A moody maroon palette and Victorian-style flourishes pay tribute to Yorkville’s architecture at Aesop’s newly opened store in the well-heeled Toronto neighbourhood.

Designed by local practice Odami, the retail store adopts a minimal design approach, except for its ‘spindle’ mouldings. Reminiscent of historical bannisters, they run around the whole interior of the store, patterning walls and seating.

Aesop says the Yorkville shop – which joins the brand’s ever-growing collection of idiosyncratic, global retail locations – is ‘anchored by a sense of warmth’. Its dark red palette is offset by a vast white counter, white flooring and, of course, Aesop’s distinctive black and white bottles. A trio of eye-catching white cylinders also hold the store’s library of aromas.

The space is designed to resemble a ‘bustling town square’, says the skincare brand, with smaller spaces for people to congregate within the store. It’s the third Aesop store to open in Toronto.

94 Cumberland Street, Unit 3, Toronto, ON, M5R 3N7

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