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Neri&Hu highlights simplicity and functionality at Shanghai art gallery

Dezeen

The facade of the gallery is framed in aged steel to contrast the contemporary gallery The facade of the gallery was framed in aged steel, with portions of solid metal and large glass panels arranged to form a window display for the artworks.

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Visionnaire blurs the lines between art and design

Design Wanted

Form follows function ” goes the old saying, a design directive prioritising an object’s use before any unnecessary decoration. The Visionnaire brand was born in 2004 and presented for the first time at the “Abitare il Tempo” fair in Verona. Who said furniture isn’t art? Meta-luxury” brand Visionnaire has taken up this same charge.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

He believed that merchandise presentation was an art form. In sharp contrast to the harsh realities of the Depression, the 1930s was the most elegant period in Hollywood’s history. department stores were soon feeling the effects of this new form of “shop” shopping. As such, visual merchandising was born. Hansen Mfg.