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This Oslo Jeweler Brought Brutalist Architecture to Tokyo’s Busiest Shopping District

A nearly 24-foot floating counter anchors Tom Wood’s Brutalist-inspired flagship in Tokyo’s Shibuya district.

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March 28, 2026

INSTORE Staff

This Oslo Jeweler Brought Brutalist Architecture to Tokyo’s Busiest Shopping District

Keishin Horikoshi/Courtesy of Tom Wood

IN TOKYO’S VIBRANT retail district, Shibuya, jeweler Tom Wood (Oslo, Norway) opened its latest flagship featuring sleek industrial design.

Inspired by Brutalist architecture, the 3229-square-foot space is centered around a nearly 24-foot floating counter display. The walls and architectural columns were transformed into additional displays of the jeweler’s products. Designed in collaboration with Torafu Architects (Tokyo), the concrete-textured columns are visually contrasted with sleek stainless steel finishes throughout the store. To balance the industrial aesthetics and add warmth to the space is the in-store seating, designed by Japanese woodworker Kojiro Kitada and created with locally sourced pine and oak wood.

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PHOTOS: KEISHIN HORIKOSHI/COURTESY OF TOM WOOD

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