Design Week

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

A landscape artist? The answer is yes,” according to Barbican curator Florence Ostende. Ostende has curated the Barbican’s upcoming exhibition on Japanese-American designer and artist Isamu Noguchi. ” Beyond the Akari lights, many of Noguchi’s other designs were mass-produced as well.

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Design Middleeast

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Our approach for designing and developing IKEA home furnishing products is to ensure that they integrate good function, beautiful form of long-lasting quality, while also securing sustainability and low price. We want to not only encourage people to protect the planet but also fosters a sense of community amongst artists.

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Design Middleeast

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Shaped around a plaza, the luminous courtyard design is complemented by the exposed geometrical brickwork, taking the form of an intricate lattice façade, bringing further light and natural ventilation throughout the building. It will open with its inaugural exhibition Mawrid: Celebrating Inspired Design and a full programme of events.

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Design Week

JUNE 8, 2021

Some 19 illustrators have joined forces for the print project, which has been curated “in aid of #StopAsianHate” It is a part of a wider initiative called Must Be Nice led by artist-led gift platform Paperboy. Others have focused on food. Amy Phung (left) and Arose Garden Profits will go to charity.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Besides working on continually improving our LifeWear offering, we have also introduced new special collaborations with Japanese womenswear brand Mame Kurogouchi, outdoors-inspired streetwear brand White Mountaineering and international artist Jeff Koons for the first time.

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Retail Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Examples of brand communities include Apple enthusiasts forming online forums, Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners participating in rallies, or Nike fans engaging on social media. They actively interact with the brand, its products or services, and with one another, forming a sense of belonging and loyalty.

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Design Wanted

AUGUST 4, 2021

Superstudio will present an edition of rebirth and change, proposing a new format focussed on several curated themes and a glance on new horizons. Superstudio will present an edition of rebirth and change, proposing a new format focussed on several curated themes and a glance on new horizons – © Manuela Extroversoconsole.

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Onyx

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

0_prologue_ In the Introduction to The Wexner Center for the Art's 2001 show, 'Perfect Acts of Architecture' curator, Jeff Kipnis, argued that the show's architectural drawings were not 'perfect' in some idealized manner. As drawings, they weren't deficient forms of architecture. Instagram has become a form of geology for me.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Dutch contemporary artist Levi van Veluw , the creator of inaugural window display art for Hermès’ at Nordiska Kompaniet, said, “the window becomes an experience.” Enthral your customers by mixing and matching materials with other styles and knowing which material best suits your visual merchandising concepts.

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Dezeen

APRIL 23, 2021

Snarkitecture's approach was to combine contemporary forms and graphics with traditional materials and proportions. Much of the design was inspired by the history and existing condition of Pershing Hall," said the studio, which is led by artist Daniel Arsham. The cast shoes are arranged in the form of a chandelier.

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The second edition of ‘T-Style: Thai Spirit’ showcases a collection of post-pandemic solutions curated by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP). A curated collection of 43 of the best local Thai brands went on show at the prestigious furniture fair, which took place in Paris from 9-13 September.

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Design Week

MAY 14, 2021

These masks were traditionally worn by people in as a tribute to Fawkes – an “iconic and anarchic figure in British history”, says exhibition curator Emma Stirling-Middleton. “With that movement, they were using the mask almost as a form of branding,” Stirling-Middleton says.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Pictured, botanical artist Carly Rogers at Selfridges, London, UK.

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VMS

JANUARY 2, 2023

The ‘Champions of Success’ panel discussion served as the keynote social event at the Chicago Escape Brand Closet Showroom Social where fashion, art, and retail industry executives and thought leaders, as well as emerging designers and artists, explored issues pertaining to the survival and transformation of Chicago’s fashion industry.

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Retailing Insight

MARCH 24, 2021

Retailers and indeed, many other brands, understand the quintessential need for unique consumer experiences which foster a human bond. They allows customers to experience the brand and differentiate the brand from others. This effort tapped into another benefit of pop-ups – the ability to showcase local artists and lesser-known brands.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We also often get requests from guests travelling to Europe to have experiences with expert art curators and academics accompanying them to cultural sites, like museums or archeological sites, to give them keen insights into the locations that they visit. We’ve done an exclusive after-hours private tour of the Louvre with an expert curator.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2022

Makers & Merchants Barossa was conceived in early 2020 as a pop-up store to showcase the best of what the Barossa region has to offer – from established brands to emerging designers, artists and makers. I saw the connections and collaborations members in our other business, Workspace Barossa, were forming. “I

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2022

Makers & Merchants Barossa was conceived in early 2020 as a pop-up store to showcase the best of what the Barossa region has to offer – from established brands to emerging designers, artists and makers. I saw the connections and collaborations members in our other business, Workspace Barossa, were forming. “I

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2022

JB also helped to develop and launch of Brooklyn Bowl (2009), serving as Creative and Media Director, as well as Arcadia Earth (2019) in NYC, the first artist-driven immersive experience dedicated to sustainability, where he also designed two of the installations. All things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole…” .

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Inside Retail

MARCH 4, 2024

We had 11 urgent bridal orders and a few months’ leeway for the other orders.We It is an art form and one that is rarely, if ever, found in a world of fast fashion. Each gown was created with a flower in mind and all the artwork for the pieces was carefully curated to embody that particular flower.

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Lumsden Design

MARCH 24, 2022

The designer behind the recently launched M+ Shop and The Other Shop, the retail offering at M+, Asia’s first global museum of contemporary visual culture, shares the secrets of how to stand out in a retail environment as competitive as Hong Kong. In the Other Shop, products are displayed in cabinets redolent of a Chinese apothecary.

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All Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Big art enables individuals and groups to take in an artistic experience in a safe environment. Viewers can take in creative expression without having to necessarily be near the art or other people. After all, art is your brand in visual form. When done correctly, an art experience is a curated narrative of your company.

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All Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Big art enables individuals and groups to take in an artistic experience in a safe environment. Viewers can take in creative expression without having to necessarily be near the art or other people. After all, art is your brand in visual form. When done correctly, an art experience is a curated narrative of your company.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

EW: When Gosia decided to use organic cotton, she looked to where organic cotton was produced, and from day one, she formed a partnership with Fairtrade ANZ, which is part of Fairtrade International. Never say never, but for us, it’s more about that curated experiential retail opportunity.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 18, 2021

.” ‘Boob Boobie doo’, a collaboration between Carlo and Mary-Lynn Massoud with the HAAS Brothers, a representation of flirtation and vulnerability in the forms of design – Images courtesy of Carlo Massoud. “ Interested to know about other studios combining artisanal work and design?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Platform, Los Angeles: Where culture, community and creativity meet Located in a trendy neighbourhood of Culver City, California, Platform is a curated showcase of local indie brands, pop-ups, sleek bars and Michelin-star restaurants. This carefully curated mixed-use experience effortlessly encourages dwell time, visitation and patronage.

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Design Middleeast

MARCH 20, 2024

This is a company built on its belief that when furniture relates to the architectural setting, and the interior is choreographed as a harmonious succession of forms and finishes, the result is a space where people want to be. Architectural-form equals social-form ”. These collections continue to be Knoll bestsellers today.

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VMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

From an early age, Christian Dior dreamed of becoming an artist. As such, the question must be asked: Is fashion design an art form? It was only natural that my creations should take the form of a reaction against this dearth of imagination.” In some quarters, art is defined as a creative endeavor that moves the emotions.

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Dezeen

JUNE 27, 2023

Circularity is key to their ethos and we wanted to connect to this, both in the use of material and form." EBBA was influenced by the work of artists Donald Judd and Carl Andre and their elevation of humble materials through detailing and construction.

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Design Wanted

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The LIT Awards were initiated by the Farmani Group and most recently joined the 3C Group, a leading organization curating and promoting design across the globe, which has been commemorating smart, multidisciplinary and sustainable design since 2007. Below is a selection of our highlights: Radius by Atris Lighting Atelier, Pendant Lighting.

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Design Wanted

JUNE 3, 2021

From as early as 400 BC, pottery is thought to have been produced on a mass scale by a potter’s wheel, transforming earth’s raw materials into vessels and other objects. Ceramics artist and designer Eric Landon captures the beauty of throwing pottery mastering forms that are sensual, elegant and draw from a long history of Danish craft.

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Retail Insider

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A business was born and Inkpact now has hundreds of freelancers (known as the Scribe Tribe) working on customised, hand-written mailing campaigns for retailers and others in both the UK and US with that number only set to increase. Member of the Scribe Tribe: Rachel Elderkin, dance artist. So how does this actually work?

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VMS

APRIL 7, 2021

Besides focusing on just the visual aspect of design, I enjoy curating a sensory experience that resonates long after you leave, having a positive impact on your well-being. Leslie was the lead designer on all Taco Bell urban and cantina locations in New York City and partnered with local artists there to produce custom localized murals.

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