‘When the world is grey and the feeling is lonely, you can always go … downtown’Or so the famous song nearly went. But check...
READ MORELatest stories - Shopfronts
The Shopfront Dilemma
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Retail Design, Shopfronts
Now, many – most – of the Hanoi shop-fronts have a roller door. Bad? Good.Just like in a shopping centre, a roller door...
READ MOREHanoi Shopfronts
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Hardware, Shopfronts
Above: Huy Hoang, 43 Thuoc Bac, Hanoi, Vietnam. Shopfront width: 4.82m (15’10”) for both. I didn’t pop in to sneak a...
READ MOREShopfronts of Hanoi
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 25, 2013 | Hanoi, Shopfronts
Hanoi: You Could Live Here
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 23, 2013 | Hanoi, Shopfronts
Video: 2m03sec. I like having red-wine conversations about the magnificent environments we’ve all found in our trips abroad. I...
READ MOREHanoi is Embarrasing
by Nicholas Takács | Jul 19, 2013 | Hanoi, Hardware, Shopfronts
I’m in Hanoi and it’s embarrassing. I recall being in Torun, Poland and having the same thought. It’s an embarrassment of...
READ MORE