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Neri&Hu creates "wooden hut" and "cave-dwelling" interiors for Shanghai stores

Dezeen

Glass bricks with rustic metal lining are featured on the facade The facade features glass bricks lined with rustic metal elements, inviting natural light and framing views of the bustling retail street outside into the shop. A double-pitch sloped ceiling was clad with the same concrete as the walls.

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Visionnaire blurs the lines between art and design

Design Wanted

And yet, for well over a century, artists and furniture designers have turned this maxim on its head, blurring the lines between art and design. The Visionnaire brand was born in 2004 and presented for the first time at the “Abitare il Tempo” fair in Verona. collecting one-of-a-kind or very limited edition pieces.”. Pavone collection.

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Freitag store in Kyoto is designed to resemble the brand's own warehouse

Dezeen

Hazard lines and metal shelving are some of the industrial finishes that Torafu Architects has included in bag brand Freitag 's store in Kyoto – which even includes its own workshop. Above: hazard lines have been painted on some of the store's surfaces. Similar lines appear beneath the green cash desk.

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Lamitex launches new finishes during second edition of Decors Week

Design Wanted

It features two elegant finishes—flamed ash and untreated oak—that build on Scandinavian influences in modern interior styles connecting with its aesthetics with little to no processing and simplicity of lines. We have chosen a flamed one and a more regular line with more gradual chromatic transitions.”.

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I’m a forklift driver: Meet the women in retail who are breaking the bias

Inside Retail

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re shining a light on talented women in the retail industry who are thriving in categories and roles that are typically male-dominated. Gail Lines, forklift driver, Amazon. I’ve been in this line of work for a while, so it’s been great to watch it change and evolve with the times.

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17 Inspiring Jewellery Shop Designs

Barber Design

This pic shows their flagship store in Venice which features some wonderful on-trend features with geometeric lines and patterns, octagonal display cabinets and copper tones – which although modern – work well to compliment the merchandise and their historic setting in the Italian town. Cartier, New Bond Street, London.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

He wrote about fanciful props, imaginative themes and the use of color and lighting to capture the attention of passersby. In 1913, the windows at Marshall Field’s in Chicago displayed a line of merchandise inspired by Japanese culture and tradition. In that role, he envisioned “a well-dressed gentleman of respectable appearance.”