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Checkerboard walls wrap Awake NY store by Rafael de Cárdenas

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De Cárdenas worked with Angelo Baque, the former brand director of streetwear brand Supreme , on the design of a retail location for Awake NY , which Baque founded in 2012. At the back of the boutique, the walls are covered in a checkerboard pattern that is repeated on a display stand closer to the centre.

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Vivienne Westwood, Britain’s provocative dame of fashion, dead at 81

Inside Retail

After the Sex Pistols split, the two held their first catwalk show in 1981, presenting a “new romantic” look of African-style patterns, buccaneer trousers and sashes. They had a son, Joe Corre, co-founder of lingerie brand Agent Provocateur. Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler with Bella Hadid during Paris Fashion Week.

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Kate Spade CEO & brand president on creating social impact through collaboration

Inside Retail

In 2012 Fraser became the president of Marc Jacobs after over 13 years in the business before leaving to become the CEO of Anne Klein in 2015. With this, we are reintroducing our Spade Flower signature pattern within leather goods in our Spade Flower Jacquard collection.

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Why employers should wake up to the value of naps at work

Inside Retail

After all, recent research has shown that more than a quarter of Generation Z workers – those born between 1997 and 2012 – seek out workplace benefits that help them cope with stress. Wellbeing at work is being taken more seriously by many businesses these days. This includes nap pods, meditation rooms and massage chairs.

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Meet the Insta-makers mastering the slow, mindful craft of pottery

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He is the co-founder of Tortus Copenhagen , a studio he started with his brother in 2012. Japanese potter Abe Haruya works using a technique known as yokoku , which he uses to shape bowls, plates and other vessels by carving patterns into their exterior. grouppartner: Group Partner.

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How Aussie gumboot brand Merry People is taking on industry giants

Inside Retail

Melbourne-based gumboot label Merry People was born in 2012 after founder Danielle Holloway found the that she couldn’t find a pair of gumboots suitable to her needs. We did a patterned boot with Obus that sold out within a week. Since then, the business’ popularity has exploded.

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Recycled aluminium cans decorate exterior of Daily Paper's first US store

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The cans are then arranged in an intricate lattice pattern that's meant to recall traditional East and South African beadwork. Drawing on African cosmology, the mosaic is fitted with small lights that chart the star constellation visible in Amsterdam skies the day that Daily Paper was officially established – 1 April 2012.

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