Remove Circulation Remove Concept Remove Contrast Remove Form
article thumbnail

Offhand Practice designs second-hand bookshop in Shanghai to mimic greengrocer

Dezeen

Both levels have an open-plan layout with circulation routes defined by shelving and clothes rails. Mosaic tiles made from stone off-cuts were used to form decorative wainscoting in the same creamy beige colour as the facade, which channels 1970s Shanghai interiors. Green mosaic tiles were used to frame the building's windows.

Design 145
article thumbnail

AIA Estúdio designs cave-like interior for clothing store in Rio de Janeiro

Dezeen

"Its height starts small and in the back part it ends higher in a nonlinear form, just like a cave," AIA Estúdio founder Alice Tepedino told Dezeen. Rather than being a cumbersome obstacle, the pillar helps organise the shop's circulation and movement of shoppers, according to the studio. "It

article thumbnail

From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

New York quickly became the epicenter of burgeoning new retail concepts. Within a few short months of its debut, circulation grew into the tens of thousands. He believed that merchandise presentation was an art form. Gaslight lamps and cobblestone streets were the order of the day. As such, visual merchandising was born.