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Neri&Hu creates "wooden hut" and "cave-dwelling" interiors for Shanghai stores

Dezeen

White oak furniture creates a warm interior A long table and benches made of white oak are placed at the centre of the space, with fashion garments displayed at the lower end of both sides of the roof. In contrast, Neri&Hu created a cave-like shelter made of concrete for the 200-square-metre Woven Moonlight.

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Visionnaire blurs the lines between art and design

Design Wanted

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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Neri&Hu highlights simplicity and functionality at Shanghai art gallery

Dezeen

The entrance of the gallery features an oversized sliding door "The primary design challenge was to utilise the areas along the facade for both storage and display, blurring the distinction between functional and experiential space," explained Neri&Hu.

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Freitag store in Kyoto is designed to resemble the brand's own warehouse

Dezeen

Hazard lines and metal shelving are some of the industrial finishes that Torafu Architects has included in bag brand Freitag 's store in Kyoto – which even includes its own workshop. Above: hazard lines have been painted on some of the store's surfaces. Similar lines appear beneath the green cash desk.

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Lamitex launches new finishes during second edition of Decors Week

Design Wanted

It features two elegant finishes—flamed ash and untreated oak—that build on Scandinavian influences in modern interior styles connecting with its aesthetics with little to no processing and simplicity of lines. We have chosen a flamed one and a more regular line with more gradual chromatic transitions.”.

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17 Inspiring Jewellery Shop Designs

Barber Design

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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The Adoption of Pop-Up Stores by Luxury Brands

Retail Focus

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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