Aesop LUMINE Tachikawa

Calm among clamour

A collaboration with local studio Torafu Architects, Aesop Lumine Tachikawa in Tokyo is a space designed with quietude in mind. Situated within the Lumine retail centre that is attached to Tachikawa train station, the store stands out—markedly, yet discreetly—from these bustling environments.

The interior features a series of intimate nooks—created through diagonal walls that zig-zag the length of the space—where customers can discover our formulations, shielded from external distractions. Recalling the pierced surface of a vintage loudspeaker or the sound absorption panels in a music studio, the walls are covered in small circular perforations that create a distinctive texture for curious fingertips to explore, while muffling the ambient brouhaha.

The utilitarian stainless steel that covers the basins and other surfaces contrasts with the soft cashmere carpet, into which the perhaps weary feet of shoppers and commuters can sink comfortably. At the back of the warm, creamy-hued store is a generous bench, adjacent to a private basin and across from a Fragrance Library housing our growing collection of unorthodox aromas.