In the heart of Hong Kong, the design of Aesop Hollywood Road amplifies the dialogue between tradition and modernity that hums in the city’s streets. Our in-house architects mingled the pulsating rhythm of the metropolis with the serenity of nature, generating a harmonious interplay of materials, light and texture.
In a nod to Hong Kong’s tiling tradition, the store’s primary characteristic is its custom white tiles that connect the space to its urban environment and signify resilience in the context of a humid climate. This hard-wearing surface, with its graphic grid of contrasting grout, articulates the geometric forms of the store’s interior. Intricate, suspended brass structures are juxtaposed against the tiles—an homage to the local construction method of bamboo scaffolding. Reminiscent of the hue of bamboo, brass was chosen in its raw form so that it would react with the humid environment, develop a patina and take on an almost living appearance. The visible and straightforward brass pins that hold the metal assemblies in place are an abstraction of the knots used to tie the bamboo frames together—embodying strength and endurance.
