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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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