Ra the most switched-on concept store

Ra is a concept store in Antwerp (Belgium) consisting of a 300 m2 fashion floor, an exhibition & sculpture space, book store, music corner and a food corner. In just two years, RA has become the most switched-on concept store in Antwerp! This attractive shop was created by two former students of the Antwerp Royal Academy in the antiquarian and artists’ district of Antwerp. Going to RA is not just a shopping experience, it is also somewhere to read and to dine. Discover more...

Hunting & Collecting

Occupying a 300m2 space over two levels, “Hunting and Collecting” (Brussels, Belgium) carries a constantly rotating selection of more than 30 exclusive brands for men, women and children. The store also provides footwear, accessories, design objects, and press dedicated to modern culture. On the lower level, a newly refurbished gallery space holds regular exhibitions, showcasing the latest works of artists and designers.

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All inclusive store for Men

LokalHeroz is an ‘all inclusive store for men’ situated in the Laurenskwartier, the trendy shopping area in Rotterdam’s (The Netherlands) city centre with the historic Laurenschurch at its heart. The product line-up offered by LokalHeroz is based on quality and authenticity, suiting an individual urban style. This new-fashioned store with old-fashioned hospitality oozes a homely atmosphere. Even those who don’t like shopping will feel at ease browsing through the shop. With its unique mix of fashion, art and coffee, combined with interior design, bicycles, accessories and gadgets, LokalHeroz is a convenient one-stop shop for people who don’t like shopping but still want to enjoy the better things in modern life.

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Experience a new lifestyle concept

Renaissance (Belgium, Antwerp). An environment created to surprise and stimulate with a trust in beautiful objects and time as a luxurious antidote to today's hectic lifestyle. Catering to the desires of the Renaissance shopper: a modern individual searching the ultimate assessment in living between work and play.

Born from a desire to reach harmony through contrasts and opposites.

A space to wile away the hours and escape the mundane.

Renaissance has been designed by Glenn Sestig

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Being Spaces

With face-to-face communication being rapidly replaced by email and chat, goods and services being purchased online, and big city apartments shrinking year by year, urban dwellers are trading their lonely, cramped living rooms for the real-life buzz of Being Spaces: commercial living-room-like settings, where catering and entertainment aren't just the main attraction, but are there to facilitate small office/living room activities like watching a movie, reading a book, meeting friends and colleagues, or doing your admin.

Starbucks is a great example on a global scale, while many companies in Japan, China and South-Korea offer deluxe gaming and manga-reading facilities, as well as semi-private DVD booths. Borders offers books, music and a cafe.

Being Spaces charge us for eating, drinking, playing, listening, surfing, working, or meeting, just as we would at home or in the office, while successfully reintegrating us into city life.

Surfing on the "Being space" trend

Cook & Book (Brussels, Belgium) surfs on the “Being space” trend. Cook & Book's shopping experience enables letting go and offers a feel of well-being and human friendliness, and this in a lifestyle environment. 1500 m2 devided in nine thematic areas like strips, travel, music, garden, english bookshop, kitchen, arts, kids, fiction. The universe of a library is combined with the universe of a restaurant and this designed in a unusal, unique and inedit way.

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