For all the wine-lovers

This wine store in Zurich belongs to Albert Reichmuth and it was designed by OOS. Albert Reichmuth specializes in different kinds of wine for wine-lovers, sells wine and he also arranges wine tasting from samples in the store and hosts seminars. I think we can all agree that this store is really original (I certainly haven't seen anything like this before), and that this is a pretty creative way to showcase the different types and brands of wine! 

The inspiration behind the shelves are from the original wine casings, and I think this is such a cleaver idea. I really like the way this store is planned and executed, and I think wine lovers will appreciate that each wine has it's own space and is showcased and lighted correctly. To see and read more, you can visit www.reichmuth.ch. 

Bedsit

This is a picture from the IKEA catalog 2010, and this is a small bedsit that is decorated to show how you can use your small space. This is my favorite from the catalog because they have achieved so much in such a small space.

Also, I like the expression and I like the furniture they've used in the room. Among other things, they have exploited the hight of the ceiling very well and decorated upwards (which is a great tip for you with a small room but a high ceiling). They have hung the guest chairs on the wall, they have put up a shelf above the cabinet for extra storage, they have hung hooks on the wall to hang your jewelry on, etc. If you want more inspiration, visit www.ikea.com.

Bears Cave

The french architect Paul Coudamy has designed this interior for the internet firm Beartech in Paris. They call the office The Bears Cave, and he has made a very special roof that goes all the way from the meeting room to the break room and on to the workspace. 

He has collected pieces of wasted wood and has created a cave-like feeling by putting wooden pieces in an organic, unstructured form and without any pattern. Nothing is impossible, and this is certainly as original as it gets!

Library/Café

D'espresso Café is a small café located in New York. Designers have taken the concept of a library and turned it sideways. The floor has become the left wall and covered with parquet, and the shelves with books have become the floor, ceiling and walls. 

To achieve the effect of books on the floor, they made special tiles and printed pictures of books on them in a sepia tone. I'm not sure if they have used the same method on the walls, but most likely they have (I think). If this doesn't attract customers, nothing will! Incredibly creative and well executed.

Wooden fasade

Something I've learned my education is that you start the customers experience of your store long before they even set foot in your store. Facade, a clean street and welcoming entrance is very important, and what draws more customers and attention to the store than a original facade? Here's a store called Maria Cher and it's located in Buenos Aires. I believe that this store attracts a lot of customers just because their curiosity towards the store and its wooden facade. Then comes the hard part: To meet the customers expectations to the store when they see what the store contains!

Snarkitecture

In Richard Chai's shop designers Snarkitecture (in collaboration with Richard himself) set up an installation that is supposed to image a glacier.

Everything in the store is built from the same material, which is called white architectural foam. They have then shaped and cut it so it would resemble the look of a glacier. The store is located in New York, and I would really have liked to visit this store and seen it with my own eyes.

This is so incredibly creative, and imagine how cool it had been in a shop that specialized in winterclothing? I can't wait un till we get this creative in Norway too!

Magazinewall

In this office they love magazines so much that they have created an entire wall full of them. I do not know if they have used the magazines as wallpaper, or if they have put the magazines on top of each other and built a wall. Anyway, I like the expression a lot, and i would have been incredibly cool to do this in an office for an interiormagazine or a fashionmagazine. Maybe I will decorate my office like that one day? I save all my interiormagazines anyway... 
Picture from www.weheartit.com