Contemporary beauty brand Forest Essentials’ charming new retail space makes its home in what was once a traditional city structure, blending retro charm with regional traditions

The recently opened ISSEY MIYAKE SEMBA was designed by Shingo Noma to reference its location’s heritage in creative and surprising ways 

Teo Yang Studio redefines Korean traditions in EATH Library, where centuries-old medicines are reinterpreted as contemporary skincare and home products

The lifestyle brand’s first brick and mortar store is a lush and light-filled space designed to communicate its story and philosophy

Parable Studio breathes new life into an architectural gem that is now a jewellery designer’s atelier

A Tokyo-based architecture firm has transformed a fashion store into a fun-filled space

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