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The LOOKNOW Xintiandi Flagship combines artistic studio with home comforts

Retail Focus

The “Space Object” installed in the window exhibition area transforms the front area of the store into a flexible space, providing the possibility of future collaboration with other brands and artists for pop-ups, installation displays, and media shows. Photographer: Wen Studio.

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The founder of By Charlotte knows exactly who her customer is and what they want

Inside Retail

Charlotte Blakeney built the cult jewellery label By Charlotte from the ground up following a successful 20-year career as a makeup artist in fashion and advertising. Today, Blakeney has left behind the 3 am call times that often come with being a makeup artist and now harnesses her creativity to continue scaling her jewellery empire.

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Apparatus updates Los Angeles showroom to include a “modernist grotto”

Dezeen

New York-based studio Apparatus has redesigned its Hollywood showroom with multiple material schemas and a range of its lighting and furniture products to evoke a feeling of "discovery" for visitors. The entry program features wall with a rough texture "Upon entering, you find yourself in our version of a modernist grotto," said Apparatus.

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Rizq Art Initiative opens in Abu Dhabi today

Design Middleeast

The UAE is set to welcome a major new addition to the country’s burgeoning artistic landscape. Rizq Art Initiative (RAi) an independent cultural institution will open its doors in Abu Dhabi on November 23 2023 with the goal of highlighting, nurturing and disseminating the exciting talent of artists from the Global South.

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The wonders of Venetian glass come to life in classy ‘Ribbon’ of light by Oriano Favaretto for Masiero

Design Wanted

Sober lines and a decorative play of light define Oriano Favaretto Ribbon design, a lighting system worth the brands’ forty years of history. Designer Oriano Favaretto has created Ribbon, a new lighting system for Venetian brand Masiero.

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Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy combines glass bricks and walnut for first store

Dezeen

Glass bricks feature on the walls, floors and ceilings of the store Walnut wood panels frame the textured glass blocks. The front door of the shop features a unique glass handle by the Venice-based Japanese glass artist, Ritsue Mishima. Wool carpets and mirrored clothes rails complete the interior scheme for the open-plan space.

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Oshinowo Studio retrofits 1970s building to create the first adidas flagship store in Lagos, Nigeria

Retail Focus

The two-floor, 380 square metre project is a retrofit of an existing 1970s building and is conceived as a combination of clean lines overlaid with a façade that adds a layered texture, reflecting the depth and complexity of the upcycling, reuse and regeneration that can be found throughout the city.

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