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GROOS ROTTERDAM
Most striking feature: A concept store where they only sell design, art, books and music by Rotterdam people. The perfect souvenir store for people who don’t like the standard mugs, postcards and...
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ARTS ON MAIN JOHANNESBURG
Most striking feature: Having lunch underneath the olive trees. The Maboneng Precinct is an area full of old warehouses turned into restaurants, hotels and even a museum (see this picture on...
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PORTRAIT HAARLEM
Most striking feature: In former stables at the Raamvest in Haarlem, Portrait recently opened its doors: a concept store run by three friends. And we are equally pleased with their taste, sense of...
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10 CORSO COMO BEIJNG
Going to Beijing this Fall? Put the new 10 Corso Como on your list because they will open the doors there soon. 10 Corso Como is the world’s first concept store in Milan. Founded by Carla Sozzani in...
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ATELIER ACE X NO.6
News from the Atelier Ace, the creative firm behind the hugely popular Ace Hotels (see my review of the Ace Hotel in New York here and of the Ace Hotel in London here)! Together with No. 6 they’ve...
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AUSTERE LOS ANGELES
Just around the corner of the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles you’ll find Austere. A Scandinavian concept store in a spacious building. In here you’ll find the most amazing design, fashion, beauty...
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WATT GENT
Somewhat outside the center of Gent you will find Watt, a former motor oil company turned into a creative hipster factory. The number one reason to go there is to drink a cup of coffee by Charlene...
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CERESIO 7 MILAN
Almost in the same block as Da Otto and on walking distance of 10 Corso Como you’ll find Ceresio 7, named after the street this restaurant and bar is in. Fashion twins Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2...
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STEP BY STEP ANTWERP
3 reasons to go there: 1.Because they sell the most beautiful collection of clothes from brands like Isabel Marant, Vanessa Bruno, Mother and Ganni. 2. Because they recently moved to the...
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WER-HAUS BARCELONA
Oh yes! I’m a sucker for beautiful concept stores and Wer-haus in Barcelona (already featured in The online Barcelona Guide) made my heart beat faster. One word: wow! Wer-haus is a project by three...
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OBJET TROUVÉ ROTTERDAM
Most striking feature: ‘Wow, what a beautiful collection of clothes’, was my first reaction by seeing all those pieces of fashion hanging at the newly opened Objet Trouvé in Rotterdam. For example a...
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WE ARE LABELS AMSTELVEEN
One of my favorite shops is We Are Labels. They started with a shop in Amsterdam and now they already have 6 shops in Amsterdam (among them one men’s store), 1 in Rotterdam and recently they’ve opened...
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512 NIJMEGEN
Concept store 512 Nijmegen is already a well-known name. They had a store at the Lange Hezelstraat in Nijmegen but outgrown it, so they decided to look for a new location. And found a spacious...
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GRAANMARKT 13 ANTWERP
It is the day Graanmarkt 13 launches a new perfume. They are working for hours on a beautiful green installation by top florist Mark Colle. In the meantime, Ilse, the owner, gives me a tour of the...
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THE DOMESTIC BOTANIST UTRECHT
The Domestic Botanist is the studio and shop of designer Marije Hellwich. In a side street of de Voorstraat In a quiet side street of de Voorstraat in Utrecht you’ll find The Domestic Botanist....
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MAISON RIKA AMSTERDAM
If you want to immerse yourself completely in the world of Swedish stylist and designer Ulrika Lundgren, book a night, or two, at Maison Rika in Amsterdam. The world of Maison Rika Everyone wanted...
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NANUSHKA BUDAPEST
3 reasons to go there: 1.If you love their collection of clothes with a simple feminine silhouette. 2.If you like to shop at places where they also have a cafe. Combine your shopping with a fresh...
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