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© Supreme Indeed, the planet’s most happening retail arena is Seoul. Only two years after landing in the buzzing South Korean capital, opening up shop in the upscale Dosan Park shopping zone, Supreme has headed to the area of town where all the cool kids currently hang out to shop and what not—Seongsu. Here, in this former industrial area, the cult brand has secured 207 sqm. (2,225 sq.ft.) on the premises of an entirely redeveloped warehouse.

© NANZUKA For a long time, the NANZUKA gallery in Tokyo has hosted a number of interesting solo shows of leading contemporary artist Keiichi Tanaami (1936-2024), and the newest showcase, ominously entitled DO NOT BOMB, will open on Sat – Sep 11. The exhibition will be held at the gallery’s new location in the city’s Shibuya district, and is in fact, the venue’s inaugural event.

© SATISFY / Photography: Maris Mezulis Founded in 2015 by Brice Partouche, Paris-based running brand SATISFY has just taken its operations to a higher level by opening its very first permanent outpost in the city’s buzzing Marais district. In fact, it’s two spaces designed by Partouche and French architecture practice ciguë, situated opposite each other on rue de Saintonge.

© Blurker / Photography: Sim Yoon Seok The recent opening of the Brochu Walker flagship store in Seoul is indicative of the city’s continuously rising global stature as a leading shopping destination.

© Tom Sachs Is it art imitating art? Perhaps not, but this quirky artistic concept surely triggers curiosity, wonder, and yes, a bit of a giggle—in a good way, that is. We’re talking artist Tom Sachs‘s latest exploration of the mythology of luxury, albeit through the lens of bootleg culture, called 31 rue Cambon. The exhibition, held at his studio in New York City, opens on Fri − Sep 11.

© SOBO / Photography: Irvin Heller Any gourmet who’s been to Paris knows the city has its fair share of Japanese eateries, and on any level. However, not a single one pairs a full vegetarian menu with a vinyl bar. Well, that was yesterday. In the city’s leafy Plaine-Monceau district the effortlessly cool SOBO diner has popped up, indulging Japanese food aficionados with excellent flavours and nostalgic tunes.

Publishers Note Just to be clear – superfuture® is a design blog and not a political commentator. No surprise there. The scope of our content has always been global and borderless, however that can often mean covering projects in countries where we will not agree with the politics or actions of those countries.

Publishers Note Just to be clear – superfuture® is a design blog and not a political commentator. No surprise there. The scope of our content has always been global and borderless, however that can often mean covering projects in countries where we will not agree with the politics or actions of those countries.

© CELINE As far as we know, this is CELINE‘s very first major store opening since Michael Rider‘s recent tenure at the revered fashion house, and obviously, it shows. We’re talking the new and relocated CELINE boutique in Los Angeles, or more specifically, the gilded shopping grounds of Rodeo Drive. Wedged in between the Dior on one side, and The store occupies approx. 511 sqm. (5,500 sq.ft.), the interior design has been designed in-house with Rider firmly at the helm.

© ATELIER WRITE / Photography: Kenta Hasegawa The Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo offers shoppers an ever-evolving retail landscape, and it’s one that not only excels in size, but also diversity. Add an abundance of foot traffic to the equation, and it’s a preferred base for many a local and foreign premium brand to establish itself here, including Birkenstock. The Cologne-based footwear company has raised its profile in this coveted shopping zone with a brand new concept store.