Fabulous Food Shops

Displaying a wonderful array of visually tempting and delicious produce, staffed by friendly and knowledgeable experts, a whole new generation of stylishly designed food shops are emerging. Conveniently located, they are often epicurean magnets for local communities or centrally placed meccas for cosmopolitan customers. Whatever their location, however, they all appeal to our eyes, nose, ears, taste and touch, because we shop with our senses. They also connect to something more vital, whether we are aware of it or not - our emotions. Designers of food shops are not just charged with the responsibility of creating a good-looking space, they also most aptly and discreetly push shoppers' mental buttons, triggering their needs, desires and aspirations, by a marriage of design and psychology.

This book is a unique opportunity to browse thirty-three fabulous food shops, the majority built since 2000, in Britain and Continental Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and North America. They not only look marvellous, but sell some of the finest fresh and prepared produce in the world. Every type of retail outlet is featured: from vast superstores to the tiniest delicatessen, heritage food halls and their 21st century futuristic counterparts, minimalist bakeries and patisseries that resemble jewellery shops.

Featured shops

• A.Gold, London
• Albert Heijn XL, Arnhem, The Netherlands
• Borough Market, London
• C-3, Tokyo
• Carluccio's Caffé, London
• Comptoir Gascon, London
• David Jones, Melbourne
• Daylesford Organic Farmshop, Gloucestershire, UK
• Dean & De Luca, Tokyo
• Flâneur Foodhall, London
• Great, Hong Kong
• Harris Teeter, Nashville, USA
• Harrods, London
• Harvey Nichols, London
• Home Economist Market, Charlotte, USA
• La Fromagerie, London
• Let's Eat, Melbourne
• Maxi, The Tyrol, Austria
• Mega, Cuernavaca, Mexico
• Princi Bakery, Milan
• Raoul's Deli, London
• Selfridges Exchange Square, Manchester
• Straub's, St Louis, USA
• Tapas Brindisa, London
• Teigwaren, Berlin
• The Real Eating Company, Hove, UK
• Tuller Premium Foods, Brooklyn, USA
• Valvona & Crolla, Edinburgh
• Wild Oats Natural Marketplace, Long Beach, USA
• Woolworths, Cape Town, South Africa World of Food House of Fraser, Birmingham

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

One-stop Shops.

Introduction.

Albert Heijn XL by Conran Design Group.

Harris Teeter by Little Diversifield Architectural Consulting.

Maxi Market by JHP Design.

Mega by Pavlik Design Team.

The Good Old Days.

Introduction.

A Gold by Ian and Safia Thomas.

Borough Market by Greig & Stephenson Architects.

Harrods Food Hall byCharles Stephens, William Neatby, Louis Blanc and Others.

Straub"s Market by Kiku Obata & Company.

Valvona & Crollaby Valvona & Crolla.

Food Glorious Food.

Introduction.

Comptoir Gascon by Fusion Design & Architecture.

Daylesford Organic Farmshop by Spencer Fung Architects & Teresa Roviras Design and Creative Consultants.

Flâneur Food Hall by Gavin Monk.

Great Food Hall by Gabriel Murray at The Rodney Fitch.

Home Economist Market by Little Diversified Architectural Consulting.

La Fromagerie by Oliveira Rosa Architectural Studio.

Raoul's Deli by Project Orange.

Tapas Brindisa by Greig & Stephenson Architects.

The Real Eating Company by Design LSM.

Tuller Premium Food by Andre Kikoski Architect.

Wild Oats Natural Marketplace by Design Forum.

See and Be Seen.

Introduction.

Carluccio's by Design LSM.

C³ by Curiosity Inc.

Dean & De Luca by Graphics & Designing Inc.

Harris Teeter by Little Diversified Architectural Consulting.

Let's Eat (now The Essential Ingredient) by Landini & Associates.

Princi Bakery by Claudio Silvestrin Architects.

Teigwaren by Studio Architekten.

Shopping Plus.

Introduction.

David Jones by Dieter Poiselat David Jones.

Harvey Nichols by Wickham van EyckArchitects.

Selfridges Exchange Square by Future Systems.

Woolworths by Din & Associates.

World of Food, House of Fraser by Kinnersley Kent Design.

Design Directory.

Listings.

Store Details.

Designers and Architects.

Photographers.

Bibliography.