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The Danish bricks and narrow floor plan of this Aesop store in Copenhagen nod to the “humble” design of the nearby Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.

Located on Kronprinsensgade in Copenhagen’s old town, the neutral-hued store was created by skincare brand Aesop’s in-house design team to complement its setting without “unnecessary flourishes”.

The interior takes cues from the architecture of the famed Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, completed in 1958 in Humlebæk, 35 kilometres north of Denmark’s capital.

A long and low-ceilinged rectangular room makes up the store, which features a circular space at the back with a curved brick-clad basin.

This floor plan mirrors the museum’s “understated horizontal building” with its thin glass corridors, according to Aesop’s head of store design Marianne Lardilleux.

“We were drawn to the Louisiana Museum because it was designed as a home for Danish, rather than international, modern art,” she told Dezeen.

Danish red brick tiles were laid across the floor by local stonemasons, arranged in a “radiating” pattern that recalls several Copenhagen landmarks, according to Lardilleux. These bricks replaced the store’s original painted concrete screed flooring.

Stained oak timber was used to create sleek geometric shelving, which spans the length of one of the walls and provides a gallery-style display unit for neat rows of Aesop products.

This material was also applied to the ceiling, characterised by slatted wood interrupted only by an oversized and backlit circular opening above the brick-clad basin with aged brass elements.

A smooth timber door leads to the back-of-house area, concealed behind a sandy-coloured curtain.

“The focus is on the warmth of the materials,” explained Lardilleux.

“At the museum, the humble materials used – bricks, wood, white paint – come together in a way that is simple yet striking. At Aesop, we hope to design spaces that are similarly direct in their approach.”

“Just as every work of architecture relates to its site and context, every Aesop store is sensitive to its environment,” added the designer.

“We are not interested in rolling out identical interiors – our surroundings have always inspired us.”

Since the first Aesop outlet was designed in St Kilda, Melbourne, in 2003, the brand has opened hundreds of global stores that respond to their settings.

Recently, architect Jakob Sprenger installed 1920s plaster medallions above a sculptural sink as the centre of a Paris store while design studio Odami chose minty green interiors for a location in Los Angeles.

The images are courtesy of Brian Buchard.

MILWAUKEE, W.I. (KLFY)- Louisiana delegates at the Republican National Convention (RNC) are calling for a change in the country’s political climate.

“When you start trying to take a previous president out, the country needs to reset,” said Tim Breaux, Deputy Chairman for the LAGOP. “We’ve got to come together, both parties, and fight this because this is not acceptable.”

Breaux said the divisive political nature in the country right now is very toxic. He said the last time he saw threats of violence at a Republican Convention was in 2016. “In 2016, we had a lot of protesters on the perimeter,” said Breaux. “They were throwing stuff at the delegates. That was pretty hostile.”

Joyce Linde, a first-timer to the convention, initially had concerns for her safety, but this feeling didn’t last long. “We went to an event last night,” said Linde. “They checked our bags, which some of us used to resent, but we didn’t last night for sure. And then we saw a lot of presence of law enforcement on every level, from the ground to the rooftop.”

Despite the violence against former President Trump, Louisiana delegates feel a responsibility to be at the convention. “If President Trump can be putting himself out there, the least we can do is to be here to support that,” said Charlie Buckles, Deputy Chairman of Lafayette LAGOP.

Today was the LAGOP’s first breakfast gathering for the RNC. As the convention kicks off, delegates are eager to hear and see President Trump for the first time since his life was threatened on Saturday. Many of them are looking forward to his speech, expecting it to emphasize unity and perseverance.