Muji store opening in Fünf Höfe - Thu 20.Apr.06

Just in case anyone's interested, and knows the Muji shops from Britain or elsewhere, there's one being kitted out in the Fünf Höfe shopping centre at the moment. Next to Manufactum.

I like Muji, bought a few things there in the UK.
Thanks for the info.

Yay! I love their oragami paper. Not that i use it for orgami.

MUJI!
That's great news, I love their shop. I remember when it first opened in Leeds years ago, I even made it to one of their shops in Tokyo last year
Hoorah!

Wall mounted, IDEO designed CD player is awesome. Well it looks great. Sound is pretty dire though.

Hi
Japanese chain store and marketing phenomenon MUJI is coming to Munich, opening a store in the Fünf Höfe complex (just along the same part as Manufactum.
Award-winning design at not so designer prices, Muji originates in Japan and translates as “No Brand Quality Goods�. Founded in 1980 with the basic principle of developing new, simple products at reasonable prices by making the best use of materials while considering environmental issues.
Their online UK catalogue will give you an idea of the product types and prices. Personally I love their organising stuff (the plastic boxes and folders) and their travel gear (refillable bottles, wash bags, luggage).
No confirmation date for the opening as they are building the store but it is certainly coming soon.

Yeah I know the picture is bloody awful but hey, no picture, no freebies from TTM, so hey, bite me
Katrina

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What does it say on the Muji poster? Just general info about the shop, or job adverts, or stuff about their plans..?

General stuff about the shop, no job ad.

Does it say when it will be opening? Or does anyone know? Sounds interesting

I like the fact that they have nice colors for their decorations. Can't wait to shop there.

Oh...oh...
I checked the UK homepage and it seems to me I will have problems quite soon.
Cant find a information about the opening yet ?

Do we have the Japanese clothing store (forgot the name - the one in central London) in Munich?

If you mean the one I'm thinking of, then yes.

@pike.

Great. Thanks :-))

What is it called? Where is it?

@ Kalidas - Isn't it the same name as the one in Cental London.. If so, then it's near that other store which has the same name as the one in East Paris

Muji has clothes too.

Let's see, Japanese clothes shops.. only Yohji Yamamoto springs to mind. And Kenzo.

@mothbola
Thanks.
So where's UNIQLO? It's the clothing counterpart of Muji.

I did not realize UNIQLOwas part of Muji. I have searched the two companies together on Google and they appear separate - I would love confirmation that it is the clothing part of Muji.

@SOS
No I didn't mean it's a part of Muji. UNIQLO has low prices as well, so I meant the low-price (clothing)...counterpart. Maybe there's a better way to put it...

Oh kalidas you had me all excited then.

@sos
It's natural, most people get excited by some "counterpart" or other

"Muji" itself doesn't mean anything. The translation "No brand quality goods" comes from the shop's full name: "Mujirushi Ryohin", which is what it says in Japanese on the logo.



Presumably they abbreviated the name to "Muji" in English to make it easier for non-Japanese to pronounce/remember.

Ok, got it! The opening will take place Friday, 21th of April.

Hooray, the 21st April is definitely a shopping day

Awesome! I will finaly get some of those kitty kats that continualy lick their ears.


not that these are they

Wakarimasu!

Hooray, a new store that's not a bakery, a shoe store, or an optometrist!

Do you mean the cats which wave and bring good luck?
Are you sure Muji sells tem? I was in a shop on Saturday and didn't see any!
(hmm maybe this is a joke that's flying right past me!)

This opens tonight. The opening party is at 7pm. It's invitation only, but you might be able to sneak or blag your way in if you really wanna.

oh nooo. my filofax is from muji, a nice aluminium one. ive had since the first london store opened up. now everybody will accuse me of having brought it here.

Gideon - I have that one too - weighs a ton! Never use it though.

Urbanangel, you were asking about job ads, check this link for job ads at Muji Munich http://www.fashionunited.de/career/jobverkauf1.htm

The opening's tonight as far as I know. By invitation only I hear.
I'm gonna give it a bash anyway.

I will check this out saturday at the latest !

i think im the only one left who uses filofaxs anyway.

i have a rolodex too.

i am a child of the eighties i guess.

was at the opening - my impression: Muji (or at least the items in the Munich store) is like a more expensive version of Ikea with the addition of clothing.

the sushi was good though.

and just to put a little rant here (sorry), in 10 years all big cities in the world will look the same. there won't be much difference whether you shop in madrid, london or anywhere else. all chains... takes away the fun!

@PM Hooray!

Where exactly in the Fuenf Hoefe is Muji? I walked around Thursday evening and couldn't see it anywhere, nor was it on the map inside, nor is their address on the Muji website... Thanks!

Apart from Rusty has anyone else been yet? What did you think?

Corner of Savatorpassage and Prannerpassage.


Very crowded on Saturday afternoon. Probably to be expected the first weekend after opening.

Prices very high - some items up to 3 times more expensive than the original JPY prices (which are still displayed on the goods).

That's a shame- it's bog cheap in Japan, a little more expensive in England (but not too bad which was another reason why I liked it) but if it's OTT here I'm not sure if it's worth it.

The price difference varies. Most things were around double, with the larger items being a lot more.

I thought it was quite odd that they left the original prices on - almost like they want to say "Ha! We're ripping you off!"

Yeah they do that in England too - it never bothered me as I didn't know how much 500 yen was, but now that I know I can see how much extra they're charging! It's fair enough to charge a bit extra for shipping etc, but double or triple is a little too extravagant, but hey - they can charge what they want I guess. They're obviously going for a more exclusive image in Europe.

hmmm.. i know it's off topic but is'nt it the same as LUSH? It is a Ripoff with the price differences too. Anyway it was quite some years that i bought Lush stuffs in Singapore before they close down.