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Apple granted design patents for gorgeous Istanbul store and new-style Chinese store

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Apple was today granted a design patent on the beautiful Istanbul store that opened back in 2014. The store in Turkey’s largest city is known as the ‘Glass Lantern.’ The store has a glass rectangle atop the larger store beneath, each side of the rectangle comprising a single pane of glass, with a water feature covering the rest of the store’s roof.

A second patent was granted for the Apple Store in Zhongjie Joy City, China. This two-story design with a suspended upper floor and floor-to-ceiling glass walls spanning the full height of the building is one Apple is using in a number of new stores.

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Patently Apple notes that the Turkish store was awarded the Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence in the year it opened.

Apple has previously been awarded patents for its Fifth Avenue and Shanghai stores, Steve Jobs among those credited as an inventor in the case of the New York store. The company has also successfully trademarked store interior designs in Europe.

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  1. William D - 8 years ago

    If only the actual istanbul store looked that in reality.

    • mahmudf2014 - 8 years ago

      I have seen that store and you can be pretty sure it looks like this.

      • William D - 8 years ago

        I didnt find it this clear – it sort of looked how glass always looks in reality – somewhat opaque. Granted it was a super dull day when i was there. I guess my ‘moan’ is more a general thing about artisitc interpretations of all designs. they all have hopelessly fake looking lighting etc!

  2. PhilBoogie - 8 years ago

    The US Feds could learn from the Turkish, being *this* transparent.

  3. jorge1170x - 8 years ago

    Gorgeous storefronts to push yesterday’s tech. Go figure.

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