Her cafe and shop in Hong Kong, designed by Clap.Stacked terracotta display plinths and celestial aluminium partitions help create an other-worldly atmosphere within this fashion store-cum-cafe in Hong Kong.
Terracotta tiles are stacked to form a series of blocky plinths that the studio likens to "reddish mountains", where accessories can be displayed or visitors can sit and rest.The tiles have also been applied across the floors and the lower half of the store's exterior.
Clothing items are hung from wavy racks that are suspended from the ceiling. Jewellery is presented on pale circular tables supported by thin metal stems, intended to resemble "small white lotus leaves that grow from the mountains".As well as the service counter in the cafe, a couple of structural columns and an arched partition have been clad in aluminium – a nod to the typical material palette of spacecraft.
Arch shapes are repeated in the curtained doorways that lead to the store's changing rooms, and in the huge windows that puncture the front facade.Adding to the space theme, a handful of portholes – akin to those seen on a rocket – have been cut-out of the peripheral walls, covered with orange-coloured glass. Purchases by customers are also vacuum-packed much like an astronaut's food.
- Interiors: Clap Studio
- Photos: Daniel Rueda
- Words: Qianqian