You may think that all shopping centres are alike, but if you have the chance to see the commercial interior design of Berlin’s KaDeWe, you will see something really different from the rest.
Come and discover it with us!
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The first thing you will notice when you enter Berlin’s KaDeWe is the geometric pattern on the floor and around the shop windows.
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The French architect India Mahdavi was inspired by the Bauhaus design school and has used different shades of quartz to create bold, geometric floor patterns in the womenswear section.
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Mahdavi wanted to celebrate the cultural history of the German city with her design and she chose to borrow from the geometric style of the Bauhaus and used it for the floor design of the 2,000 square-metre space.
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Black, white and grey stripes of Santa Margherita, a composite stone made from quartz sand and resin, create walkways through the womenswear department.
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The patterns in the stone floor create combine perfectly with the other rich textures and materials chosen by the designer.
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Other colours and designs complete the work of India Mahdavi such as the pale pink carpeting, block colours of quartz flooring and olive green and dusty pink velvet curtains.
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With the busy environment of the shopping centre in mind, her KaDeWe design is also intended to stick out.
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