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Mimco bets big on marketplaces to reach new customers

Inside Retail

It was acquired by Gresham Private Equity in 2007 for a reported $45 million and then by Country Road in 2012. And it often collaborates with artists and artisans in other countries on special collections, such as its work with the National Gallery of Victoria. “We Quality, creativity and innovation.

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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

It was like going to see a Picasso exhibition, yet no one tells you that the painter is Picasso and only the gallery or curator name is provided. Around 2007, however, we started seeing more and more “niche” fragrance brands being launched and entering department stores. To me, the parallel to art was immediate.

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