A Shanghai essential oils store uses sensory design to animate the scent-buying experience

Occupying an area of just 25 sq-m in a retail centre in central Shanghai, 15 Essentials offers visitors the chance to immerse themselves in the aromas of essential oils. - Wuding

Tapping into the natural landscape from which these oils are extracted, Dongqi Design selected seven pieces of raw stone from a quarry and positioned these at the outer edges of the store. - Wuding

Stepped stones provide textural dichotomy in the space, with its naturally rough surface and smooth, cut edges left exposed. - Wuding

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Location

1228 Yan An Zhong Lu, 久光 Jing An Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200041

Design

Dongqi Design

Client

15 Essentials

Floor Area

25 sq-m

Designed by Dongqi Design, essential oil retailer 15 Essentials communicates the quality of its aromatic offerings using a lightweight, high-quality material language in its Shanghai store.

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