DOFAMIN Concept Space

DOFAMIN calls itself the first concept store in Chisinau. It occupies 300 square metres in the restored historical centre of the city, on Mihai Eminescu, and it sets out to work as a room rather than a rack. The buying is broad for a shop this size. International names on the list include Dries Van Noten, Comme des Garcons, Coperni, Ami Alexandre Mattiussi, Victoria Beckham, Sunnei, Camper and Fear of God. Alongside them sit labels from closer to home, among them Bevza, Gudu, Gunia Project, Elena Reva, Valery Kovalska, Bobkova and Viktoria Chan. The floor covers clothing, shoes, bags, jewellery, eyewear, perfume, plus a small run of home fragrance and tableware. An outlet section runs beside the main rails. The shop states that its focus is a personalised and emotional shopping experience with its own customer service, and that its mission is to inspire local and international creative communities around sustainability and personal growth. It runs a press and events programme from the same address. For a country with a thin luxury retail history, the list of houses carried here is the notable part. The shop itself makes no claim that the goods are manufactured in Moldova.