Powershop: New Japanese Retail Design

Nowhere in the world does the interior design of a shop influence sales as it does in Japan. Retailers spare no trouble or expense when planning and realising the design or renovation of their premises. A particularly trendsetting sector is the world of fashion. If a few months pass and the interior fails to produce the desired commercial success, the refurbishment game starts all over again.

In Japan, retail design is a highly developed branch of interior architecture. PowerShop presents the best and most recent retail designs by 10 Japanese interior architects, each of whom agreed to a personal interview. Shops and showrooms created for established names like Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Nissan share centre stage with numerous smaller, cutting-edge boutiques. In-depth reviews of more than 46 projects are complemented by full-shot and close-up photographs. And that's just a tip of the iceberg.

PowerShop is designed by Frame's art director Roelof Mulder; has a hardcover with a red foil print, and consists of 228 pages of visual experiences. PowerShop exists of portraits and portfolios of the following Japanese design firms: - AZB - Curiosity - EXIT Metal Work Supply - Fumita Design Office - Yasuo Kondo Design Office - Out.Design - SEI - WonderWall - Hideo Yasui Atelier - Tokujin Yoshioka Design

Publication details

• 2002
• Frame Publishers
• Edited by Carolien van Tilburg
• English
• 224 pages / Approx. 200 colour illustrations
• Hardcover
• 230 x297 mm
• ISBN 978-90-806445-3-3