces links the ideas behind it to real practice in this innovative and important contribution to architectural/interior theory literature. Retail structure has been subject to a dramatic and ongoing transformation over the past thirty years, materializing in the emergence of large-scale... Read more

1. The Boutique and the Mass Market 2. The Shop as Market Space: The Commercial Qualities of Retail Architecture 3. The Vicissitudes of the Boutique: Introduction to the Case Studies and Interviews 4. Merchandising for Gatherers: Interview with Oep Schilling and Vincent Sturkenboom, G-Star 5. More than just Architecture: Interview with Eric Carlson, Louis Vuitton Case Studies Pfunds Molkerei, Dresden (1891). Kniže, Vienna (1905–13). Bally Shoe Shop, Paris (1928). Grayson, Seattle (1941). Olivetti Showroom, New York (1954). Retti Candle Shop, Vienna (1965). Flos Showroom, Milan (1968, 1976, 1984, 1990). MacLaren and Westwood, London (1971–80). Issey Miyake, Tokyo (1987). Comme des Garçons, New York (1988, 1998) and Various Locations (2004). 10 Corso Como, Milan (1991). Mandarina Duck, Paris (2000). Oki-ni, London (2000). Camper Temporary Shop ‘Walk in Progress’, Various Locations (2000). Australian Homemade Ice Cream, Amsterdam (2002). Duchi Shoe Shop, Scheveningen (2004)