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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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Sci-fi, CGI and Seinfeld: Introducing Eugene Leung, designer, Injury

Inside Retail

Whether it’s composing electronic music or pulling together a CGI fashion show , multi-disciplinary artist and Injury designer Eugene Leung loves to explore different ways to flex his creativity. Being able to work in different spaces with my laptop is important for me; it keeps me productive. One example is comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

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Creating an effective retail space

Design Middleeast

From a boutique perspective, online shopping craze is gaining popularity. So, how can a retail space be called successful in given so many factors? Although we add curious elements throughout our designed spaces, functionality, and aesthetic purpose are at the core of our designs.” Online prices are harder to compete with.

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A mesh of materials, spaces, and experiences with RappUnger

Design Wanted

They aim to balance the interplay of space, light, and elements in their work, creating objects and installations that spark our imagination. Idalene Rapp, on the other hand, is a textile designer born into a German/American family of artists in Munich who has a playful and colorful approach to design.

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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

Gentle Monster has launched the latest HAUS project, a new vision of “Future Retail” that defies stereotypical notions of commercial space. Tenacious yet pliant art pieces cut through the centre, forcing an unexpected flow of traffic inside the space. HAUS SHANGHAI provides more than a commercial experience.

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How Jidu’s Roboverse experience centre is disrupting the auto industry

Inside Retail

A collaboration between Jidu and Gensler, the experiential space brings together product experience, digital experience, brand display, art space and other functions, with the aim of uniting people, art and technology. Jidu’s head of operations Luo Gang said the year has been a hectic but rewarding one so far.

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Bernard Dubois incorporates nightclub references into Courrèges' Paris store

Dezeen

ges ' artistic director Nicolas Di Felice asked Dubois to create an interior that blends this distinctive visual language with subtle references to nightclubs. Curved U-shaped elements resembling upside-down arches feature alongside the mirrors towards the back of the store in a homage to classical architecture and space travel. "I