Aesop is known for our passionate engagement with the cultural landscape. We respect those who sing, write, cook or pursue any other line of creative expression. We enthusiastically encourage those who attend to the design of all things large and small.

Our stores are unique in the retail landscape and have little in common with one another aside from a welcoming ambience. We regard our stores as showcases for our highly prized products. To make the most interesting use of each space, we collaborate with talented designers and architects. In every instance, we aim to add rather than detract from the existing built environment, taking into account the characteristics of the neighbourhood and the type of outlets with which we share the street. Within each store, we work with objects and materials that offer interesting possibilities because of their colour, texture or history.

In Adelaide, we used thousands of glass bottles to create a wave-like amber ceiling. In London, we used muted greens and reclaimed furniture and fittings to lend the required air of elegance. In Eslite, Taipei, our products are surrounded by fields of books. And in Paris, we crafted fittings of leather and steel because those materials seemed, for reasons lyrical, right for the space. Our concern with design applies to our containers, labels and bamboo gift boxes also – all are highly functional and carefully considered objects, modest in appearance but the end result of much thinking. We believe unequivocally that good design can improve your life.