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Studio Anne Holtrop creates gypsum walls that look like fabric for Maison Margiela store

Dezeen

Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has remodelled Maison Margiela 's concept store in London adding walls cast in textile moulds to reflect the brand's garment construction techniques. The gypsum casts in textile formwork translate the 'anonymity of the lining' concept into an architectural element," explained Maison Margiela.

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

Inside Retail

Born of a collaboration in 2009 between Marc Chaya and perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, Maison Francis Kurkdjian has become a major player in the luxe fragrance industry, and is sold across more than 700 locations worldwide. There’s a lot of back and forth and once the concept is clearer, he starts working on the formula.

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

VMS

New York quickly became the epicenter of burgeoning new retail concepts. cities,” says Steve Kaufman, former Editor-in-Chief of VMSD from 1998 until 2009. In sharp contrast to the harsh realities of the Depression, the 1930s was the most elegant period in Hollywood’s history. And its editor was a sometimes-writer named L.