Fortuny, the iconic Venetian house known for its lighting and fashion creations, is pleased to announce the opening of its second Paris boutique, located in the heart of the Beaux-Arts district, at 27 rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Fortuny expands in Paris with new boutique in Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Fortuny
This new store expands the brand’s presence in the French capital, as it already boasts a historic boutique at number 17 on the same street.
The opening reinforces a historical connection with Paris, a city that Mariano Fortuny was familiar with and where he opened boutiques as early as 1912. He is regarded as one of the greatest textile artists of all time and is honored with his own Fortuny Museum, housed inside the Gothic palazzo Pesaro Orfei in Venice.
Born in Granada, Spain, Fortuny moved to Paris at the age of three, before eventually settling in Venice. At 18, he met the woman he would eventually marry, Henriette Negrin, in Paris—a city where the multi-faceted artist registered around 20 inventions. Perhaps Fortuny’s signature idea—a unique silk pleating process—was in fact Negrin’s invention.
Inside Fortuny’s new Paris boutique, showcasing silk textiles and signature lighting in a refined, immersive space. – Fortuny
Today, the Venetian house Fortuny continues this dialogue between Venice and Paris, honoring his legacy while introducing new expressions of heritage and contemporary creation.
Founded in Venice at the beginning of the 20th century, the brand Fortuny embodies timeless elegance and a constant pursuit of beauty and innovation. In the 1980s, Venetian entrepreneur Lino Lando passionately revived the production of Fortuny lamps and garments, including the iconic Delphos dresses, thus preserving Mariano Fortuny’s legacy and breathing new life into his timeless creations.
The new boutique will offer a curated selection of signature pieces and invite visitors to experience the world of Fortuny in a refined and immersive setting.
Sweden’s IKEA will more than double its investment in India to over 200 billion rupees ($2.20 billion) in the next five years as the furniture retailer plans to open more stores and increase sourcing locally, a top executive said on Monday.
IKEA logo is seen in this illustration taken, February 11, 2025 – REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
IKEA, which opened its first India store in 2018 in the southern city of Hyderabad, will begin accepting online orders in four other cities where it currently does not have a physical presence, including Chennai and Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu state.
“(India) is not a large IKEA country yet… But the belief in India is very strong that it will be one of our top markets,” said Patrik Antoni, CEO of IKEA India, in an interview with Reuters. The retailer’s India sales rose 6% to 18.61 billion rupees in the year ended August 2025, and Antoni said it plans to quadruple it, including by expanding store count to 30 from six.
The company plans to start online operations before opening a brick-and-mortar store in new cities- a first for IKEA globally- as young consumers shop online more to beat traffic, said Bhavana Jaiswal, country e-commerce integration manager. Its online sales account for over 30% of the total India sales. The retailer aims to raise the share to 40% of total sales.
IKEA will also double production for domestic stores and exports to 800 million euros ($930 million), said Antoni. The company’s move comes as global brands ramp up export production in India to cut costs, while consumer majors from shoemaker Asics to carmaker VinFast Auto also step up sourcing to meet domestic demand.
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on imports from India to as much as 50% last year on some goods, forcing many industries to find new clients in other countries. Antoni, however, said it has not affected IKEA’s Indian suppliers much, as the brand, which has most of its stores in Europe, ships more to other markets.
Gaurav Gupta has opened its first flagship store dedicated to menswear. Located in New Delhi’s DLF Emporio, the boutique measures around 2,300 square feet and establishes Gaurav Gupta Man as a core pillar of the Gaurav Gupta brand.
Inside the first ever Gaurav Gupta Man store – Gaurav Gupta
The store inside the premium mall was designed by architect Karanbir Duggal in close collaboration with Gaurav Gupta, the brand announced in a press release. Its bold interior resembles a fluid maze, guiding the shopper through curved corridors, past slightly surrealist sculptures, through to rooms filled with the label’s occasion wear in a move to encourage exploration and discovery.
“This space reflects how I think about menswear today,” commented Gaurav Gupta about the intent behind the space. “It is fluid, sculptural, and introspective. The store becomes an extension of the Gaurav Gupta Man, where architecture and clothing exist in quiet conversation with one another.”
Gaurav Gupta mixes fashion and art in his new store – Gaurav Gupta
Gaurav Gupta first introduced his men’s offering in 2017 at fashion event GQ Fashion Nights and has dressed celebrities including Ranveer Singh. The new store caters to the label’s growing national and global menswear clientele with a selection of its signature tuxedos, bandhgalas, and ceremonial dress as well as new verticals including kurtas and Nehru jackets, shirts, accessories, bow ties, footwear, and finishing pieces.
“The concept of Shunya informed the way we shaped the space,” said architect Karanbir Duggal. “Emptiness was treated as an active element, allowing the architecture to feel calm, intentional, and deeply immersive rather than visually dense.”
Ami Paris is continuing its flagship opening programme but instead of Europe, this time it has turned its attention to Asia with a debut in Seoul. It has just opened its new multi-level flagship in the heart of Hannam at 45, Itaewon-ro 55ga-gil, Yongsan-gu.
Ami Paris, Seoul
And it said this “signals a meaningful evolution for the brand’s retail experience: spanning over 425 sq m, it stands as Ami Paris’s largest flagship globally, introducing a Parisian wardrobe and gathering place rooted in the timeless principles of Korean Hanok architecture”.
It added that the space “embraces Seoul’s cool contemporary soul, connecting with a culturally rich neighborhood and a style-attentive crowd who value effortless elegance, art, and discovery”.
Intended to be more than a traditional boutique, the venue is conceived as an “urban haven and welcoming residence, representing a respectful adaptation to the local context, with a unique sense of intimacy and togetherness”.
It’s certainly an interesting design. Visitors are guided from the street through an underground passage, emerging into the Ami Garden (“a curated oasis of local flora including rowan and maple trees”) before “ascending to the main entrance. This transitional ritual marks a shift from the city’s pace to a serene, breathing space”.
The design concept is based in traditional Hanoks, “creating a cosy atmosphere through a refined interplay of materials: dark oak, granite, and Maljat stone, accented by Ami Paris’s signature elements of beige limewash, gold, champagne gold and mirror finishes”.
Custom wooden furniture and low-slung seating areas are designed to invite visitors to linger, while bespoke paper lighting, evocative of traditional Hanji, “bathes the interiors in a soft, diffused glow”.
The store also inaugurates an artist residency in collaboration with the Pipe Gallery. Talents “will be invited to engage with the space, ensuring the Ami Paris home remains a dynamic site of cultural conversation”.
At launch, the presentation features the work of Korean-French contemporary artist Chansong Kim.