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\n\tAfter an extensive search, Ms Min has found a new location as its Shanghai retail outpost, a storied architectural marvel that share an Art Deco fountain with its neighbors.<\/p>\n
\n\tFor Min, the ambience creates \u201can abundance of life\u201d that only comes from lived-in quarters.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThe fountain is such a gift,\u201d said brand founder Liu Min of the compound\u2019s private garden space. \u201cAs I walked down the street, I couldn\u2019t help but marvel at the French plane trees, the local art academy, the opera academy, even the senior citizens\u2019 center,\u201d Min said of the store\u2019s surroundings, a particularly charming setup that reflects the area\u2019s distinct blend of cultural retail and residential life.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe new store, adopting the prestigious address of No.190 Yueyang Road \u2014 a wartime hospital almost a century ago \u2014 is the brand\u2019s third brick-and-mortar project since 2016. The brand opened its first store amid the bustle of Jing\u2019an district, then relocated to the luxury shopping mall Qiantan Taikoo Li, before settling in downtown Xuhui district.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI hope it will give the work we put so much care into a place to breathe and be shared, where we can connect with more kindred spirits \u2014 if fate brings people together,\u201d Liu said.<\/p>\n
\n\tDesigned by the Shanghai-based Onoaa Studio, the two-story store boasts a pure white facade and floor-to-ceiling glass windows that bring tree shadows, changing lights and rhythms of the street into the store.<\/p>\n
\n\tOnce inside, guests are able to enjoy a relaxed open space \u2014 fully stocked with the brand\u2019s latest ready-to-wear and accessories collection \u2014 that opens up with clouded marble flooring, white walls and a narrow and elongated staircase \u2014 tucked in the middle of the L-shaped first floor \u2014 that leads to a more private second floor.<\/p>\n
\n\tA long horizontal window sets the tone for a more intimate setting on the second floor, inviting guests to lounge and slow down. Within the floor\u2019s VIP room hangs a calligraphic work bearing the Chinese characters for \u201cinfinity,\u201d a work Liu created many years ago that gestures towards \u201cthe undefined possibility of life,\u201d according to Liu. \u201cAfter more than a decade of growth, this pursuit of the infinite has settled into a more assured inner order, bringing clarity,\u201d Liu added.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tA calligraphy bearing the characters for \u201cinfinity\u201d on the second floor.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy<\/p>\n
\n\tArtworks acquired by Liu throughout the years, including sculptural ceramics by the Spanish designer Xavier Ma\u00f1osa, a glass-and-concrete coffee table created in the 1970s by Italian designer Claudio Trevi, a vintage Murano glass chandelier from Austria, and a prayer stool created by Dutch designer Jan de Jong, are firmly rooted in Liu\u2019s love of the original characters of material and how that creates subtle harmony.<\/p>\n
\n\tA tree philodendron that has followed Ms Min through different stages of its retail expansion, has also found a new home at the brand\u2019s Yueyang Road space in Shanghai. First introduced at its Taikoo Li Qiantan store in 2022, the plant nearly withered after being left unattended for several months during the COVID-19 lockdown. It was later relocated to Xiamen, where the care of family and a gardener helped nurse it back to health. Now lush with leaves, its return to Shanghai offers a living record of the brand\u2019s evolution and growth.<\/p>\n
\n\tFounded in 2010 in Xiamen, Fujian province, Ms Min became one of the first Chinese designers to become a LVMH Prize semifinalist.<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter serving as the brand\u2019s creative head, Liu recently took on the role of chief executive officer, gradually learning the business side of the company without rushing its growth \u2014 an approach that mirrors her patience in overseeing the plant\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s simply about doing our best with every product and every service, and cherishing every encounter. We should allow Ms Min to grow organically and, within its ecosystem, gradually realize the abundance that has always been within it,\u201d Liu said.<\/p>\n
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