The Manufaktura project unites the past with the present, it connects the historical look with the modern design, creating a new image. Next to the old brick walls there is a façade made of glass, build as an entrance of the shopping mall. The interior has been designed in such a way as to remind about the history of Lodz, it brings together the modern design with an old industrial architecture. That image has been designed by the Virgile & Stone Company from the IMAGINATION Group in London in cooperation with an architectural firm from Lyon – Sud Architectes. This group of architects had temporarily moved to Lodz. They have spent some time observing the town — its habitants, the culture, events and learning the basics of polish language. They used their newly acquired experience to create the image of Manufaktura which we can see today.

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