Dezeen

JUNE 6, 2021

The Forte Forte store is located on Via Borgognona, a street in the heart of the Campo Marzio – the 4th rione, or district, of Rome – that was once full of artists. The duo wanted to create a store interior that would sit in contrast with the building's traditional travertine facade. Top: green onyx covers the interior of the store.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 11, 2024

Stockholm studio Halleroed has designed fashion brand Totême's flagship store in London , which features a sculpture by artist Carl Milles and a steel sofa by designer Marc Newson. Halleroed designed the store, located on Mount Street in the upmarket Mayfair area, together with Totême founders Elin Kling and Karl Lindman.

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Dezeen

JULY 23, 2022

"DCA Milan's design intent for the project was to enhance the materiality and fine craftsmanship of Akris collections through a solid, three-dimensional architecture associated with a light display system, defining a space where carefully chosen materials take centre stage," said the design team. Lighting is hidden with the shelving displays.

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Dezeen

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A clay sculpture by Ingeborg Riseng sits at the heart of the store At the centre of the 100-square-metre store is a tall, hollow sculpture by Norwegian artist Ingeborg Riseng, which shoppers can step into. Both the floors and ceilings were preserved from the store's previous fit-out.

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Design Wanted

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Called Beauty Tales, a dramatic interplay of light and dark defines the fifteenth-century atmosphere inside Villa Arconati, which is known as the “petite Versailles of Italienne” located just outside of Milan where the striking images were shot.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Spatial designer and artist Adi Goodrich has filled the Dreams lifestyle store in Los Angeles ' Atwater Village with colourful surrealist details, including a lobster phone and a "glowing" blue rock. Dreams features warm terracotta hues and a contrasting blue sculpture. Undulating, curved shapes were used throughout the store.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Dutch contemporary artist Levi van Veluw , the creator of inaugural window display art for Hermès’ at Nordiska Kompaniet, said, “the window becomes an experience.” Enthral your customers by mixing and matching materials with other styles and knowing which material best suits your visual merchandising concepts.

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Dezeen

JUNE 24, 2023

To bring definition to the space without the need for further structural intervention, he used thin "halos" of light to outline the arches, as well to highlight the large plaster-cast busts that hang within the display arches, increasing the shop's visibility from the street.

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Dezeen

MAY 5, 2022

With its spherical gateway, limited palette and otherworldly lighting, the space was likened to a "desert planet" by Lialawlab's chief designer, Liya Xing. At the centre of this store in Seattle is a sculpture of a large boulder covered in moss and colourful mushrooms, surrounded by contrasting pale-pink furniture. Photo is by Inspace.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When it came to devising a fit-out for the Notabene store in Copenhagen's Old Town, Norm Architects worked on fostering "contrast and beauty" between the site's existing industrial features and the warm, tactile material palette that the studio felt was representative of the footwear brand. The store's main room has exposed concrete walls.

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VMS

JANUARY 2, 2023

The ‘Champions of Success’ panel discussion served as the keynote social event at the Chicago Escape Brand Closet Showroom Social where fashion, art, and retail industry executives and thought leaders, as well as emerging designers and artists, explored issues pertaining to the survival and transformation of Chicago’s fashion industry.

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Design Wanted

JULY 22, 2021

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. The convergence of art and design is so important for Visionnaire that the brand even has its own art collection to complement its furniture, carpets and lighting. Pavone collection.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 4, 2021

We were influenced by the artists Donald Judd, Carl Andre and Fausto Melotti. Original floorboards are contrasted with monolithic modern structures, whilst exquisite hand-painted wallpapers preserve the colour and pattern of the original site. Thus, the metallic hanging structures in steel and iron reflecting on the black floor tiles.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The other product zone features pink counters with skincare and body products. 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.

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Design Wanted

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In the years that followed, the Stockholm-based Scotsman, otherwise known as Superdave, honed his craft as a designer by cleverly combining post-industrial waste with precious metal, DIY components and other materials, to create unique and extraordinary objects such as candle holders, dishes, lamps and mirrors.

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Located in the historic center of Milan, just a stone’s throw from the Duomo, the district builds a series of showcases and cultural events around shops, artistic monuments, archaeological sites and courtyards of historical buildings. Line of Marble @ SIAM. Honesta makes its’ debut.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Then to access the main part of the store, you walk through another entry, where you stumble into what almost looks like a home, with a wooden staircase and doors that lead to other rooms. I was amazed by all the quirky nooks and crannies that were dedicated to showing cleverly branded artworks, like the coffee cup light installation.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 16, 2021

It is not only supporting other marketing material but also adding a new layer of content to it in a more surreal and unusual manner.”. Discover other ways technology is affecting designers’ work: Virtual Reality is changing the game for product designers. Artists and studios working on Computer Generated Imagery like jformento.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

We make each other better; we push each other to reach extraordinary results. We complement and challenge each other. I was trained to be a good businessman, but I also have great interest in art and other creative fields. What we have with Francis is unique. He’s very creative but understands business.

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

“This year’s Design Week feels like a reunion, a chance to reconnect with each other, and that alone makes it a particularly special event,” says CEO Gabriele Salvatori. “It It feels like a rebirth as we prepare to get together once again and share our passions.”. The Village Collection.

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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. Stack vegetable or meat slices with contrasting colours or textures.

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Design Wanted

MAY 26, 2021

The core of the fair is the central exhibition that showcased a fine selection of contemporary design curated by Carlos Torre Hütt with 13 Mexican design galleries and brands , including Breuer Studio, Casa Gutiérrez Nájera, Sombra, and many others. Sombra is an architectural lighting design brand based in Mexico City.

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Barber Design

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Differentiation is critical for retail brands and as you will see from our contrasting list here, there are plenty of different ways for jewellery stores to express themselves and their brand message, with authentic stories expressed through both their interior and customer experience design. Alexis Dove Jewellery, High Street, Lewes.

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Design Wanted

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Lighting shaped like Roman arches and seating inspired by Classical Greek architecture were among works celebrating Greco-Roman aesthetics in the exhibition at Dutch Design Week this year. Each piece is made out of clay, by hand and can be stacked with others to distil our inner desire to create, to disassemble, to rebuild.”.

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Barber Design

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Although these displays are seasonal, their influence can be felt throughout the year as they showcase the latest in lighting effects, retail technology and breath-taking creativity that continue to influence other retailer’s visual merchandising and window displays throughout the year (albeit with less baubles and artificial snow).

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Greater Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The roastery stretches over four floors, from the main coffee bar on the first floor serving a unique selection of coffees and other signature drinks, to the full-service Arriviamo bar on the third floor where visitors can order coffee- and tea-infused cocktails. TIFFANY’S @ CAT STREET.

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Barber Design

APRIL 22, 2020

The walls are completely fitted out with pale, knotted plywood and bespoke wooden shelving arranged from floor to ceiling in a sophisticated grid, backlit with tube lights – to create a completely original look and feel compared to other shoe stores in the area. Picture: 24 Kilates Barcelona / Google Maps. 24 Kilates Clockwork.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

He wrote about fanciful props, imaginative themes and the use of color and lighting to capture the attention of passersby. Wanamaker boasted that no other large store in the world had as many entrances as his grand emporium in Philadelphia. In that role, he envisioned “a well-dressed gentleman of respectable appearance.”

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Design Wanted

APRIL 6, 2021

The Sakhi sisters combine craftsmanship and innovation, their occidental-oriental inspirations, and their contrasting affinities to provoke conversations and question the world we live in. T Sakhi: “At the beginning people often asked us whether we were architects, designers or artists. What’s next for T Sakhi?

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Dezeen

MARCH 18, 2023

KOT Architects has designed the interiors of Dior's showroom "The raw and rugged urban surroundings amplify the contrast between the various materials used and accentuate the cosy and inviting ambience within the space," KOT Architects founder Kfir Galatia-Azulay said. The photography is by Amit Geron.

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Dezeen

MARCH 31, 2022

Light fixtures inspired by James Turrell artworks, balancing stones, and a circular golden changing room feature in the interiors of fashion brand Forte Forte 's Los Angeles boutique. Back-lit, circular openings throw light on the boutique, which, according to the designer, also take cues from an existing artist.

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Creative Displays Now

MARCH 8, 2022

From the type of flooring to the brightness of the lights and even how a store smells are frequently conscious decisions retailers make to entice window shoppers and convert them into buyers. By contrast, packaging that is difficult to stock, open and identify will be overlooked and place unnecessary strain on customers and retail staff.

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