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Yakusha Design creates earthy interiors for Antwerp's Faina Gallery

Dezeen

A colour scheme informed by soil and moss features inside this showroom in Antwerp , Belgium, which Yakusha Design has developed for its own furniture line Faina. I wanted to convey this feeling of grounding serenity in the interior," explained Victoria Yakusha, who founded both Yakusha Design and Faina.

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How ‘ugly’ orthopaedic shoe company Birkenstock created a brand worth billions

Inside Retail

The Birkenstock family used the new technology to design and develop footwear with contoured insoles to give flexible arch support for improved foot health. Birkenstock’s collaborations with high-end designers like Dior and Manolo Blahnik have also boosted its brand equity. billion in 2006. billion in 2021 and Crocs at US$1.15

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Design Museum marks Terence Conran’s 90th birthday with free exhibition

Design Week

The Design Museum will celebrate what would have been Terence Conran’s 90 th birthday with a free display exploring the late designer’s life. Born in 1931, Conran was a prolific designer, retailer, businessman and restaurateur. ” Chequers platter, designed by Conran Personal and professional insight. .”

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Fabric arches divide Jonathan Simkhai store in SoHo by Aruliden

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Design agency Aruliden has created a retail space for fashion brand Jonathan Simkhai in New York City , translating cut-out shapes from its clothing into architectural partitions and furniture. Units of a flexible display system are shaped similarly to the arched openings in the partitions. The photography is by Sharon Radisch.

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Louis Vuitton overhauls stores with Yayoi Kusama polka-dots and life-like animatronics

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In 2006, Louis Vuitton's then creative director Marc Jacobs approached Kusama and met with her at her studio where she hand-painted a Louis Vuitton Ellipse bag with her famed polka dot motif – the beginning of what would be one of Vuitton's most successful artist collaboration. The photography is courtesy of Louis Vuitton.

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Burlington Arcade Launches 007 installation to celebrate the release of No Time To Die

Retail Focus

The iconic brand has been present in the Arcade via their OMEGA vintage store since 2006 and this new additional space will be completely dedicated to 007. To celebrate the launch, a special OMEGA inspired carpet in the same design as the NATO strap that features on the ‘Bond watch’, will run the full-length of the arcade.

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5 minutes with Italian designer Luca Nichetto at Edit Napoli

Design Wanted

Last month, we caught up with Luca Nichetto to discuss design fairs, his work with French lifestyle brand La Manufacture, and how his career as a designer started off with knocking on people’s doors. Multidisciplinary designer Luca Nichetto has been busy lately. First of all, how did your journey in design begin?

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