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Retail Asia02/11/2023

South Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster has entered the Australian domestic market with its first store opened inside David Jones’ Elizabeth Street, Sydney site. Gentle Monster David Jones features the brand’s signature kinetic art installation ‘Giant Head’, allowing visitors to “experience mysterious emotions through its indecipherable facial expressions which seem to penetrate the essence […]

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Retail Asia14/09/2023

Luxury companies are becoming serious about the restaurant business here as a way to maintain their posh image and continue to attract attention from young, trend-savvy consumers, according to industry officials, Tuesday. Italian high-end luxury fashion house Gucci has opened Gucci Osteria restaurant in Itaewon, Seoul, where it serves dishes cooked by a Michelin three-star […]

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Retail Asia17/08/2023

Set to open this August 25, the first flagship store in Thailand will occupy a 340 sqm space in Emquartier, marking another milestone for the luxury brand’s success. Drawing inspiration from its signature futuristic and avant-garde aesthetics, the store promises to echo the brand’s experimental approach to design. Gentle Monster’s fans can eagerly anticipate an […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2022

Augmented reality headsets have been around for years, but none of the market players has really expanded beyond the techy demographic and broken into the mainstream. An AR startup hopes to change that by partnering with an eyewear fashion brand. Nreal, the well-funded Chinese AR headset maker that’s been making aggressive global expansion, said Thursday […]

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Retail Asia05/08/2022

GENTLE MONSTER announced the largest flagship store in the world will open on August 4th in Beijing Taikoo Li Sanlitun. “DATAIZED FUTURE” serves as the visual narrative theme for the flagship store. As mankind inhibits a fragmented and dislocated near future, visitors are allowed to express free movement, jumping across time and space. As the store […]

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Retail Asia04/10/2021

Luxury eyewear label Gentle Monster has unveiled the design of its first Haus concept store outside South Korea in Shanghai, the world’s largest Gentle Monster store. The launch of the Shanghai store follows the opening of Haus Dosan in Seoul earlier this year, opening chapter two of the Haus project. Featuring a ‘Future Retail’ theme, the […]

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Retail Asia01/07/2021

South Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster has unveiled its latest themed store in Starfield Hanam, Seoul. Dubbed ‘Self Similarity’, the theme reinterprets the mathematical concept through visual and spatial elements. The Starfield Hanam storehouses various artwork, images, and installations representing “the infinite possibility of ‘expansion’” through repeating geometric structures, such as fractals, Mandelbrot sets, […]

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Retail Asia23/02/2021

Gentle Monster has launched Haus Dosan, a new retail concept featuring its dessert brand Nudake and cosmetic label Tamburins. Located at Dosan Park, the store spans five stories, housing Nudake’s first flagship store in South Korea. Named ‘Haus 0 10 10 10 1’, the number ‘01’ is derived from quantum mechanics, representing “the future-forward direction”, […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2020

Gentle Monster has unveiled another flagship concept in Shenyang, China after launching the “Memory” theme in Hangzhou last month. Themed “New Normal”, the Korean eyewear retailer’s new store in Shenyang is inspired by the idea of how AI will be “deeply embedded in human life.” The story behind the new concept, according to the company, is “the […]

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Retail Asia27/07/2020

In China, Gentle Monster has unveiled its new Hangzhou flagship concept called ‘Memory’ – yet another amazing avant-garde installation-meets-retail space. The South Korean eyewear label explains the story behind the ‘Memory’ concept is the ideal of future technology that can restore lost memories. When entering the store, visitors will see a sculpture of an elderly […]

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Retail Asia04/06/2020

Gentle Monster has unveiled its new Hongdae flagship with a religious-inspired design theme it calls ‘Sacrifice’. “The new theme introduces the sacred story of the Earth God and the sacrificial rituals that are offered to him,” the company said. The first floor houses a grand gray statue holding a white sphere which is described as […]

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Retail Asia05/07/2019

Gentle Monster Kids makes its debut in Singapore at its Marina Bay Sands flagship. Inspired by young creators and “little kids with big dreams”, the collection includes six designs: Chapssal, Eastmoon, Jackbye, Newturtle, Peggy, and Ribbon. The Chapssal tortoise cat-eye frames feature narrow, UV protection lenses with raised corners, etched with the Gentle Monster logo. […]

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Retail Asia05/04/2019

South Korean eyewear label Gentle Monster has partnered with Chinese tech giant Huawei to produced connected eyewear. The networked eyeglass frames allow wearers to answer calls without picking up their phone, and feature antennae, noise-reduction microphones and speakers tucked behind the ear. “Smart eyewear is different than the smart phone or the smart watch,” said […]

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Retail Asia19/11/2018

South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster has opened a second store in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands. The launch, coming more than a year since the opening of Gentle Monster’s first store in Southeast Asia at Ion Orchard, is part of the brand’s “13” project. According to the brand, the project is “based on a […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2018

South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster began the first phase of a major European expansion plan when it opened a 450 sq m store in the heart of London’s West End. Celebrating the opening at a party, the company’s UK and Europe managing director, Gary Bott, also talked about its Selfridges concession opening Monday and […]

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Retail Asia03/08/2018

South Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster has opened an eye-catching new store in London. The 450sqm store was launched in the city’s West End, representing the initial step in a broad-ranging plan to expand the firm’s business in Europe. The new London flagship is enhanced by robotic installations and an “active volcano” described by […]

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Retail Asia11/07/2018

LVMH-linked L Catterton Asia and JD have jointly invested US$175 million into Asian luxury fashion platform Secoo, via convertible notes. L Catterton and JD together will have the right to appoint a director and an observer to Secoo’s board of directors. But in a broader tie-up, Secoo will have access to L Catterton’s network of […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2018

Among the foreign luxury brands filling the eyewear section at local duty-free shops and department stores, the Korean-based brand Gentle Monster stands out. Getting its initial fame among the Korean public as “Jun Ji-hyun sunglasses” after the actress wore a Gentle Monster product in hit TV series “My Love From the Star” in 2014, the […]

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Retail Asia08/02/2018

Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster has opened its fifth flagship store for China, in Guangzhou. It has set up in two adjacent units at the Taikoo Hui mall, which is known for its luxury boutiques. Like other Gentle Monster flagships, the store has a themed interior design, this time with cues taken from the realm […]

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Retail Asia03/10/2017

A documentary movie has inspired the theme for Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster Singapore’s new store at Ion Orchard. By US director Ron Fricke, Samsara explores spirituality and the human experience. Key symbols from the 2011 film, a camel, lion and child, feature throughout the shop in intricate art installations, offering an immersive experience for customers. […]

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