{"id":8703,"date":"2026-05-27T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8703"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:11:38","slug":"sou-fujimoto-designs-ribbed-facade-for-house-of-dior-shinsaibashi-to-evoke-flowing-drapery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/sou-fujimoto-designs-ribbed-facade-for-house-of-dior-shinsaibashi-to-evoke-flowing-drapery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sou Fujimoto designs ribbed facade for House of Dior Shinsaibashi to evoke “flowing drapery”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dior<\/div>\n

Architect Sou Fujimoto<\/a> has unveiled a Dior<\/a> store in Osaka<\/a>, Japan, featuring an undulating facade that envelops an interior by architect Peter Marino<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in Osaka’s central Shinsaibashi area, the four-storey House of Dior was designed as a nod to the fashion brand’s history while celebrating its ties to Japan.<\/p>\n

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The Shinsaibashi store has an undulating facade designed by Sou Fujimoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The brand described the store as “a homage to the virtuosity of haute couture” that “evokes the flowing drapery and layered fabrics of the dresses created by Christian Dior”.<\/p>\n

Its facade, which resembles Japanese washi paper, appears to lift above the doors to grant entry. At the top of the building \u2013 the rest of which has kept its existing tiled facade \u2013 sits a star, the symbol of the House of Dior.<\/p>\n

\"Dior
It features interiors by Peter Marino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the exterior was kept relatively unadorned, aside from the ribbed, undulating facade, the interior by Marino features more traditional luxury Dior details, such as Versailles parquet.<\/p>\n

At the centre of the store is a sculptural staircase that follows the shape of the facade and circles around an abstract metal artwork by artist Alice Aycock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Undulating
A metal artwork by Alice Aycock is at the centre of a wavy staircase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The interior also references the Japanese tradition of flower arrangement, ikebana, with a number of floral designs by flora artist Azuma Makoto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ground floor of the store focuses on women’s wear, accessories, fragrances and jewellery.<\/p>\n