Few shops in Europe have shaped the language of slow retail as quietly as Andreas Murkudis. Behind an unassuming façade on Potsdamer Straße sits a former newspaper printing hall, now a single white-walled volume hung with edited rails of clothing, ceramics, fragrance and skincare. There is no music. There is a lot of light. The objects are asked to stand on their own.
Why the room matters
Murkudis is one of those rare retailers who understands that what you take away is partly the room. Walking the polished concrete between Jil Sander Pre-Owned and Officine Universelle Buly is itself a kind of slow editing — the staff don't push, the prices aren't shouted, and you leave with the sense that a careful person chose this for you.
“There is no music. There is a lot of light. The objects are asked to stand on their own.”
Where to find Plainly
Our hand creams and the new Hand & Body Wash sit on the apothecary shelves toward the back of the hall, alongside other small European houses. If you are visiting from out of town, allow an hour — the space rewards a slow walk, and the café next door is a good place to sit with whatever you've taken home.
