yusuke seki: papabubble the candy shop, yokohama

‘papabubble candy shop’ by yusuke seki, yokohama, japan all images courtesy of yusuke seki image © takumi ota

japanese designer yusuke seki has sent us images of the third location of ‘papabubble – the candy shop‘, now open in yokohama, japan. the design resembles a laboratory to show off the hand made experimental sweets. the design creates a strong correlation between inside and outside which focuses on the physical territory of the illuminated the space. the materials express this integrated cross over environment as the same tile on the exterior is used for the interior wall to maintain an authentic facade. spanish designer jaime hayon decorated the space by adding a stronger sense of character and identity. typically, ‘papbubble’ stores use laboratory tools to demonstrate the process, but here the space is detailed with windows and utensils. hayon also designed the the bottles which were influenced by the performance by the artisans. the one-off originals are made by massimo lunardon from venice, italy. the crystal glasses are colored through a range of liquid used to tint the candies, differentiating the store from other branches all over the world.

interior image © takumi ota

image © takumi ota

display image © takumi ota

hand-made glass vessels for coloring image © takumi ota

process image © takumi ota

laboratory setting image © takumi ota

image © takumi ota

image © takumi ota

finished candies image © takumi ota

detail image © takumi ota

exterior image © takumi ota

project info:

client: papabubble art direction interior design: yusuke seki furniture design: jaime hayon photos: takumi ota

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