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Shining a light on the legendary craftsmanship of Patrizia Garganti

Design Wanted

For some four decades, the Italian luxury lighting company has continued to partner with top designers to retain its unique appeal and creative DNA. Since 1976, Italian designer Patrizia Garganti has endeavoured to create one-of-a-kind lighting solutions , first as part of the incredibly successful laboratory BA.GA

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What’s driving the explosion of Australian retail acquisitions?

Inside Retail

The deal marked an enormous increase in the brand’s valuation since Brazil’s Natura & Co purchased a 65 per cent stake in Aesop for about $70 million in 2012, signalling its unparalleled standing as a category leader. In contrast, “the reacquisition was very quick, which is the case when buying businesses out of administration.

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Glossier Seattle store features mossy mushroom-covered mound

Dezeen

Walls around the store are finished in a light-toned textured plaster, while a checkerboard of beige and dusty-pink tiles covers the floor. On the exterior, doors and window trims are painted a dark blush hue to match the Glossier logo and contrast the building's cream brickwork. An affirmation welcomes shoppers into the store.

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Deniz Aktay and the potential of hyper-realistic furniture renders

Design Wanted

As software has evolved, hyper-realistic renderings have too—and by adjusting lighting and shadows, roughness and reflections, combined with precise camera positioning, designers can realise a vision of a product that looks like a real photograph. In my opinion, this contrast qualifies for a good visualisation.”.

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Glossier’s Los Angeles store takes cues from Hollywood studios

Dezeen

In the centre of the room is a circular "wet bar" wrapped in brushed aluminium – a material meant to contrast with the store's plastered walls. Passing through the openings is ethereal light from LED fixtures with custom brightness and temperature settings. The other product zone features pink counters with skincare and body products.

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Partisans sculpts limestone facade for Rolex boutique in Toronto

Dezeen

Niches are integrated into the stonework to house cove lighting that washes over the curvaceous forms at night, yet the junctions between the stone and the glass were trickiest to detail, according to Pica-Limbaseanu. Dark green seating matches a glass artwork, while walnut panelling and furniture contrast the paler stone.