The world of retail is a battlefield: brands fight to attract customers and sometimes it takes a bold design to prevail. Every once in a while a new flagship stores opens and everytime brands who want to stand out have to make a radical and explosive architectural design. Retailers are on the constant look out for established architects and designers to elevate their brand and create a cool concept store.

Here are some of the most inspiring retail spaces design projects of 2014.

ERWIN SATTLER Boutique by J&Co Design, Shanghai – China

Ateliers Auguste store, Paris – France

Bang & Olufsen flagship store by Johannes Torpe Studios, Copenhagen – Denmark

Centro Felicita Sendai by Sure Sign, Sendai – Japan

Todd Snyder store, Tokyo – Japan

Louis Vuitton Townhouse at Selfridges by Curiosity, London – UK

GRAZ showroom by NAP Architects, Tokyo – Japan

DFS Galleria by rkd retail/iQ, Singapore

Moschino boutique by Michele De Lucchi, Milan – Italy

PKZ Women flagship store by Schweitzer Group, Zurich – Switzerland

Source: Design Contract