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DC Shoes co-founder dies in snowmobile accident

Inside Retail

Block was a marketing executive who co-founded the skateboard fashion brand DC Shoes with his business partner, Damon Way in 1994. Together they launched several artist collaborations and limited edition releases in DC’s product line popularising its identity among athletes and creators in the nineties.

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Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere. Here’s why

Inside Retail

As a result, new forms of luxury consumption, like second-hand luxury markets , are popping up. While luxury brands are known to collaborate with artists , they have been pushing the boundaries of the luxury strategy by teaming up with unexpected non-luxury partners.

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CGI, manga and fantasy: Sydney fashion label Injury launches NFT art series

Inside Retail

In 2004, Eugene Leung started the Injury label , initially releasing 10 limited-edition screen-printed tops followed by an official menswear range, which launched during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. A multi-disciplined artist, musician, fashion visionary and digital explorer, Leung has pivoted the brand to focus on 3D fashion.

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“A creative polymath”: Isamu Noguchi’s life explored in new Barbican exhibition

Design Week

A landscape artist? Ostende has curated the Barbican’s upcoming exhibition on Japanese-American designer and artist Isamu Noguchi. In this way, she says he has more in common with the artists and designers of today than perhaps he ever did with his contemporaries. “Was he a designer? A sculptor? Sapporo, Japan. ©INFGM

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The Adoption of Pop-Up Stores by Luxury Brands

Retail Focus

Its origins can be traced back to the vibrant European Christmas markets, notably the Vienna December market in 1928, which showcased temporary installations and seasonal merchandise, laying the foundation for the temporary retail experience.

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17 Inspiring Jewellery Shop Designs

Barber Design

Downstairs in the lower basement, semi-transparent slats give a nod to Jensen’s Nordic sensibility, with a bespoke wooden table by artist Laura Bergsø presenting a warm and comfortable space. You can take a virtual tour of this store with Google Street view and see more pictures in this article on Architonic.