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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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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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A winning recipe for N3 Display Graphics and Drytac with large-scale wallpaper project

Drytac

Bristol-based N3 Display Graphics used Drytac ReTac Textures in a canvas finish to create more than 200sq.m. Bristol-based graphics and display company N3 Display Graphics used Drytac ReTac Textures embossed film to produce a series of eye-catching wallpapers to transform the interior of a client’s premises. 2153sq.ft.) 2150sq.ft.)

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

Dezeen

The entry program features wall with a rough texture "Upon entering, you find yourself in our version of a modernist grotto," said Apparatus. It has an installation featuring multiple of Appratatus' iconic Cloud chandeliers that give the space an airiness when contrasted with the earthy textures of the first.

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Halleroed references Swedish Grace and Carlo Scarpa for Totême flagship store

Dezeen

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. Also the work of Carlo Scarpa we find interesting, more as a mindset on how to work with details and textures to create a subtle elegance and luxury."

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