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Off White, Louis Vuitton artistic designer Virgil Abloh passes away

Inside Retail

Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, has passed away. Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom. Abloh trained as an architect and engineer in his early life, and transitioned to designing clothes in 2012.

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Balenciaga designer, CEO apologise for ad campaign

Inside Retail

“I want to personally apologise for the wrong artistic choice of concept for the gifting campaign with the kids,” said creative director Demna Gvasalia, known as Demna, in a message posted on Instagram. The post Balenciaga designer, CEO apologise for ad campaign appeared first on Inside Retail.

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The LOOKNOW Xintiandi Flagship combines artistic studio with home comforts

Retail Focus

Through the storyline of “House Now”, Sò Studio conveys the narrative of the space and the immersive experience to create a strong identity of the contemporary design style. “Resident in” is a privative concept to recreate the conditions of where the artist lives, likes a living room.

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How artist Jason Krugman turns power into striking light sculptures

Design Wanted

Jason Krugman’s mesmerizing light sculptures feature wire mesh forms studded with thousands of hand-soldered LED bulbs. We spoke to the designer after he recently winning a LIT Lighting Design Award for his project, Capella Basket. How did your journey in design begin? Who is Jason Krugman?

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Avant-garde Aussie designer Jordan Gogos on the real purpose of fashion

Inside Retail

He has earned a reputation as an artist and fashion designer while dancing between the categories of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary – but Gogos is more focused on creating solutions than defining his title. No, actually design, real design is born out of solving a need,” he added.

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Isern Serra turns renderings into reality to form pink Moco Concept Store in Barcelona

Dezeen

Design studio Isern Serra has transformed a computer-generated image by digital artist Six N Five into a rose-coloured retail space for the Moco Museum in Barcelona. Situated in Barcelona's El Born neighbourhood, the Moco Museum exclusively exhibits the work of modern artists such as Damien Hirst , Kaws , Yayoi Kusama and Jeff Koons.

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Set of intertwining glasses that unites form with functionality

Design Wanted

With his artistic background shining through every sculptural silhouette he fabricated even in the most functional homeware pieces, Italian industrial designer Joe Colombo crafted ‘5-in-1’ – […]. The post Set of intertwining glasses that unites form with functionality appeared first on DesignWanted.

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