Nick Leith-Smith: merging shopping experience and local culture for Manolo Blahnik

Having worked on more than 30 stores across the globe for Manolo Blahnik, Nick Leith-Smith may design eclectic individual interiors, but his creative process always starts the same way. ‘It begins with an exploration into different references char
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