Forget conventional shopping malls: a series of boxes – with glass facades, sunlit interiors and leafy roof terraces – takes centre stage at Kashiyama Daikanyama

Japan House London opens in the heart of the British Capital, a mecca of Japanese culture, design and aesthetic refinement

Kyoto's first stand-alone Issey Miyake opens in a traditional 132-year-old machiya

Pon Ding is a cafe, independent bookstore, gallery and event space all rolled into one. ‘It’s more of a casual art museum, a creative institution,’ says Chen of the space.

A case study on design for small retail spaces, featuring the PMQ-located Good Design Store

Oxford Bookstore by Normal Studio