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Ksubi’s return to Australian shores with Bondi Beach House and what’s next

Inside Retail

The community-first approach Ksubi is taking to re-immerse itself into the local market after a lengthy American residency is similar to the collaborations orchestrated by independent creative agency AndPeople, which are all about forming meaningful connections between brands and sub-cultures.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, died on the weekend. In 2013, he founded Off White, and he became the men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton in 2018. Hillberg joined SurfStitch as merchandise manager in 2014, before becoming general manager in 2015 and managing director in 2018.

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NFTs: The new darling of the global fashion and design industries

Inside Retail

A relatively unknown artist, Beeple, sold an NFT for US$69 million (A$92.5 million) at a Christie’s auction, making him one of the top three most valuable artists alive. For many artists, NFTs serve as an opportunity to break the glass ceiling. These artworks were not bought with actual dollars but cryptocurrency. “We

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Louis Vuitton’s brand history in heritage window displays

Design Retail Space

Grandson of the company founder, Gaston was a businessman and an artist. Gaston’s Louis Vuitton’s artistic window display sketches. Vuitton as the company CEO understood the importance of shopfront design and treat it with an artistic vision in mind. Let’s get back to the twenties of the 20th century.

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Neo/craft reexamines traditional materials with striking effect

Design Wanted

The Berlin studio designs and fabricates exceptional furniture that re-examines conventional notions about materials, form and function. The Neo/craft label was founded in 2014 by the Berlin-based designer Sebastian Scherer. Berlin is the centre for artists and designers in Germany…[It] gives me the freedom I need to live and create.”.

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Episode 47: Justin Bolognino

VMS

JB also helped to develop and launch of Brooklyn Bowl (2009), serving as Creative and Media Director, as well as Arcadia Earth (2019) in NYC, the first artist-driven immersive experience dedicated to sustainability, where he also designed two of the installations. in Singapore.

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Episode 46: Dr. Paul Zak

VMS

Paul’s ten decades of research have taken him form the Pentagon to Fortune 50 boardrooms to the rainforest of Papua New Guinea. Venues are emerging like Artechouse whose immersive experiences have included the digital virtuosity of data visualization artist Refik Anadol. in Singapore.