Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

Covent Garden was humming and even Tottenham Road was overtaken by a digital open art gallery. Since Battersea Power Station reopened less than two years ago, major retailers have flocked to open innovative retail spaces and concepts. Meanwhile, spectators could sip on gin and tonics from a giant Art Deco gin bus.

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Dezeen

MAY 5, 2021

"During this collaboration, we wanted to bring the concept and sense of home into the store, echoing a way of life that cherishes things in daily life," explained BLUE Architecture Studio. Partitions help to give the space a maze-like quality. "We A wooden cabin was inserted into the store to act as an events space.

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All Work

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Landlords are redesigning office spaces with hospitality-inspired amenities and biophilic design elements to attract tenants in a market where office space demand is projected to decline. Not to mention, with these spaces, you can maintain a higher occupancy and also build more meaningful connections with one another.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 8, 2021

Kaja Dahl combines craft, nature and technologies to create products that fall on the edge of art and design. Before moving to Sweden, she studied two years of fine arts in Oslo, with a focus on sculpture and installation. She focuses on sensory and fragrance projects to create poetic and intuitive experiences.

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Dezeen

JUNE 1, 2022

Located in the Jingronghui shopping centre in Chegdu's Jinjiang district, the 180-square-metre concept store belongs to jewellery brand Kill Via Kindness , abbreviated as KVK. The store features a dimly-lit entrance lined with green resin panels, which leads through to a windowless display space where the walls are clad in matt black tiles.

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Retail Design Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The company quickly leveraged its airport connections to open a new concept to provide COVID testing. This led to Treat, a new concept focused on travel, health and wellness. They noted the consistent concept execution from front of house to back of house. This project received an Innovation Award for Concept Design.

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Retail Focus

JULY 20, 2023

As luxury brands invest in various areas, they aim to create immersive and unforgettable experiences for their customers with a focus on aesthetics, arts, technology, food and services, collaborations, exhibitions and museums, these brands are taking the concept of luxury pop-up shops to the next level.

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Retail Design Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The company quickly leveraged its airport connections to open a new concept to provide COVID testing. This led to Treat, a new concept focused on travel, health and wellness. They noted the consistent concept execution from front of house to back of house. This project received an Innovation Award for Concept Design.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 23, 2023

One avenue that has gained significant traction is the concept of pop-up stores. These ephemeral retail spaces offer a unique platform for luxury brands to captivate their audience and deliver a heightened sense of luxury through carefully curated themes, aesthetics, products, events, and communications.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Luxurious corduroy and geometric vinyl shapes are collaged on the walls mirroring the sharp lines and smooth textures of a Sexton suit while dramatic lighting shapes the space inviting customers to consider standout pieces. And that”s the feeling I wanted to achieve in the store taking that concept and doing it again but for now.

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Greater Group

JUNE 2, 2022

Biophilic design is quietly transforming modern homes and office spaces over the last few decades. Inspired by the fact that humans and nature are bound to co-exist, architects and interior designers are bringing the outdoor environment and its elements into indoor spaces to continue the connection between both living beings.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2022

From expectant art school couple to long-term retailers, the founders of the down-to-earth baby wares business have been on quite a journey. We came from art school, so we were always looking at ideas where there was some form of enlightenment. Jacob Faull: It started off as a traditional needs-based business.

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All Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Providing options for different types of spaces can mold an organization’s culture and boost productivity by instilling a sense of autonomy in employees, which, in turn, kindles positive emotions. Let us reimagine the workplace as a vibrant and magnetic space filled with meaning where people gather, connect, learn, collaborate, and create.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Inside, steel trusses raise the original roof and open the space with skylights for an illuminated interior. The wall also features a jagged black-hole art piece by Nate Lowman. A Mark Gonzales go-kart is parked in the centre of the room The reserved white and grey material palette defers to art installations for colour and texture.

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Retail Design Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Treat is a new concept from XpresSpa Group (New York) focused on travel, health and wellness. detailed the story behind design and construction of the small space. They noted the consistent concept execution from front of house to back of house. Innovation Award: Concept Design. Shinsegae Art Science, Daejeon.

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Design Week

APRIL 9, 2021

Fashion brand Scotch & Soda has revealed a new visual identity alongside a retail concept, which rolls out across more than 20 retail spaces around the world. The repurposed building will be the largest of Scotch & Soda’s retail spaces and follows a ‘Free Spirit’ store concept.

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Dezeen

JUNE 23, 2021

Above: the exterior of the store is covered in a textured faux stone. The brand's concrete requirement for this space design was a modern cave," said FOG Architecture. "We It is a metaphor of the space hidden behind. That's why we named this space a 'Living Room'. Two chairs designed by Max Lamb occupy the space.

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Dezeen

JULY 26, 2021

The space was designed to be a node within the city, not just a self-serving retail store. AMO described the space, which features both neutral and colourful spaces and contrasting combinations of textures and colours, as a space where "Parisian elegance" meets "industrial rawness".

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Retail Design Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Treat is a new concept from XpresSpa Group (New York) focused on travel, health and wellness. detailed the story behind design and construction of the small space. They noted the consistent concept execution from front of house to back of house. Innovation Award: Concept Design. Shinsegae Art Science, Daejeon.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

L UXE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS company Bang & Olufsen (Struer, Denmark), known for its high-end headphones, artful takes on speakers, designer collabs and more, has amplified its brand presence with a new flagship in New York. New York-based firm TPG Architecture, the project’s architect of record, implemented the concept.

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Design Middleeast

JANUARY 24, 2024

Six Senses Amaala U+A Six Senses Amaala attracts guests into a realm of unparalleled enchantment, where the art of crafting unforgettable memories takes centrestage. The interiors reflect nature’s relaxing qualities, with earthy tones, natural materials, and large windows that create a seamless link between indoor and outdoor spaces.

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Greater Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Following the example set by hospitality and wellness spaces, this design approach places customer experience at the very centre. The bakery cafe is set in a light and spacious 238 square metre terrace and botanic space. Images: Boundary Space Design. Tranquil dwelling spaces: Ginlee Studio. Images: Dezeen.

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Design Middleeast

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

An architectural statement designed by Foster + Partners, the hotel represents the ultimate expression of trusted hospitality and elevated living, offering 225 rooms and suites and eight new dining concepts; including four that have been created with three of the world’s most celebrated chefs.

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Design Wanted

JANUARY 18, 2022

Reisinger designed Winter House in collaboration with Madrid-based architect Alba de la Fuente, whose ability to translate texture, light and shadow into 3D designs makes for extremely realistic imagery. That’s because the metaverse concept is gaining traction, despite the fact that we still don’t know exactly where it’s headed.

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Design Wanted

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Vincent Dassi brings the art of papier-mâché to a new level, showing its potential for an extremely local, low-tech and sustainable production of everyday objects. It’s a novel concept but French designer Vincent Dassi proposes using papier-mâché instead of other more polluting materials. Just some space.

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Greater Group

JULY 11, 2023

While it is obvious that restaurants engage the senses of taste and smell in a way that is distinct from other retail spaces, what may be less obvious is how the engagement of the other senses affects the gustatory experience. What they purchase is not just delivered and displayed, but prepared and served on site.

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Design Wanted

JANUARY 18, 2022

Reisinger designed Winter House in collaboration with Madrid-based architect Alba de la Fuente, whose ability to translate texture, light and shadow into 3D designs makes for extremely realistic imagery. That’s because the metaverse concept is gaining traction, despite the fact that we still don’t know exactly where it’s headed.

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Greater Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Unique and creative concepts have been largely driven by the demand from consumers for new and unforgettable experiences. From a social marketing perspective, photogenic spaces are highly valuable among digitally-focused audiences. In the retail world, niche speciality bakeries have been making waves over the past few years.

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Design Middleeast

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

By Roma Arora It’s one of the few companies that is synonymous with the region’s advancement, and for Rami Selo, CEO of Sedar Global, it’s been a fruitful and fulfilling journey, and seeing the evolution of design across residential and commercial spaces over the past several years is a fantastic achievement.

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Design Middleeast

MARCH 20, 2024

This is a company built on its belief that when furniture relates to the architectural setting, and the interior is choreographed as a harmonious succession of forms and finishes, the result is a space where people want to be. It was not an art school in the ordinary sense,” said school director and campus designer Eliel Saarinen.

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Design Wanted

JUNE 23, 2021

It creates a calm environment and space to breathe, relax, socialize and work. I have 20-30-year-old concepts that are more relevant and accepted now than they were when I first sketched them. Spaces must do the same.” Can you tell us about the inspiration behind this collection and how this project came to be?

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JULY 8, 2019

They all had different names for them, but it was hard to walk anywhere without running into someone showing off their take on personal meeting spaces. We saw new cubical concepts with modular hoods to create a person cave over your desk. They just helped create a bit more personal space. There were a ton of new privacy screens.

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Greater Group

MAY 22, 2023

The impact of a company’s space on a client, particularly on a first visit, cannot be understated. The concept behind biophilic design centres on a natural human affinity for living things and organic processes such as growth. These advantages include helping to reduce carbon emissions as well as versatility and durability.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This event marks not just a renovation but an evolution, offering a refined blend of art and retail, nestled into a space that honours both sustainability and luxury. The revamp also signifies Diptyque’s dedication to supporting the local art scene, spotlighting the creative contributions of Hong Kong’s own Ticko Liu.

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Design Wanted

JULY 22, 2021

Who said furniture isn’t art? Meta-luxury brand Visionnaire interrogates the relationship between art and design to create collectible ‘objects of desire’. And yet, for well over a century, artists and furniture designers have turned this maxim on its head, blurring the lines between art and design.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 6, 2021

We studied architecture and overlapped a year in the same university at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts in Beirut, then Tara transferred at the École Supérieure d’Architecture in Paris and Tessa to the School of Architecture at the American University of Beirut.

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VMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As such, the question must be asked: Is fashion design an art form? In some quarters, art is defined as a creative endeavor that moves the emotions. Another notable hallmark of both art and fashion is their role in documenting and responding to the events of the day. If so defined, Dior clearly lived his dream.

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