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Rizq Art Initiative opens in Abu Dhabi today

Design Middleeast

The UAE is set to welcome a major new addition to the country’s burgeoning artistic landscape. Rizq Art Initiative (RAi) an independent cultural institution will open its doors in Abu Dhabi on November 23 2023 with the goal of highlighting, nurturing and disseminating the exciting talent of artists from the Global South.

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Graham Baba Architects Transforms a 1917 Building into a Contemporary Art Studio for World-Renowned Glass Artist Lino Tagliapietra

Home World Design

Located in Belltown, a downtown Seattle neighborhood, this studio is dedicated to the display of Lino Tagliapietra’s glass art. Tagliapietra’s work explores the limits of glass—its form, texture, and color. Continue reading.

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TwentyOne06’s journey with Pitfire Pizza Dubai Hills

Design Middleeast

Raw textures, industrial-inspired fixtures, and rustic design elements were used as visual markers of rebellion and creativity. Hero-ing the Brand’s Artistic and Counter-Culture Roots: Incorporating elements that celebrate the brand’s counter-cultural roots is key to developing a sense of community.

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Renowned Savile Row menswear brand unveils ‘The House of Richard James’

Retail Focus

The brand – launched in 1992 with a £10,000 overdraft by designer Richard James and co-founder Sean Dixon – swiftly made its mark in British luxury menswear, rising to prominence on the wave of Britpop, and attracting an entirely different audience of Young British Artists and cult musicians to The Row.

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Tutto Bene references Streamline Moderne in tiny New York eyewear store

Dezeen

Charlotte Perriand's LC8 stool is among the vintage furnishings The functional and precisely detailed design of Cubitts' spectacles provided the main inspiration for the store, which also references the streamlined forms of Streamline Moderne – an aerodynamic offshoot of art deco that emerged in the 1930s. "We

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Oshinowo Studio retrofits 1970s building to create the first adidas flagship store in Lagos, Nigeria

Retail Focus

Images © Oshinowo Studio, photographer: Tolu Sanusi Located in the sought-after Victoria Island area, Oshinowo Studio won the project following a design competition held by ONL Estates with a brief to draw together Nigerian art, culture and aesthetics with the global brand’s style and personality.

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Sci-fi, CGI and Seinfeld: Introducing Eugene Leung, designer, Injury

Inside Retail

Whether it’s composing electronic music or pulling together a CGI fashion show , multi-disciplinary artist and Injury designer Eugene Leung loves to explore different ways to flex his creativity. It helps me define my colour palettes, the texture of the fabric and the mood of our campaigns. Inside Retail: Describe your ideal workday.

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