Loewe x Howl's Moving Castle at Selfridges London

Loewe x Howl's Moving Castle at Selfridges London

Loewe x Howl's Moving Castle at Selfridges London

  • Brand: LOEWE
  • Category: Windows & Facades
  • Expertise: Technical Development, Production and Installation
  • Location: London, Europe
  • Year: 2022

Acierta Retail delivered the technical development, production, and installation of the Loewe x Howl's Moving Castle takeover at Selfridges London, encompassing the iconic Corner Shop, themed window displays, The Calcifer's Kitchen, and a temporary Loewe Perfumes store. Created to celebrate the exclusive pre-launch of the capsule collection inspired by Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle, the project transformed multiple retail spaces into an immersive interpretation of the film's magical universe through bespoke fabrication, scenic production, and handcrafted detailing.

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Inspired by one of Studio Ghibli's most celebrated films, the installation translated the fantastical world of Howl's Moving Castle into a physical retail experience that blurred the boundaries between fashion, storytelling, and scenography.

At the centre of the project was a four-metre-long reinterpretation of Howl's Moving Castle, produced by Acierta's workshop. As the campaign's most ambitious sculptural element, it recreated the surreal architecture of the iconic castle while serving as a striking focal point for the activation.

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The project included the fabrication of bespoke scenic elements, architectural structures, custom furniture, large-scale sculptural pieces, bridges, and display tables, all manufactured, painted, and hand-finished to faithfully recreate the atmosphere of the animated world while meeting the operational requirements of a luxury retail environment and delivering a cohesive spatial narrative.

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Beyond the Corner Shop, the activation extended into The Calcifer's Kitchen, developed in collaboration with creative culinary studio Balbosté, alongside a dedicated Loewe Perfumes pop-up, creating a series of interconnected spaces where architecture, storytelling, gastronomy, and fragrance came together to offer visitors a multi-sensory retail experience celebrating the collaboration between Loewe and Studio Ghibli.

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