For its first brick-and-mortar flagship, the Vancouver-based online luggage retailer Monos looked to Leckie Studio to develop a unique and engaging retail experience that would set the boutique apart from traditional stores and enhance the brand awareness.
Situated in the relaxed beachside neighbourhood of Kitsilano, Monos Vancouver flagship store embodies the ethos of the young and ambitious company; the value of immersing oneself in the moment and recognizing the beauty of fleeting moments in travels. Once drawn into the space by the fourteen-foot-high vaulted ceiling, visitors are invited to engage in a series of thoughtfully curated multisensory experiences, following light, texture, and curiosity. Designed to evoke the memory of travelling, these transportive moments guide the visitors through a custom display system toward an undulating brick wall towering at the end of the journey.
The monochromatic material palette of brick and plaster is reminiscent of travelling through distant landscapes, while providing a minimal and versatile backdrop for showcasing the products.
Monos Flagship Vancouver
Leckie Studio Architecture + Design
Bronze

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Magdalena Klosek
Creative Director
at IKEA
No doubt, the Monos flagship store...
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Stuart Fingerhut
Creative Director
at Production Club
I just don't see how this store is...
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Helena Ryhle
Creative Director
at White Arkitekter
The store is sincerily stylish in i...
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4.78

Ester Corti
Cofounder
at Mitchell + Corti
4.44
3.65
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3.85
4.24

Cathrin Walczyk
Studio Director and Cohead of interiors
at Piercy & Company
I'm not sure the suitcases and prod...
2.79
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3.84
1.32
3.24

Rachele Albini
Head of Interior
at AllesWirdGut
The project is quite beautiful, tha...
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4.75

Angela Montagud
Cofounder and Studio Director
at Clap Studio
The minimalist design fits perfectl...
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5.5

Randy Gonzalez
Multimedia Director
at Moment Factory
I'm impressed by Monos' inaugural b...
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5
5.75

Abby Scott
Interior Design Principal
at HDR
6.72
4.15
4.23
3.4
4.63

Claire Luo
President Design Assistant
at Aranya Holding Group
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4
5.5

Renato Fregnani
Partner
at Aquadrado
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3
3.5

Zhuyuan Cai
Founder
at Foshan Bosi-tao Design
3.71
4.13
3.8
3.42
3.77

Eason Zhu
Founder and Design Director
at Fununit Design & More
5.27
5.42
5.56
5.56
5.45

Esther Stam
Founder and Creative Director
at Studio Modijefsky
i miss using the spatial qualities...
4.9
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4.93

Omar Nakkash
Founder and Design Director
at Nakkash Design Studio
5
5
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5
5.5
Designer
Client
Monos
Floor area
150 ㎡
Completion
2023
Styling