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Top left: The design of the world’s largest Swatch store showcases watches like fine jewels.
Bottom left: Sleek white sinuous display elements within a white architectural interior are accented with dramatic, colorful graphic images.
Top right: A central seating area offers visitors a place to examine styles for purchase.
Swatch founder Nicholas G. Hayek’s belief that “watches are jewels” as the core objective as the planning phase got under way. “This became the primary layout theme for the store. Our goal was to seamlessly blend interior architecture with product display themes,” he points out. “We wanted to create for Mr. Hayek a one-of-a-kind gallery setting, like nothing that had been done before for any of his Swatch stores.” The flowing curves of a glass-and-Corian counter greet visitors at the front entry, leading them to the
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January/February 2011
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of DDi - January/February 2011