London-based designer John Pawson has created a minimalist interior for the new Japanese flagship store of fashion label Jil Sander, pairing pale limestone walls and floors with cherry wood accents.
Situated in Omotesando, Tokyo's luxury shopping district, the shop is sparsely furnished. The only colour comes from the orange-toned wood, meaning the clothing and accessories can take centre stage.

"Obviously there's a history to Jil Sander, and their personal approach to the clothes, and the sensibility of their interiors ? of course it was going to be simple," Pawson told Dezeen.
"But the reason we try and keep things simple is so that you get to see the clothes or the merchandise clearly. It gives them a nice backdrop. And even more important is for people to feel good."
The brief given to Pawson by Lucie and Luke Meier, the married couple who head up Jil Sander, was to create a retail space featuring a "pure, warm, simple, soulful and warm" design.
"I got a call and I went to see them in Milan, and they shared with me a sort of mood book. It was just a really beautifully put together book of things that inspired them ? which was quite funny, because clients normally wait to see what you do," Pawson explained.
"Many of their ideas were so original, but they could have been things that I would have put together. So it just proved that we were very much in sync."

The exterior of the store is clad in slim grey til...