Canada Goose Milan
A retail concept inspired by a spirit of boundless exploration and Italian design
2024–2025
Introduction
The new Canada Goose flagship in Milan introduces a fresh typology for the brand: an immersive retail environment that balances protection and performance with comfort, craft, and community. Designed by Snøhetta, the space embodies the concept of boundless, a design approach that draws from Canada Goose’s legacy in the world’s harshest climates and reinterprets it through the cultural, architectural, and material language of Milan.
Located on Corso Giacomo Matteotti in the historic Quadrilatero della Moda, the flagship is situated within one of Milan’s most iconic fashion districts. Snøhetta preserved the building’s original façade, honoring its architectural heritage, while transforming the interior into a contemporary spatial narrative exploring dualities of style and warmth, restraint and resilience, global identity and local craft.
Technical details
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The store unfolds through a carefully choreographed sequence of spaces. Guests enter through a refined walnut-clad foyer, a threshold that provides a moment of pause from the street while referencing the elegance of 1950s Milan, including inspirations from Villa Necchi Campiglio. Inside, a palette of tactile and enduring materials defines the environment: Ceppo di Gré terrazzo floors and columns celebrate Italian stonecraft; a curved aluminum counter paired with Kartell’s Charles Ghost stools nods to Milan’s storied espresso bar culture and design heritage.
At its center, Canada Goose’s signature vintage parka is displayed as an apex artifact of protection and performance, shaping the material and spatial language throughout the store. Environments shift between open, minimal displays and more layered, intimate moments. The Vault, conceived as an armadio or walk-in wardrobe, offers a private space for garment exploration and personalized styling.
Anchoring the interior is the Legacy Wall, a printed metal installation inspired by cartography. Blending traditional techniques with contemporary digital tools, the wall transforms Canada Goose’s heritage into an evolving geographic narrative, featuring a focused exploration of the Italian Alps for the Milan location.
Light plays an essential role in shaping atmosphere. Fully dimmable and tunable lighting adapts to time of day and season, echoing natural circadian rhythms. Vaulted ceilings and shifting volumes draw the eye upward, inviting a sense of openness and boundless possibility.
The Milan flagship also debuts Canada Goose’s next-generation global retail fixture system, a modular, sustainable toolkit designed for longevity, flexibility, and ease of reuse. Durable aluminum components, minimalist detailing, and local fabrication within 10 miles of the store reduce environmental impact while ensuring a consistent brand experience across global markets.
While the retail concept is global in scale, each Canada Goose store remains grounded in its local environment. In Milan, subtle architectural cues, Italian materiality, and cultural references create a uniquely contextual expression of the brand’s world. With several new locations forthcoming, the Milan flagship marks an important evolution in Canada Goose’s retail journey, one that continues to center the outdoors, craftsmanship, and a boundless spirit of exploration.