Department Store, KaDeWe

Since its foundation in 1907, KaDeWe has been a superlative department store. As one of the largest department stores in the world, the Berlin department store reinvents itself again and again and allows tradition and modernity to merge. The shop windows and interior design of the KaDeWe are a reflection of current trends. The entire sixth floor is dedicated to delicacies and food culture and, with numerous specialty restaurants and delicatessen departments, has always been a magnet for inquisitive and demanding connoisseurs.

The architects Thomas Karsten and Alexandra Erhard from the Berlin design studio Karhard present the food offered for sale in the newly designed departments of the "Food hall" via the chosen form of interior design. Conceptually, the materials used, in combination with light and a haptic style that is oriented towards the senses, are based on the products on display. In the champagne bar, the French sparkling wine from the Champagne region is of course the focal point. The interior designers created a light champagne ambience with Lasa marble from the LASA BIANCO NUVOLATO^® product line, refined in delicate white and grey tones, polished gold surfaces and a cream-coloured terrazzo floor. Even the spherical lamps are reminiscent of the sparkling champagne bubbles. The material of the shopping bags storage space of the sales counter in the KaDeWe's spacious cheese department, which offers over 1,300 types of cheese from all over the world, is just as stylish. Here, Lasa marble of the Lasa Marmo product line LASA !NDIVIDUAL^®, is reminiscent of the natural colouring of many a tasty cheese speciality.