maison martin margiela: glass slippers

designboom visited the newly renovated historical hotel, the re-imagining took the original detailing reminiscent of the napolian III era and modernized it using subtle ironies, a signature of martin margiela.

'it's our first hotel project in paris. we have created a theatrical environment where reality and trompe-l'oeil are mixing together. ' - maison martin margiela.

maison martin margiela's store in tokyo is housed in an old electrical products factory building. during tokyo designers week 2010 designboom visited the shop to view the new 2010 collection, alongside other iconic...