In contrast to the transparency of the all-glass Prada building, this structure is more like a closed box, more like a home than a department store. The rounded, soft edges of the inside meet with the razor-sharp steel corners on the outside of the metal box, while the cave-like niches clad in the central space of the shop with high ceilings. The stain-less steel facade and the copper surfaces of the interior, along with the classic Miu Miu brocade are other features to be watched.
The firm of Herzog & de Meuron is based in Basel, Switzerland. The office opened in 1978 as Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron Partnership and became Herzog & de Meuron in 1997. The firm’s partners are consisted of Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Christine Binswanger, and Stefan Marbach, with branch offices in Basel, Berlin, Hong Kong, London, and New York.
provocative and modern, avant-garde and at times stimulating.
Miumiu was founded in 1993 by Miuccia Prada, the grand daughter of the founder of PRADA (Mario Prada). Ever since miumiu has been expressing a strong band personality and a modern style portraying the vision of Miuccia Prada.
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