Aesop Kaiserplatz

Aesop opened its first Frankfurt signature store – the fifth in Germany in 2017. Created in collaboration with the Philipp Mainzer Office for Architecture and Design, the 137-square metre space took the city’s Modernist roots and cultural heritage as primary inspirations. Favouring shades of green characteristic of the German landscape, the interior is defined by expertly crafted natural and industrial materials. Back-lit shelves in forest green float along pale green-grey walls, generating an environment complementary to the central element – a monolithic solid Walnut structure integrating a raw brass demonstration sink. Matte grey ceramic tiles were chosen for flooring, referencing the salt-glazed ‘Bembel’ stoneware typical of the local region.