Concrete, steel and fluted glass merge inside this shop that design studio Linehouse has created for fashion brand JNBY in Xiamen, China.
Chinese cities were a key point of reference for Linehouse, which has decked out JNBY's Xiamen store with materials often seen in dense urban settings ? concrete, glass and steel.
The interior aesthetic of this JNBY store will be rolled out across all of the brand's future locations in China ? one branch has already opened in Chengdu, and another is set to open in Changsha.
The JNBY store features a coffered concrete ceiling
The ceiling of the 100-square-metre store is entirely covered with concrete coffers. Each one is bordered by bright-white LED strip lights.
A curved, steel-frame screen inset with panels of fluted glass runs around the periphery of the space, set back from the structural walls. The partition balances on chunky cylindrical blocks made from recycled concrete pavement. Panels of fluted glass form a screen around the edge of the store
The urban materiality of the store is interrupted by a couple of ceramic display stands, which Linehouse formed by wrapping convex tiles around steel poles that extend from the floor to the ceiling.
Some of the stands have been fitted with a metal ring where garments can be hung, while others have small shelves where accessories can be put on show.
The screen's glass panels are held within a steel framework
Convex tiles also clad the front of JNBY's service counter. When viewed up close, cus...