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Aesop East Hampton, New York, US
The newest addition to Aesop's burgeoning retail empire is a minimal masterpiece, located in the Hamptons. The Australian beauty luminary recruited the help of architecture firm, NADAAA, who took design cues from the region's maritime heritage, with products showcased on floating shelves fixed to digitally fabricated pegboard panels lining aqua walls. A large washbasin fashioned from Vermont soapstone takes centre stage as an invitation for visitors to sample the plethora of products on offer. Industrial copper pipes wrap themselves around the sink, designed to reflect the copper valves and taps found in the meticulously kept gardens of the surrounding neighbourhood.
55 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937; T: 1.631 324 1985; www.aesop.com
Writer: Romy van den Broeke
Aesop East Hampton, New York, US
The newest addition to Aesop's burgeoning retail empire is a minimal masterpiece, located in the Hamptons. The Australian beauty luminary recruited the help of architecture firm, NADAAA, who took design cues from the region's maritime heritage, with products showcased on floating shelves fixed to digitally fabricated pegboard panels lining aqua walls. A large washbasin fashioned from Vermont soapstone takes centre stage as an invitation for visitors to sample the plethora of products on offer. Industrial copper pipes wrap themselves around the sink, designed to reflect the copper valves and taps found in the meticulously kept gardens of the surrounding neighbourhood.
55 Main Street, East Hampton, NY 11937; T: 1.631 324 1985; www.aesop.com
Writer: Romy van den Broeke
Viktor Leske Mitte salon, Berlin, Germany
Berlin's Mitte neighbourhood is brimming with minimalist joints clamouring for the patronage of its trendy locals - but there is one new hairdressing salon that's a cut above the rest. Parisian hair stylist Viktor Leske opened the doors to his second salon last month, with its sister outpost located across town in the equally stylish locale of Kreuzburg. Designed by Karhard Architektur, the new space features an industrial palate of concrete and dark wood, with stainless steel mirrors arcing dramatically onto the ceiling. Hair colouring takes place in a room that riffs on the hall of mirrors and the coloured LED lights found at fun fairs. Leske is a force of nature - equipped only with his electric razor, he gives each hairstyle a distinguished aesthetic that doesn't require much styling or maintenance. It's an approach that pretty much epitomises the laidback city.
Joachimstrasse 8, 10119 Berlin, Germany; T: 49.30 27 90 84 87; www.viktorleske.net
Writer: Romy van den Broeke; Photography: Stephen Lucks
Viktor Leske Mitte salon, Berlin, Germany
Berlin's Mitte neighbourhood is brimming with minimalist joints clamouring for the patronage of its trendy locals - but there is one new hairdressing salon that's a cut above the rest. Parisian hair stylist Viktor Leske opened the doors to his second salon last month, with its sister outpost located across town in the equally stylish locale of Kreuzburg. Designed by Karhard Architektur, the new space features an industrial palate of concrete and dark wood, with stainless steel mirrors arcing dramatically onto the ceiling. Hair colouring takes place in a room that riffs on the hall of mirrors and the coloured LED lights found at fun fairs. Leske is a force of nature - equipped only with his electric razor, he gives each hairstyle a distinguished aesthetic that doesn't require much styling or maintenance. It's an approach that pretty much epitomises the laidback city.
Joachimstrasse 8, 10119 Berlin, Germany; T: 49.30 27 90 84 87; www.viktorleske.net
Writer: Romy van den Broeke; Photography: Stephen Lucks
Viktor Leske Mitte salon, Berlin, Germany
Berlin's Mitte neighbourhood is brimming with minimalist joints clamouring for the patronage of its trendy locals - but there is one new hairdressing salon that's a cut above the rest. Parisian hair stylist Viktor Leske opened the doors to his second salon last month, with its sister outpost located across town in the equally stylish locale of Kreuzburg. Designed by Karhard Architektur, the new space features an industrial palate of concrete and dark wood, with stainless steel mirrors arcing dramatically onto the ceiling. Hair colouring takes place in a room that riffs on the hall of mirrors and the coloured LED lights found at fun fairs. Leske is a force of nature - equipped only with his electric razor, he gives each hairstyle a distinguished aesthetic that doesn't require much styling or maintenance. It's an approach that pretty much epitomises the laidback city.
Joachimstrasse 8, 10119 Berlin, Germany; T: 49.30 27 90 84 87; www.viktorleske.net
Writer: Romy van den Broeke; Photography: Stephen Lucks
Viktor Leske Mitte salon, Berlin, Germany
Berlin's Mitte neighbourhood is brimming with minimalist joints clamouring for the patronage of its trendy locals - but there is one new hairdressing salon that's a cut above the rest. Parisian hair stylist Viktor Leske opened the doors to his second salon last month, with its sister outpost located across town in the equally stylish locale of Kreuzburg. Designed by Karhard Architektur, the new space features an industrial palate of concrete and dark wood, with stainless steel mirrors arcing dramatically onto the ceiling. Hair colouring takes place in a room that riffs on the hall of mirrors and the coloured LED lights found at fun fairs. Leske is a force of nature - equipped only with his electric razor, he gives each hairstyle a distinguished aesthetic that doesn't require much styling or maintenance. It's an approach that pretty much epitomises the laidback city.
Joachimstrasse 8, 10119 Berlin, Germany; T: 49.30 27 90 84 87; www.viktorleske.net
Writer: Romy van den Broeke; Photography: Stephen Lucks
Comme des Garçons 'Blue' Parfums
To celebrate the launch of its new fragrance collection, Comme des Garçons hosted an exhibit at its Pocket/Black store in Berlin entitled 'An Invasion of Blue'. Local artist Thomas Pausz divided the space into three rooms, presenting multi-sensory art works and installations to correspond with each of the fragrances. The first room, inspired by Blue Santal's notes of Australian sandalwood and juniper berries, contained large copper and steel sheets burnished to bring out a motley of colour. The second room transformed Blue Encens' crisp Artemisia and frozen spices into a visual experience of laboratory-grown blue crystals. The final room reimagined Blue Cedrat - an aroma of Virginian cedar wood, rose and crisp juniper - as a large crashing blue wave made from enamelled and marbled cedar wood sweeping through the space.
The Blue Series, £75 each; www.comme-des-garcons.com
Writer: Romy van den Broeke
Comme des Garçons 'Blue' Parfums
To celebrate the launch of its new fragrance collection, Comme des Garçons hosted an exhibit at its Pocket/Black store in Berlin entitled 'An Invasion of Blue'. Local artist Thomas Pausz divided the space into three rooms, presenting multi-sensory art works and installations to correspond with each of the fragrances. The first room, inspired by Blue Santal's notes of Australian sandalwood and juniper berries, contained large copper and steel sheets burnished to bring out a motley of colour. The second room transformed Blue Encens' crisp Artemisia and frozen spices into a visual experience of laboratory-grown blue crystals. The final room reimagined Blue Cedrat - an aroma of Virginian cedar wood, rose and crisp juniper - as a large crashing blue wave made from enamelled and marbled cedar wood sweeping through the space.
The Blue Series, £75 each; www.comme-des-garcons.com
Writer: Romy van den Broeke
Comme des Garçons 'Blue' Parfums
To celebrate the launch of its new fragrance collection, Comme des Garçons hosted an exhibit at its Pocket/Black store in Berlin entitled 'An Invasion of Blue'. Local artist Thomas Pausz divided the space into three rooms, presenting multi-sensory art works and installations to correspond with each of the fragrances. The first room, inspired by Blue Santal's notes of Australian sandalwood and juniper berries, contained large copper and steel sheets burnished to bring out a motley of colour. The second room transformed Blue Encens' crisp Artemisia and frozen spices into a visual experience of laboratory-grown blue crystals. The final room reimagined Blue Cedrat - an aroma of Virginian cedar wood, rose and crisp juniper - as a large crashing blue wave made from enamelled and marbled cedar wood sweeping through the space.
Pictured: 'Blue Santal', by Thomas Pausz
Comme des Garçons 'Blue' Parfums
To celebrate the launch of its new fragrance collection, Comme des Garçons hosted an exhibit at its Pocket/Black store in Berlin entitled 'An Invasion of Blue'. Local artist Thomas Pausz divided the space into three rooms, presenting multi-sensory art works and installations to correspond with each of the fragrances. The first room, inspired by Blue Santal's notes of Australian sandalwood and juniper berries, contained large copper and steel sheets burnished to bring out a motley of colour. The second room transformed Blue Encens' crisp Artemisia and frozen spices into a visual experience of laboratory-grown blue crystals. The final room reimagined Blue Cedrat - an aroma of Virginian cedar wood, rose and crisp juniper - as a large crashing blue wave made from enamelled and marbled cedar wood sweeping through the space.
Pictured: 'Blue Santal', by Thomas Pausz
