Design Wanted

JULY 22, 2021

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. Pavone collection.

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Art Line Design Form 98

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons, with founder Rei Kawakubo, notably launched the first pop-up store in Berlin in 2004, drawing crowds with normal retail-priced items and creating a sense of urgency that remains influential in shoppers today.

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Artistic Curate Engagement Art 147

Barber Design

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

This particular store is renowned for it’s colourful window displays, crafted in multi-coloured vinyl to reflect different seasons and themes. Pictured here is a timeless dazzling green deco display which looks as though it has been engraved onto the glass. The Rolex boutique in Old Bond Street, Mayfair. Georg Jensen, London.

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Shopping Design Boutique Interior 52

VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Originally based in Chicago, it was purchased by Cincinnati-based ST Publications (later renamed ST Media Group) and eventually merged with its competitor at the time – Display World – in 1938. Goods were haphazardly displayed in disorganized stacks and piles, or carelessly hung on columns and railings.

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Visual Merchandising Display Advertising Merchandising 104