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Highlights from the LIT Lighting Design Awards 2021

Design Wanted

The LIT Awards were initiated by the Farmani Group and most recently joined the 3C Group, a leading organization curating and promoting design across the globe, which has been commemorating smart, multidisciplinary and sustainable design since 2007. Radius by Russian studio Atris Lighting Atelier won the Pendant Lighting category.

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How Maison Francis Kurkdjian built a brand around the Picasso of fragrance

Inside Retail

Around 2007, however, we started seeing more and more “niche” fragrance brands being launched and entering department stores. There’s a lot of back and forth and once the concept is clearer, he starts working on the formula. Can you tell me about the product development process behind your scents?

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What’s the Guochao trend and what does it mean for global brands in China?

Inside Retail

This policy was established to shift China’s manufacturing-led economy to a more consumption-based economy due to the country’s falling GDP value between 2007 and 2010. It is commonly interpreted as products made in China, but in reality, the concept is more about embracing Chinese culture authentically.