Tod's Omote-sandō

Harajuku & Aoyama


Pritzker Prize–winner Itō Toyō designed the Tod's boutique (2004). The criss-crossing strips of concrete take their inspiration from the zelkova trees that line the boulevard; impressively, they're also structural.


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