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Louis Vuitton picks Pharrell Williams to head menswear designs

Inside Retail

LVMH’s top label Louis Vuitton said on Tuesday it has hired Pharrell Williams to head artistic direction of its menswear designs, tapping a popular figure from the music industry to fill the high-profile position left vacant since the death of star designer Virgil Abloh over a year ago.

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‘Not about products’: The genius of Moncler’s global, digital runway event

Inside Retail

The featured collections from designers such as JW Anderson, Gentle Monster and Palm Angels were realised through short films and performances unrelated to each other, but providing a true reflection of each artist and their vision for their Moncler Genius collection. The virtual experience measured a reach of 2.3

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The 5 Best Apple Products You Can Buy in 2023

Retail Focus

So despite being regarded as the best iPad for artists, the new model will not be a Pro model. The current 12.9-inch inch model uses ProMotion and mini-LED technology, and Ross Young, a display analyst, claims that the new device will not have these features.

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Top 10 Gaming Conventions in Asia 

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BitSummit highlights some of the best independent gaming musical artists, such as Manami Matsumae, also known as the Mega Man composer. The event started in 2003 and has grown into the biggest gaming convention in Taiwan.

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How to Win in Retail: Less Science, More Art

Retail Prophet

E-commerce, which in 2003 amounted to a rounding error on most retailers’ profit and loss statements, has become table stakes for any business wishing to survive. Most importantly, consumers are looking to retail to play a more artistic role in their lives. But the shift is bigger than consumer-facing innovations.

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Prince Philip: “An incredible ambassador of design”

Design Week

In those 52 years, the organisation says that he helped with its goal of “achieving recognition for the profession of design” CSD initially formed in 1930 as the Society of Industrial Artists in London’s Fleet Street. The Duke himself was awarded the medal in 2003 for his contribution to design over the past half century.

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5 minutes with Italian designer Luca Nichetto at Edit Napoli

Design Wanted

I didn’t want to study architecture and I couldn’t see myself in Accademia delle Belle Arti because I didn’t see myself as an artist. The O Space lamp was released in 2003 for Foscarini and had a lot of success in terms of sales and media response, which paved the way for collaborations with Kristalia , Moroso and other brands.

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