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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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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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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. It is the best way to keep myself excited, motivated and be able to see things from a totally different perspective.

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Gonzalez Haase AAS evokes Iceland's volcanic landscape at 66º North store

Dezeen

Rammed-earth islands add colour and texture to the shop's interior Upon entering the space, visitors encounter a series of curved walls rendered in natural pigmented clay sourced from Cornwall in the south of England. These curved walls create different perspectives and atmospheres," the design team added.

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‘It’s such a crazy story’: How the sisters behind Rodarte got their start

Inside Retail

Taking inspiration from landscape, art, film, poetry, culture, and music, the pair see themselves as artists and storytellers as much as fashion designers. You listen to your gut as a designer – we love textile, we love texture, we love organic symmetry, and experimentation. I can really see that over and over again.

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Why Nature Baby is investing in community stores

Inside Retail

From there, we went to London, and we ended up living in the East End, near the Spitalfields Market, which was a melting pot of artists, designers, and activists, and had all these stalls of people who were consciously making things. JF: From a direct-to-customer perspective, it’s 55 per cent online, compared with stores.

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Salvatori’s latest collections of sculptural stone unveiled at Milan Design Week

Design Wanted

Since 1946, Salvatori has worked with natural stone, developing new perspectives and inviting an international roster of designers to interpret this ancient material. This optical illusion is created by the use of an ingenious metal support system, a testament to the meticulous research into form and perspective the company conducted.”.

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