Le Labo’s new Kyoto flagship store and cafe was designed by architect Jo Nagasaka to adapt a 145-year-old traditional townhouse, called a “machiya” in Japanese. Nagasaka, the principal of ...

It’s little wonder, then, that rule-breaking fragrance brand Le Labo has pinpointed Kyoto as one of its key outposts. The city saw its first Le Labo store launch back in 2020 inside the buzzed ...

We celebrate the wear-and-tear for the stories they carry.” When it was time for Le Labo to build its dream flagship store in Kyoto, Japan, there was no better option than a traditional Kyoto ...

Now, Le Labo has a new flagship outpost in Kyoto, Japan, aptly named Kyoto Machiya. For Deborah Royer, the global brand president and creative director of Le Labo, Japanese culture is inherent in its ...

Then, I was asked to design their Japanese flagship store in a 145-year-old machiya (traditional townhouse) in Kiyamachi, Kyoto. Le Labo has established its brand image in a space that combines ...