The facade of Louis Vuitton's store in Osaka, designed by architects Jun Aoki & Associates and Peter Marino, is based on the sails of old Japanese merchant ships
The Louis Vuitton Maison Osaka Midosuji stands on the busy shopping street of Shinsaibashi-suji.

They filter light into the interiors during the day, and create a lantern-like effect at night.
"The purity of the facade is reinforced by the use of metal fretwork motifs at ground-floor level," said Jun Aoki & Associates.
The ground level windows of the new shop are covered with an artwork of coloured ribbons by Kenta Cobayashi, designed to contrast the minimal, light forms of the sails that cover the building above.
Japanese woodwork and origami washi paper have been used throughout the interiors.
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