PRADA OPENS ITS FIRST FREESTANDING
STORE IN OSAKA, JAPAN
Prada opens its first freestanding store in Osaka,
Japan, in the upscale Shinsaibashi district. The store, designed by architect
Roberto Baciocchi, offers the men's and women's ready-to wear, leather goods,
accessories and footwear collections and it occupies a total surface of about
1500 square metres on five levels, reaching up to 30 metres in height.
The imposing outer storefront, which pays tribute to
artist Carlos Cruz-Diez, is a structure made of backlit panels in
golden-coloured aluminium and polished steel, that creates an unusual kinetic
effect, both in daylight and at night-time. At the base, a wide entrance is flanked
by two windows.
Different environments characterised by unique
atmospheres alternate at individual levels, emphasised by a sequence of ceiling
openings that creates an unusual visual connection between different floors and
leads to a transparent skylight.
On the ground floor, fixtures in polished steel and
crystal, with green fabric backdrops and black marble bases, enhance the men's
and women's leather goods and accessories collections. The black and white
chequered marble floor, one of Prada's historic brand identity elements,
becomes almost optical. Display counters with details in coloured saffiano leather
and green velvet seats define the environment. A staircase in black Marquina
marble, framed in bronze-coloured metal panels, wraps around the volume
occupied by the elevator, which is made of crystal and burnished metal.
On the first floor, the space is defined by green
fabric walls with display niches dedicated to women's leather goods and footwear; furniture is
completed by green velvet seats and by crystal and polished steel tables.
On the second floor, that offers women's
ready-to-wear, green fabric walls and display fixtures made of perspex panels
combine with geometrically shaped tables and with the supple “Clover Leaf”
green velvet sofas, designed by Verner Panton and exclusively reproduced for Prada.
The two upper levels, that display the men's
collections, are characterised by thin staves flooring and ebony wood walls. Precious cases and
counters in palladium-coloured metal lend great personality to the whole space,
which is completed with rust-coloured ostrich leather sofas and dark brown carpets.
TRIBUTE BY PRADA TO THE ARTISTIC WORK OF CARLOS
CRUZ-DIEZ
Prada wishes to express its admiration of
French-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez, one of the leaders of the kinetic
art movement, an innovative form of dynamic expression with strong visual
impact. Having always greatly appreciated Carlos Cruz-Diez and his ontribution to this artistic genre, Prada
intends paying public homage to his work of art which was the starting point in the
development of the Prada Osaka Shinsaibashi boutique façade, 2-8-18
Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0085, Japan.
PRADA APRE
IL SUO PRIMO FREESTANDING STORE A OSAKA
L’imponente facciata esterna, che rende
omaggio all’artista Carlos Cruz-Diez, si compone di una struttura di lame
retroilluminate in alluminio color oro e acciaio lucido, che creano un originale
effetto cinetico sia diurno sia notturno. Un ampio ingresso č delineato da due vetrine.
Ambienti caratterizzati da atmosfere esclusive
definiscono ciascun livello e sono enfatizzati da una sequenza di aperture a
soffitto, che crea un particolare collegamento visivo fra I piani e si conclude
con un lucernario trasparente.
Al piano terra, mobili in acciaio lucido e
cristallo, con fondali in tela verde e basi in marmo nero, valorizzano le
collezioni di pelletteria e accessori maschili e femminili. Il disegno a scacchi in marmo bianco e nero,
identitŕ storica di Prada, assume un effetto quasi optical.
Banchi espositivi con dettagli in saffiano
colorato e sedute in velluto verde completano l’ambiente. Una scala in marmo nero Marquina, incorniciata
da pannelli di metallo bronzato, si sviluppa intorno al volume dell’ascensore,
realizzato in cristallo e metallo brunito.
Al primo piano, lo spazio č definito da
pareti in tela verde con buche espositive dedicate alla pelletteria e alle
calzature femminili; l’arredo č completato da sedute in velluto verde e tavoli
in cristallo e acciaio lucido.
Al secondo piano, dedicato all’abbigliamento
donna, pareti in tela verde ed espositori in lame di perspex si affiancano a
tavoli di forma geometrica e ai sinuosi divani in velluto verde “Clover Leaf”,
progettati da Verner Panton e riprodotti in esclusiva per Prada.
Gli ultimi due livelli, che fanno da
sfondo alle collezioni maschili, sono caratterizzati da pavimento a doghe
sottili e pareti in legno di ebano. Preziose teche e banchi in metallo color palladio
conferiscono carattere a tutto lo spazio, completato da divani in pelle di
struzzo color ruggine e da tappeti in moquette testa di moro.
OMAGGIO RESO DA PRADA AL LAVORO
ARTISTICO DI CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ
Ph. credit: Nacasa & Partners
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