Maltese architect Jonathan Mizzi has won the coveted UK's Retail Week Enterprise Award "Store Design of the Year" for his innovative design of the Samba Swirl Store in Camden, London. 

Mizzi's four times nominated design piece for Samba Swirl, the first self-service yoghurt chain in the UK, stole the show at the prestigious annual awards ceremony held last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, for transporting the excitement and tempo of a Brazilian carnival straight to the British  high street. 

Inspired by the vibrantly geometric painted facades of the favelas in Rio de Janiero, Samba Swirl successfully lures swarms of customers who are attracted into the store by its vibrant LED lights that pulsate from every surface to then serve themselves frozen yoghurt from timber clad light reactive dispensing  pumps.  The  fro-yo is then personalised with pick and mix fresh food toppings displayed within a multifaceted steel iceberg, the star centre piece of the Samba experience designed by Mizzi.  

Jonathan Mizzi, 32, founder of multi-disciplinary practice, Mizzi Studios, is based both in London and Malta and works across all scales and sectors, ranging from architecture, industrial design, lighting, interactive design and commercial artworks.  Mizzi Studios has worked with a number of high profile enterprises which include The Royal Parks of Kensington and Chelsea, The Mondrian Hotel London, Zodiac Headquarters in Oxford Street, Landrover, Tom Dixon and Marie Guerlain.