Voice #1 Authenticity Voice #1 Authenticity | Page 7

AUTHENTICITY BY DESIGN CASE STUDY If authenticity is already becoming one of the default aspirational values of Asia’s emerging middle class; the challenge for luxury and premium brands to differentiate from one another has become all the more acute. For da paolo Gastronomia, a retailer cum eatery with a speciality in freshly-made, take-home gourmet foods for the timepressed, discerning Singaporean consumer; and Retail Access Asia their recent collaboration on the full retail design of their PasarBella store was an exercise in strengthening the utility of authenticity beyond just the aesthetics. True to its offerings- da paolo Gastronomia design identity centres on authenticity with a modern touch. VOICE #1 p.6