Ever since the idea of the large-scale shopping mall, an enclosed retail space that could claim to offer all things to all people, started to take off in the US in the 1950s, they have found a comfortable spot at the centre of most consumer cultures. These colossi of commerce have become the physical embodiment of the capitalist ideal: all the goods you could ever hope to buy, collected and categorized under one roof.

The shopping centre projects are focused on creating a fresh indoor atmosphere, either using glass to allow plenty of natural light into the space, or even melding the concepts of internal and external with schemes that flow effortlessly from inside to outside. The modern mall interior is a picture frame, a platform on which retailers can successfully trade. As such, the interior trend for shop-ping centres now leans towards clean, cool designs that allow the shops themselves to be the centre of attention.