Featured store: Travertine in Seoul, South Korea

Specialty coffee shop and bakery Travertine in Seoul features a unique design that blends contemporary and traditional elements. Named after the travertine limestone featured in its construction, the store bears a traditional hanok roof and glass walls, as well as steel stools on a gravel courtyard. It is built in a 1920s structure that has been well-preserved for almost a century. “We also referenced 2001: A Space Odyssey and Cosmos for inspiration,” says manager Seung Mok Lee, “because b

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