While some people expect bright and luminous interior designs when they go shopping, these dimly lit retail spaces are more about creating an edgy and modern vibe that will surely attract a much more youthful consumer.
Nowadays, most hip retail spaces want consumers to feel like they've entered another world the moment they step inside their stores. By creating a visual theme to match how designers want to represent their clothing, consumers are able to easily identity what specific type of age demographic retailers are trying to target. These dimly lit retail spaces are all about creating that dark and edgy atmosphere that you would normally find in chic restaurants, clubs or simply someone's basement.
From bike culture fashion stores to rebellious retail locations, these dimly lit spaces are turning an average shopping excursion into a hip experience.
11 Dimly Lit Retail Spaces
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Elegant Chocolate-Hued Eateries
This Dim Sum Bar by Hou de Sousa is Classic yet Contemporary
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Historic Retail Displays
The Red Wing Amsterdam Store Recalls its Brick and Mortar Past
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Eerie Basement Boutiques
Hostem Adds 'The Chalk Room' to Its Interior Design
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Wine Cellar Lounges
Carbon Bar Offers an Industrial and Contemporary Atmosphere
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Exquisite Couture Temp Stores
Louis Vuitton Pop-Up Shop Opens for Cannes Film Festival
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Vaulted Fabric Rooms
Paul Kaloustian Designs an Innovative Interior for MYU Restaurant
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Bike Culture Fashion Stores
Japan's Grungy 'Neighborhood' Store is Perfect for Fashionable Bikers
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Monochromatic Marble Retailers
The New Flagship Saint Laurent Paris Store Pushes Brand Identity
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Perforated Wall Displays
The Interior of the BaDass Store by MIM Design is Fresh & Edgy
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Dim Rebellious Retail
NEIGHBORHOOD Shop in Tokyo is Cool, Dark and Mysterious
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Ultra Hip Parisian Bookstore
Cool Hang Out
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Next-Gen Sneaker Stores
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Grocery Store Runway Shows
Lidl Created a Runway Show Inspired by London Fashion Week
Intentionally Unfinished Footwear Stores
Veja's Shoe Store in Madrid Has a Raw, Rough Interior
Next-Gen Graphic Attire
Serenity Trends’ Graphic Clothing Offers a Futuristic Aesthetic
Contemporary Engaging Stores
New Balance Opens Unique Retail Concept Store on in Boston
Community-Driven Retail Stores
Stone Island's Munich Store Emphasizes the Importance of Community
Luxe Fashion Flagship Stores
Hedi Slimane Design the Celine Miami Flagship Store
Chic Ballroom Interiors
The Ballroom Bowl Has Made Its Mark in Toronto's Entertainment Landscape
Elegant Restaurant Interiors
Studio KO Celebrates Moroccan Culture in Sahbi Sahbi Interior Project
Supermarket-Style Pavilions
Venice Architecture Biennale's Latvian Pavilion Has a Familiar Form
Stunning Eyewear Store Interiors
El Departamento Orchestrates an All-Green Eyewear Store Aesthetic
Upcycled Beauty Retail Interiors
Nina+Co Uses Salvaged Materials and Biotextiles for This Project
Sophisticated Backpack Stores
Côte&Ciel Recently Opened Its First Store in Le Marais, Paris
Experiential Entertainment Spaces
Illuminarium is Set to Open in Toronto's Distillery District
Blue-Toned Restaurant Lounges
Visual Display Re-Designs the Agli Amici 1887 Lounge Space
Consumption-Inspired Fashion Capsules
LOUTRE snd Dover Street Market Work on a New Capsule
Daylight-Mimicking Floor Lamps
The Brighter Floor Lamp Delivers 50,000 Lumens
Small-Format Grocery Stores
Amazon’s Whole Foods to Open New Small-Format Stores in Cities
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Ivy-Inspired Sneaker Collections
Bodega, BEAMS, and adidas Team Up for Ivy-Inspired Sneakers
Ultra-Slick Modern Apartment Interiors
Note Design Studio Works on the Cloudy Outlines Project
Colourful Ambient Lamp Designs
The Neon Crystal Cube by ZK Wong Combines Art and Utility
Tubular Literature Storage Racks
The 'Interspace' Magazine Rack by Deniz Aktay is Multifunctional
Denim-Adorned Furniture Lines
Harry Nuriev Exhibits Denim Furniture, Inspired by the American Drea
Content-Inspired Physical Retail Experience
Netflix House Creates a Space for Fans to Buy Merch
Curated Home Decor Platforms
Cribsi Offers Warm and Modern Home Decor
Incredibly Vibrant Homeware Collections
IKEA's Nytillverkad Captures One's Eye Immediately
Nostalgic Light Installations
Toronto's Illuminarium is Launching 'LITE-BRITE: Worlds of Wonder'
Community-Centric Headquarters
SPACE10 Embraces Community-Centric Design for Its Headquarters
Small-Format Department Stores
Macy’s Unveils Plan to Open Up to 30 Small-format Stores
Luxury Department Store Takeovers
Burberry and Harrods Offer an Immersive Shopping Experience
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Minimally Designed Fashion Boutiques
Another Burberry Store Opens in London on Bond Street
Homely Office Spaces
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Emphasizes Material Juxtaposition in This Design
Retail Furniture Market Expansions
H&M Home Broadens Out to the US Market with a Distinctive Range
Stylishly Renovated Apartments
Malfinio Revamps a 19th-Century Building in Prague
Historic Fashion Try-Ons
The Design Museum's London Fashion Exhibition Integrates AR Mirrors
Playfully Renovated Homes
This Home Has a Slide, Swings and Rock-Climbing Wall
Tactile Fashion Boutique Designs
FOG Architecture Designs a New Xiaozhuo Store Location
Retro-Futurist Restaurant Interiors
Jialun Xiong Completed Her First Restaurant Interior Project
Bright Colorful Workshop Offices
Office S&M Designs its Own Office in Hackney, London
Theater-Inspired Children's Stores
Vives St-Laurent Designs the Interior of Billie Le Kid
Tech-Centric Automotive Retailers
Mercedes-Benz Kelowna Unveils a Futuristic Showroom Concept
Immersive Lighting Installations
Occhio Spotlights Innovation & Imagination with New Installation
Staged Room Design Projects
Tekla Evelina Severin Presents the Dimensions of Colour Project
Vibrant Milanese Apartments
chromastudio "Dramatically Renovates" a 90-Square-Meter Dwelling
Inviting Contemporary Auto Dealerships
Rivian’s Spaces Aims to Disrupt the Auto Retail Space
Store-Transformed Modern Apartments
Kelly Behun Transforms a Modern Apartment at The Whiteley
Remodelled Denim-Detailed Modern Apartments
Studio Edwards Remodels the Microloft in Melboune
Red-Hued Store Interiors
Dan Brunn Designs Road to Awe's New Location in Manhattan
Mid-Century Nostalgic Hotel Redesigns
Hotel Riomar Launches a New Design with Bright Contrasts
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Retro-Inspired Boutique Hotels
AIME Studios Designs the Hoxton Shepherd's Bush Location
Lunar Boutique Pop-Ups
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Bayview Village's Lunar Luxe Boutique Pop-Up
Glowing Tree-Surrounded Sheds
The 'Nightlight' Shed Glows After Dark for a Luminous Appearance
Exclusive Reflective Dark Sneakers
New Balance & The Basement Drop a 2002R Dark Slate Colorway
Warm Ambiance Hospitality Offices
Frya Design Agency Designs the Berg & Ridge Office Space
50s-Inspired Renovated Basements
Gundry & Ducker Add a Colorful New Extension to Home in Hackney
Vibrant Museum Foyer Renovations
Studio Besau-Marguerre Transfroms Mk&g's Foyer
Moody-Themed Office Lounges
Sella Concept Designs the New Office Lounge Spot for DICE
Saturated Tonal Maximalist Hotels
Atelier Ochre and House of Dré Design the New Locke Hotel
Colorfully Immersive Retail Experiences
Al-Jawad Pike Designs a Athletic Propulsion Labs Store
Vibrant Colorful Retail Spaces
Ringo Studio Designs a New Our Place Retail Space in Los Angeles
Comfort-Enhancing Office Spaces
Ester Bruzkus Architekten Designs the Relaxound Office
French Modernism Luxe Retailers
The New Celine Store is Located on Paris' Rue Saint-Honoré
Light-Filled Public Restrooms
I IN Uses Yellow and Green to Create Vivid Toilet Interiors
Pink-Tinted Artful Concept Stores
Isern Serra Designs the Moco Concept Store in Barcelona
Phygital Fashion Retail Experiences
Macy's mstylelab Digital Shopping Platform is Immersive
Ivy-Inspired Apparel Collections
Bodega Joins adidas and BEAMS For Ivy League-Inspired Collection
70s-Inspired Rustic Law Offices
And And And Studio Designs a Retro Century City Law Office
Japan-Expansive Physical Fashion Stores
Studio Nicholson Gets a New Store in Tokyo
Vibrant Adaptable Workplaces
Ester Bruzkus Architekten Designs a Modern Workspace for Relaxound
Retail Sneaker Collaborations
Sneaker District and Reebok Join Forces on the Club C Mid II Vintage
Housing Crisis Presentation Campaigns
IKEA Woks with Shelter to Create Four Real Life Roomsets
Housewares Retailer Design Apps
The Wayfair Decorify App Digitally Transforms Spaces for Shopping
Bookstore Wine Shops
New York's Bibliotheque Offers Rare Books and Great Wine
Mall-Based Indoor Adventure Parks
Elev8 Fun is Coming to Miami International Mall
Otherworldly Lighting Fixture Designs
Ross Gardam Uses Dark Disks for This Stunning Design
Optimized Designed Showrooms
Lammhults Design Group Opens Up a New Copenhagen Showroom
Secondhand Fashion Editorials
Vinted Styled a Shoot Exclusively with Vinted Finds
Colorful Metaverse Cities
Space Popular Applies Aldo Rossi’s Ideas to the Metaverse
Radial Modern Barbershops
Gin Design Group Creates a Design-Forward Layout for This Barbershop
Traditional Store Interior Designs
Neri&Hu Designs the Interiors for Ms MIN in Shanghai
Immersive Lighting Hotels
The Luma Hotel Hosts Several Impressive Lighting Installations
Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops
Light and Dwell Open up a Store of Furniture Designs
Film-Inspired Bottle Shop Interiors
Studio Paul Chan Draws Inspiration from Wes Anderson
Italy-Inspired Luxe Fashion Stores
The Latest Bottega Veneta Store Opens on Sloane Street
Ultra-Colorful Design Studios
Camille Walala and Our Department Partnered on this Whimsical Studio
Minimally Designed Revamped Restaurants
Akran Fahmi Redesigns the Etch Restaurant in Hove
Transformed Historic Bank Buildings
Ivy Studio Overhauls the Interior of a Historic Building
Farm-Inspired Office Spaces
Studio REDD and Studio Space Design the New Black Barn Space
Futuristic Totemic Lighting Series
Jeremy Anderson Designs a Set of Floor Lamps for Space Relics
Vibrant Tonal Spanish Apartments
Colombo and Serboli Architecture Designs a Barcelona Apartment
Lighting-Restoring Studios
skinflint Restores Vintage Lighting for Homes, Restaurants and Shops
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Kitchen-Focused Renovated Apartments
Hauvette & Madani Designs the Republique Apartment
Vividly Designed Apartments
Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos Renovates an Apartment in Sao Paolo
Vibrant Palette Experimental Apartments
The 2BM Apartment in Kyiv was Made for Renting
Pop Art-Inspired Bright Furniture
Henri Judin's New Furniture Series Unveiled at SaloneSatellite
Sculptural Art-Detailed Store Designs
Halleroed Designs the Flagship Toteme Store in Mayfield
Bespoke Furniture Hotel Designs
Grzywinski+Pons Designs the Interiors of the Locke Hotel
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Vibrant Fashion Boutique Restorations
Gucci Renovated Its Boutique at 63 Wooster Street
Subtly Luxurious Jewelry Stores
Hollie Bowden Interiors Designs a Rachel Boston Flagship Store
Glowing Chicken Restaurant Designs
Preen Inc Designs the Dino's Famous Chicken Restaurant
Intimate Warm Interior Restaurants
Ménard Dworkind Designs the Intimate Casavant Restaurant
Cozy Luxury Brand Showrooms
KOT Architects Develops a Neutral Palette for Dior's Showroom
Minimally Designed Office Spaces
Isern Serra Designs the New Office Space for Andrés Reisinger
Gallery-Like Minimal Home Designs
Daytrip Completes the Interior Design of a Home in North London
Nature-Inspired Lighting Series
The Team at LFD Official Creates the BIOMES Lighting Capsule
Former-Bakery Modern Apartments
Auba Studio Designs the Newly Converted NZ10 Apartment Space
Exposed Concrete Factory Structures
Iksoi Studio Adds a Concrete Grid to the Mallcom Factory
Gridded Immersive Retail Experiences
Studio Lotus Designs the New Ekaya Banaras Retail
Sculptural Connected Floor Lamps
The IKEA PILSKOTT Smart LED Floor Lamp is Space-Saving
California-Inspired Gallery-Style Stores
Studio FB Designs the New Frame Store in London
90s-Inspired Vibrant Home Designs
Another Human Creates Vibrant Interiors fo the Holboro House
Minimal Retail Collaborative Sneakers
Dover Street Market Presents a Pair of Muted Samba Sneakers
Mindful Illumination Holiday Campaigns
Santa & Cole Presents a Warm Embracing Light Campaign
Luxurious Retail Boutiques
Salvatore Ferragamo Inaugurates Its Newly Redesigned Boutique
Cozy Greyscale Minimal Apparel
Entire Studios Launches a New Range of Streetwear for the Season
Parisian Haussmann-Era Apartments
Uchronia Designs a New Opulent Apartment in Paris
Automotive Parking Lot Pop-Ups
Mercedes-Benz Turned Parking Lot Spaces into a Mini Showroom
Small-Format Retailers
Nordstrom’s Small-Format Strategy 'Closer to You' is Expanding Until 2025
Recycled Clothing-Crafted Furniture
Hemingway Design Transforms London's Traid Store
Cave-Like Discovery-Themed Centers
Studio Gang Designs the Gilder Center in Manhattan
Light-Filled City Center Gardens
ROOM + Design & Build Designs the Secret Garden in Vietnam
Restaurant-Transformed Eyewear Stores
EBBA Architects Designs a New Store for Cubitts
Punk-Inspired Parisian Factories
Studio ECOA Re-Designs the GSL Gallery Space with New Themes
Pastel Palette Retail Stores
Aro Archive Opens Up a New Store Location in Shoreditch
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Light-Focused Warm Diner Designs
Studio Plenty was Tapped to Design the Light Years Diner
Modern Ceiling Lights Collections
Kichler Releases Its New Interior Ceiling Lights Collection
Color-Changing Fall Fashion
Anrealage Unveils New Clothing Designs at Paris Fashion Week
Curated Vintage Decor Retailers
Vintage Beyond is Toronto's Newest Preloved Design Destination
Cozy Professional Office Designs
Mini Shodeinde Designs the Giant Ventures Office
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Book-Filled Mezzanine Lofts
Crystal Sinclair Designs Designs the Dumbo loft in Brooklyn
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Locally Focused Footwear Stores
The Athlete's Foot Opened a Neighborhood Concept Store in Atlanta