# Retail Fashion Exhibits Acne Studio London Store Opening Uses Museum-Inspired Minimalism By Vittoria Natarelli | Published 2010-07-17 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acne-studio-london-store-opening References: [hypebeast](http://hypebeast.com/2010/07/acne-studio-london-store-opening/) & [acnestudios](http://www.acnestudios.com/) The [Acne Studio](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moonmin) London Store Opening shows off a store that is simple and fashionable. The clothes are treated like museum pieces with simple off-white walls and [minimalist surroundings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retail-environment). This severe aesthetic is very fashionable right now when it comes to backdrops. There are some character pieces in the store to liven it up, like a bright yellow piano and stone blocks perfect for store visualizing. The Acne Studio London Store Opening shows off beautiful example of [interior design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stocker-lee-architetti). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.7/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 80% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Minimalist Retail Environments:** Designing retail environments with minimalist aesthetics, including simple off-white walls and character pieces such as bright yellow pianos, for a chic and fashionable vibe. - **Museum-inspired Retail Displays:** Creating retail displays that treat fashion merchandise as though they were museum pieces. - **Store Visualizing with Character Pieces:** Using unique visual elements like stone blocks to display merchandise in a vibrant and stylish way. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Retail:** Fashion retailers can take inspiration from museum exhibit styling to showcase their merchandise in new ways, creating fresh shopping experiences for customers. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can offer their expertise to help fashion retailers create appealing minimalist spaces that embrace the museum aesthetic. - **Visual Merchandising:** Visual merchandisers can use character pieces such as bright yellow pianos and unique stone blocks to accentuate fashion merchandise and create new and unique displays. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Minimally Designed Store Openings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfportrait-store.md) - [Museum-Inspired High-Fashion Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museuminspired-highfashion.md) - [Minimally Designed Fashion Boutiques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burberry-store.md) - [California-Inspired Gallery-Style Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frame-store.md) - [Curated Intimate Retail Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alaa-flagship-store.md) - [Sustainable Retail Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sheep-inc-london.md) - [Japan-Expansive Physical Fashion Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-nicholson-4.md) - [All-White Interior Artful Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blank-canvas-1.md) - [Pastel Palette Retail Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aro-archive.md)