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Kristina Zanic designs Sofitel Al Hamra

Design Middleeast

Guestrooms and suites emanate warmth and charm, with open layouts, vibrant hues, and artistic touches. Nods to Emirati heritage can be seen in intricately patterned rugs inspired by Sadu weaving. The lobby café Citron offers a relaxing refreshment area, decorated with a dramatic black and white veined marble.

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On Our Radar: “Vans-tastic” Christmas Window Display, Glasgow, U.K.

VMS

This attention-grabbing holiday window display recently created by Scottish artist Craig Black for this Vans (Anaheim, Calif.) To create the ornament’s futuristic look, Black poured differently colored layers of acrylic paint onto spheres, allowing the colors to flow and drip down, ultimately lending a marble-like look.

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First Asia Pacific Adidas Flagship in Myeongdong, Seoul

Retail Focus

When someone steps on the digital floor, the displayed pattern will change accordingly. The central staircase upon entrance can quickly take the customer flow to the second floor, while defining a loop circulation for the ground floor, creating a more interesting shopping experience.

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Design inspiration: our favourite projects from October

Design Week

Data visualisation artist Mona Chalabi, Pentagram partner Eddie Opara, and type designer Tré Seals have all contributed. Kollektion is a new platform that connects artists and users with access to the digital collectibles. Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor short film, by Flow Creative.

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Abracadabra! Luxury Pop-up Stores Bringing Fantasy to Real Life

Retail Focus

The quilted pattern and interlocking CC logo are employed to construct an engaging experience that embodies the brand’s heritage for customers. The quilted pattern and interlocking CC logo are employed to construct an engaging experience that embodies the brand’s heritage for customers.

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Checkerboard walls wrap Awake NY store by Rafael de Cárdenas

Dezeen

The walls at the back of the space are covered in a checkerboard pattern These display cases now carry bright blue carpets and colourful portraits by local artist Alvin Armstrong. At the back of the boutique, the walls are covered in a checkerboard pattern that is repeated on a display stand closer to the centre.

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Is Art Nouveau making a comeback? Here’s a design guide, just in case…

Design Wanted

Not limited to dazzling storefronts, Art Nouveau was an artistic movement that flourished in Paris in the 1890s , touching everything from architecture and design to the decorative and fine arts. Art Nouveau is an elaborate aesthetic showcasing floral patterns , curves, linear designs, and elegant silhouettes, among other characteristics.

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