Natura January - February 2014 | Page 45

Beymen, one of the best known local luxury brands of Turkey, launched a large store and showroom in Zorlu Center with the slogan: “Unexpected as you expected”. Beymen is a large department store that is “beyond fashion, democratic, following the rhythm of life, away from the routine, and rejecting the standard with its new brands, new products and new departments”. Michel Group of Zurich experienced in retail architecture designed the Beymen store, which includes a bookstore, café-restaurant, and contemporary art platform. In the design of this vast two story interior different brands and units co-exist in the same space without losing their corporate identities. Together with art deco furniture and decorative items from the 1970’s, natural stone, ceramic, metal, and wood are the highlights of the decorative scheme of Beymen. These natural materials are used in creative new forms and in their natural colors to bring a sense of simplicity and quality to the space. Natural stone is used both in vertical and horizontal circulation areas, as well as for display units and decorative items. The beige colored natural stone used for flooring is matched with ceramics of black, grey, white and green, breaking the monotony of the large floor surfaces. The green marble cladding in the central entrance area from the shopping center attracts visitors and the onyx panels used as cosmetic display units and as lighting elements act to enrich the space. The Beymen store at over 10,000m2 brings a wide variety of products from various categories and different luxurious brands to offer an elegant destination experience in shopping. OCAK - ŞUBAT 2014 / JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2014 • NATURA 45