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In Memoriam: Russell E. Sway, FRDI 1943 – 2022

Retail Design Institute

Sway served as the Retail Design Institute’s International President from 2002 through 2006, then as Chairman of the Institute from 2006 through 2010. Relocating to New York in 1985, he became director of specialty retail design for Walker Group/CNI, New York City, then the world’s largest retail design firm.

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5 minutes with Italian designer Luca Nichetto at Edit Napoli

Design Wanted

Last month, we caught up with Luca Nichetto to discuss design fairs, his work with French lifestyle brand La Manufacture, and how his career as a designer started off with knocking on people’s doors. Multidisciplinary designer Luca Nichetto has been busy lately. First of all, how did your journey in design begin?

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From a cartoon mouse to a global giant: how Walt Disney conquered the world

Inside Retail

Disney has influenced countless other animation studios and artists. It set the standard for theme park design and showed the way forward for the company: diversification. Buyouts and a cultural behemoth In 2006 Disney bought Pixar, in 2009 it bought Marvel and in 2012 it bought Lucasfilm. Its reach is gigantic.

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Not just Gwyneth and Succession: How the economy is driving quiet luxury

Inside Retail

As described by the wardrobe designer on Succession , “money talks, wealth whispers”. Crashing stock markets and inflation forced the wealthy to pare back outward displays of wealth. Crashing stock markets and inflation forced the wealthy to pare back outward displays of wealth.

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In Memoriam: Kent D. Hensley 1960 – 2022

Retail Design Institute

Of course, Hensley was just the person to call given he worked as art director and creative manager of Dayton Hudson’s advertising and marketing department in the 1980s and early ‘90s. In turn, he contacted other artists to design nine windows in the former Dayton’s flagship, which was taken over by Macy’s in 2006 and closed in 2017.

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A new sensorial dialogue between men and things with Giovanni Levanti

Design Wanted

Immediately recognised and appreciated, his work was exhibited in “12 New Memphis” and renowned design brands such as Cassina, Edra e Campeggi began including his projects in their own catalogues. How did your journey in architecture and design begin? Who is Giovanni Levanti?

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Top Convention Centers in Italy 

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It should go without any surprise that a lasting impression of beauty goes hand in hand with Italy being the home to some of the world’s most famous pieces of art by artistic legends like Michelangelo and Da Vinci. Located in world-famous Rome, the architect Tommaso Valle designed this massive convention center.

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