It’s no secret that high-end fashion labels like Prada and Cartier have achieved a sort of mythical status in Tokyo. But here is something you may not know: Visiting their boutiques brings with it an extraordinary reward even if you cannot afford the dizzying prices of the merchandise. They provide, free of charge, a chance to experience some of the most spectacular buildings in the world.
In the last few years, many of architecture’s stars, including Renzo Piano, Rem Koolhaas, Toyo Ito and Tadao Ando, have been hired to design shops for luxury brands and have turned the city into a battleground for a rare, and spectacular, game of architectural one–upmanship. They have followed one award winner with another, one splashy statement with a splashier one. While Japanese architecture is known for its cool minimalism, these architects have thrown that out the window, creating sculptural symbols that are difficult to forget.
A few blocks down the street are two more eye-catching stores. Jun Mitsui’s tower for the jewelry company De Beers has a gray steel facade that warps in and out in broad curves. It’s as if you are looking at a modern office building while very drunk. The interior is like any other store from the chain, but it’s still fun to look at diamonds worth over $100,000 now and then.
Fews are a Swedish/American four-piece whose debut single was an eight-minute blur of motorik boogie, like something out of early-70s Detroit via early-70s Düsseldorf. It was produced by Dan Carey, who has worked with Toy, 
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TrendEngel doesn’t really like the concept of a personal shopper- However Modomoto Fitting Room in Berlin Mitte has changed the perception of the concept. This for sure is our new favorite shop. Modomoto is specialized in finding every gentleman the perfect outfit – and they deliver every time. If you don’t have the time to go to Berlin – 
Love is a broad, generic title for a television show. But it’s also an intriguing one, implying a vastness, an encompassing look at the human experience—or at least one huge, joyful, torturous, consuming part of the human experience. On first glance, Netflix’s new series, from husband-and-wife co-creators 
The label I OH YOU has some pretty exciting talent on its ever expanding roster, but none might be more interesting and diverse than newcomer 
A quick leaf through any one of Laurent Moreau’s many filled sketchbooks and you’ll see that he finds inspiration in nature. Laurent enjoys more down-to-earth pleasures, gardening, sitting in fields, and it shows in his work. His images are full of decorative plants and animals drawn by someone who clearly has a passion for them. It is something he says emanates from his youth growing up in the French countryside.
There’s obviously nothing wrong with an artist working digitally, but it’s interesting to see someone who works almost exclusively in traditional materials and still creates something fresh and modern. Laurent prefers to work by hand, whether painting or printing. The experience of working in these materials is important to him, the smells of the ink, the tactility of the paper. It’s an intuitive way of working that really pulls out some beautiful results.
Dans la foret des masques is one of the most beautiful books I have ever seen. Not just for kids but for everyone who is still left with some imagination. A book that can make you happy – very happy. Available in all languages – the German version has just been published.
Notorious for smashing Coldplay’s table at the