General Manager Retail & Customer Services
Ales was recruited to establish Aesop’s global retail department. He developed individual retail functions and systems and implemented processes and methods to ensure regional subsidiaries were positioned to sustain Aesop’s rapid global growth.
Departments: Store Design and Development, Retail Operations, Customer Services, Staff Training and Digital / Online.
55+ Stores, Shop in Shops and Branded Spaces
Taxonomy of Design
Taxonomy of Design is a digital compendium of Aesop’s signature stores which pays tribute to the creative processes, materials and features that distinguish Aesop spaces, and to the designers and architects with whom Aesop collaborate.
This archive is intended not only to document the creation of Aesop stores but also to celebrate a unique approach to retail architecture and design that is respectful of community, culture and history.
Aesop Flinders Lane Melbourne, Australia
Design: AESOP Design Department
Aesop Shinsaibashi Osaka, Japan
Design: Shinichiro Ogata, SIMPLICITY, Japan
Aesop Prinsensgate Oslo, Norway
Design: Snøhetta, Norway
Aesop Luitpoldblock Munich, Germany
Design: einszu33, Germany
Aesop Oscar Freire Sao Paulo, Brazil
Design: Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Martin Corullon (Metro Arquitetos), Brazil
Aesop Richmond London, United Kingdom
Design: AESOP Design Department
Aesop Downtown Los Angeles, USA
Design: Brooks + Scarpa, USA
Aesop Bibliotekstan Stockholm, Sweden
Design: In Praise of Shadows, Sweden
Aesop Bondi Beach Sydney, Australia
Design: CIBI
Aesop Fasanenstrasse Berlin, Germany
Snøhetta, Norway
Aesop Balmain Sydney, Australia
Design: AESOP Design Department
Aesop Vila Madalena Sao Paulo, Brazil
Design: Campana Brothers/Estudio Campana, Brazil
Aesop Breeze Center Taipei, Taiwan
Design: AESOP Design Department
