My first visit to the Apple Store in Florence Italy.
Video bombed by a llama.
Bland and clinical. Anytime I walk into an Apple store I feel as if I'm at the doctors or a hospital.
Sadly, is was mostly as Zenithal stated. This could have been an Apple store in any city of the world. The only difference was the large front glass overlooked a view of a statue laden courtyard that was very much florence. The bicycles, little electric cars, people walking, very nice.How did - or did - the inimitable sense of style one sees in Italy have any sort of impact or effect on the design of the Apple store?
Sadly, is was mostly as Zenithal stated. This could have been an Apple store in any city of the world. The only difference was the large front glass overlooked a view of a statue laden courtyard that was very much florence. The bicycles, little electric cars, people walking, very nice.
A pity, because Italy is one of the few countries in the world where the mundane and the sort of things (cars, coffee pots, tiles, and so on) in everyday use are beautifully designed; I'm sure Apple could have found a way to celebrate their own minimalist aesthetic while acknowledging the supreme talent of Italian design - which, at its best is that wonderful fusion of form and function.