Revealed
December 3, 2024
Jil Sander has unveiled its largest flagship retailer so far in Tokyo’s Ginza district.
Jil Sander opens largest flagship retailer in Tokyo. – Jil Sander
Spanning over 600 sq. meters throughout two flooring, the shop embodies inventive administrators Lucie and Luke Meier’s dedication to sturdy environments, utilizing pure and re-used supplies.
Notably, the house is characterised by monochrome blocks of marble, brass architectural parts and timber items. Partitions and staircases are clad in silver-blue travertine and flooring are carved from stone. In the meantime, recycled plastic from compact disc circumstances has been repurposed into distinctive furnishings parts.
Lighting additionally performs a central position in creating an intimate ambiance, with smooth pure gentle paying homage to an artist’s studio.
For the primary time, Jil Sander has included a devoted exhibition house into the shop. The inaugural set up consists of the art work of British sculpturer Rachel Whiteread, Bergamo II.
The shop opens with an unique capsule of silver merchandise – an homage to Ginza, with “Gin” which means silver in Japanese. It incorporates a choice of signature gadgets comparable to The 7 Days Shirt and The Cannolo Bag, created with silver accents and supplies.
The brand new Ginza retailer can even home the model’s new vary of effective jewellery, crafted in treasured metals together with white gold, yellow gold and diamonds.
That is the second retailer designed in collaboration with the architectural agency Casper Mueller Kneer, following the debut of Jil Sander’s flagship in London’s Bond Avenue.