{"id":265955,"date":"2025-07-15T04:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T04:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/265955\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T04:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T04:01:18","slug":"acne-studios-opens-aoyama-flagship-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/265955\/","title":{"rendered":"acne studios opens aoyama flagship in tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acne Studios\u2019 aoyama flagship draws from tokyo\u2019s urban fabric<\/p>\n

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Acne Studios\u2019<\/strong><\/a> creative director Jonny Johansson and Stockholm-based architecture studio Halleroed collaborate for the new three-story flagship<\/strong><\/a> of the Swedish fashion house in Tokyo\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Aoyama district. The designers draw inspiration from the compact and layered nature of the city\u2019s urban fabric and conceive the store as a creative home that is infused with local spirit and the brand\u2019s long-standing affinity for Japan<\/strong><\/a>. This project includes a space where people can experience the brand in a more hands-on way. It combines unique materials, sculptures, and artworks that are made specifically for the location. Everything ties back to Acne Studios\u2019 identity, but also feels connected to its surroundings in Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Inside the new Aoyama location, visitors move through a series of tactile and visual contrasts. Seating<\/strong><\/a> by designer Max Lamb<\/strong><\/a> combines woven textiles with high-gloss pink patent leather, blending softness and shine. Custom lighting<\/strong><\/a> by Benoit Lalloz adds rhythm and atmosphere throughout the space, while ghostlike, expressive mannequins by British artist Daniel Silver introduce a sculptural, human presence. A curated selection of ceramics<\/strong><\/a> by Takuro Kuwata adds another layer, with bold colors, warped forms, and cracked textures that interact playfully with the surrounding architecture.<\/p>\n

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image courtesy of Acne Studios<\/p>\n

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takuro kuwata brings cracked beauty to limited collection<\/p>\n

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To celebrate the store opening, Japanese artist<\/strong><\/a> Takuro Kuwata collaborates with Acne Studios on a limited-edition capsule collection, available exclusively at the Aoyama flagship. Known for transforming traditional Japanese pottery techniques through his raw, explosive aesthetic, the ceramicist reimagines Acne pieces like the Camero bag, trompe-l\u2019\u0153il denim, and ceramic cups and wallets. Each item is infused with Kuwata\u2019s playful tension between fragility and rupture, drawing from his ongoing explorations of wabi-sabi, the acceptance of imperfection, and kintsugi, the art of mending broken pottery with gold.<\/p>\n

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The collaboration stems from a visit to Kuwata\u2019s studio in Tajimi, a city with a deep ceramic heritage. There, his creative process unfolds in a space surrounded by cracked glazes, dripping forms, and electric color. For the Swedish brand<\/strong><\/a>, this process resonated as an act of recontextualization that, much like the Halleroed<\/a><\/strong>-designed store itself, takes the familiar and remakes it anew through friction, layering, and collaboration.<\/p>\n

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Acne Studios opens the new three-story flagship in Tokyo\u2019s Aoyama district<\/p>\n

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the designers draw inspiration from the compact and layered nature of the city\u2019s urban fabric<\/p>\n

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visitors move through a series of tactile and visual contrasts<\/p>\n

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seating by Max Lamb combines woven textiles with high-gloss pink patent leather<\/p>\n

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custom lighting by Benoit Lalloz adds rhythm and atmosphere throughout the space<\/p>\n

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a curated selection of ceramics by Takuro Kuwata adds another layer<\/p>\n

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Japanese artist Takuro Kuwata collaborates with Acne Studios on a limited-edition capsule collection<\/p>\n

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the ceramicist reimagines Acne pieces<\/p>\n

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Acne Studios celebrates Aoyama flagship opening with a pink bus<\/p>\n

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project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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name:<\/strong> Acne Studios<\/a> Aoyama | @acnestudios<\/a><\/p>\n

architect:<\/strong> Halleroed<\/a> | @halleroed<\/a><\/p>\n

creative direction:<\/strong> Jonny Johansson, Acne Studios<\/p>\n

location:<\/strong> 5-3-2 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

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interior seating design:<\/strong> Max Lamb<\/p>\n

lighting design:<\/strong> Benoit Lalloz<\/p>\n

sculptural mannequins:<\/strong> Daniel Silver<\/p>\n

ceramic works + capsule collaboration:<\/strong> Takuro Kuwata<\/a> | @takurokuwata<\/a><\/p>\n