Retail Focus

JANUARY 24, 2024

Secondly, shoppers are very much social animals who want to touch and feel things, form connections and be entertained. By contrast, independents can command the ‘real person premium’. Indeed, ‘Not on Amazon’ is the most popular filter on our wholesale marketplace, demonstrating that independents have already got the memo.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 14, 2022

Inspired by CAD frameworks, the display’s linear forms and graphic lines intersect with softly rounded signage, branding rendered in both bracket logo and uncondensed type. A nod to the interplay between natural and manufactured forms, contrast continues across surfaces, tactility key to both collection and store fit.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Gallery Shop comprises two resin walls that curve around its displays, with a gap between the two of them forming the entry point. Its walls are constructed of 29 modules formed of 12 tonnes of resin. Stainless steel is used for display plinths, providing a contrast to the warm tones of the resin.

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Dezeen

MARCH 10, 2024

Pale green stucco covers the walls, columns and ceiling beams The store's most striking feature is the pale green stucco that covers the majority of vertical surfaces and ceiling beams that form square archways overhead.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 6, 2021

With this year’s window displays, the department store’s offering is designed to “spread joy and happiness” Bright colours are the star of the show this year – a stark contrast to last year’s monochrome affair. Modern stained glass panels form the background of several of the windows.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

The suburbs in contrast are booming. For Royal Stacks, the suburban location of Morris Moor stands in sharp contrast to the mostly inner-city locations of its other restaurants. The skill set to form a multinational company is different, and I’ve developed a new appreciation for those who can do this,” he said.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Dongqi Design strived to preserve and emphasise these different layers of history, which are contrasted against shiny new finishes to create a kind of "nostalgic futurism". The building is organised around three voids, which now form the basis of the store's circulation routes. Dongqi Design gave the second floor a bright white finish.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Travertine was used to cover the floors and form chunky shelves. Yellow-lacquered metal was used to envelop columns and form clothes rails. Rather than simply copy-and-pasting these elements, Halleroed mixed and matched them to create something new. Read: Axel Arigato opens "upside-down" pop-up sneaker shop in Selfridges.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

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. Contrasting green tiles were used to frame the generous window openings revealed during the building's renovation, and to form integrated window seats.

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Dezeen

MARCH 17, 2024

The skilful juxtaposition of modern, essential elements and materials with existing structures such as the columns and the cross vaults creates a pleasing contrast that enhances every feature." Mancuso also used the circular ceramic petals, intended to evoke fantastical aquatic flora, to form a display table placed at the boutique's entrance.

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Dezeen

JUNE 30, 2023

"The overall concept is rooted in a vision to celebrate the distinct context of the project with contrasting shapes and forms, capturing the neighbourhood's cinematic streetscape in a world where bold geometries juxtapose against each other," said Fu.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In addition, various forms of collaged media art and aesthetic furniture provide a distinct F&B experience. Dessert of your dreams.”. HAUS SHANGHAI’s signature robot, the ‘Probe,’ roams the main area next to kinetic horses, capturing Nudake’s spirit of experimentation and fantasy.

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Dezeen

MAY 27, 2023

A lamp by Gae Aulenti sits atop a custom glass block counter These materials are contrasted by thin stainless steel shelves upon which the products are displayed along both side walls. The studio installed walnut-stained wooden wall panelling with areas of "calming" dusty green lime wash spaced evenly in between.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 14, 2024

The space includes a materials library with a movable ladder Working together with B-bis architecten , the design team looked to create a contemporary space that contrasts with Charlottenburg's classical architecture whilst retaining references to common elements like colonnades, arches and symmetrical forms.

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Retail Design Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

MOC DESIGN presents HEYTEA in an open form with a panoramic layout and a bright hue of white, in contrast.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 8, 2021

Fashion brand COS added an installation of mirrored plinths and display stands draped in layers of transparent mesh to enhance and contrast the interiors of the historic Palazzo Menz in Bolzano, Italy. The installation was designed to reflect and contrast the surrounding frescos.

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Dezeen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Crushed shells were used to form the bio-brick partitions at this store for a decor brand in Aqaba, Jordan , by architecture studio FADAA. This material is pressed into a mould to form the brick shapes, dried to harden, and finally assembled into the gridded screens. The bio-bricks are formed in moulds and feature hollow centres.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 23, 2021

For the Audrey boutique, this is translated into symmetrical brutalist forms made from micro cement and steel that the designers said create a "church-like" feeling and "a sense of ritual". The micro-cement structures form the walls, ceilings and displays, pairing graceful curves with sharp geometric elements.

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Dezeen

JULY 26, 2023

The floor was coated uniformly with cement mortar, creating a continuous surface throughout the interior while providing a contrast with the chunky cobblestones laid in the entrance hall. The main collection is displayed on these steel shelves, illuminated by a light that's brighter than the general light in the store," the studio said.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 7, 2020

Featuring contrasting white polished-marble stair treads, it twists through a circular opening to lead from womenswear on the ground floor to menswear and accessories on the first floor. Sybarite said other details include the irregular wall cutouts that form windows.

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Dezeen

MARCH 11, 2023

Various architectural and furniture elements form pathways for shoppers to meander Black railings transverse the walls, puncturing curved and flat vertical partitions made from materials including concrete, steel and black-stained thermowood.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2021

A growing number of countries around the world are considering launching central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in a bid to keep up with the rise in cashless payments, even as companies like Tesla get behind Bitcoin and Facebook develops its own form of currency.

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Dezeen

APRIL 1, 2023

Niches in the partitions contain mirrors and product displays The specified glass blocks are used to divide the store, forming angled walls with openings that feature mirrors, product displays and furniture that spans both sides.

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Dezeen

JUNE 1, 2021

It was envisioned as a contrasting yet unified whole, which breaks the homogeneity of physical retail spaces in modern cities and explores the deep relationship between nature and the artificial.". A spherical volume forms an entrance to the store's more private spaces. "To meters of the massive sphere and the tunnel," said the studio.

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Design Week

JULY 14, 2021

” “Balancing human feeling with more structured forms” The link between the natural landscape and the built environment is further alluded to in the Canada Water wordmark, which features a “discreet upward line” linking the A and W. Elsewhere, Karelia has been chosen as the primary typeface for the brand.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Each display required both wide and narrow beam spotlights to ensure an even spread of light and contrasting eye-level accent lighting to draw customers to the displays. Light focusing Shoplight’s Managing Director, Mark Shortland got to visit Ace & Tate in Leeds and we asked him what stood out to him.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2023

This is in contrast to European countries such as the UK and Germany, where the brand is already positioned as market leaders. It recently partnered with Everyday Market – Woolworths online marketplace – and announced plans to form partnerships with online marketplaces and retailers across different sectors.

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Dezeen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Panels of fluted glass form a screen around the edge of the store. The urban materiality of the store is interrupted by a couple of ceramic display stands, which Linehouse formed by wrapping convex tiles around steel poles that extend from the floor to the ceiling. they have the qualities of the handmade; variation and contrast.".

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Dezeen

AUGUST 9, 2020

Translucent polycarbonate doors set in aluminium frames front the exterior to contrast the earthy aesthetic, and allow natural light and cross-ventilation. "By By contrast, the facade is technological, drafted and executed with precision, thought to allow sun and wind in, to avoid artificial air conditioning systems," the studio explained.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The facade of the gallery is framed in aged steel to contrast the contemporary gallery The facade of the gallery was framed in aged steel, with portions of solid metal and large glass panels arranged to form a window display for the artworks.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

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. The metallic surfaces and straight edges of the niches contrast with the organic shapes and materials in the centre of the shop, which is located in the Shopping Leblon retail centre.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Customer aggression has been one of the most notable forms of retail crime in the last few years, but growing levels of theft and organised retail crime are beginning to hit businesses across the sector. Crime has always been an issue in retail.

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Elmwood Timber

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Contrasting Colors Define The Space Incorporating an island adds some needed separation to any kitchen and defines the working space from the communal areas. Using color ranges and contrasting materials creates a space that is not only functional but has visual appeal.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In contrast to the dark burgundy colour palette of the bar, the inner restaurant features a neutral colour scheme. In contrast to the neutral tones found indoors, the outdoor space is finished in a deep sea blue as a counterpoint. A natural stone countertop sits atop. This is complimented with discreet green touches.

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Dezeen

JUNE 6, 2021

The duo wanted to create a store interior that would sit in contrast with the building's traditional travertine facade. The focus is on contrast, because in Rome contrast is always, and has always been, harmony," said Forte. Top: green onyx covers the interior of the store. Above: an asymmetrical door marks its entrance.

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Dezeen

JULY 24, 2023

The exterior of the store is covered with LED screen "The store features recurring themes of currents, reflections and contrasts inspired by landscapes and coastal movements, a bespoke concept of the forces of norwegian nature playing on our shared heritage," Snøhetta explained.

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Design Wanted

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Last year, they merged to form Siete, which in Spanish means seven, a name they chose because of its symbolic value. A contrasting touch-sensitive, stainless steel switch connects the two elements which “ represents the human relationship between Earth and space,” says Fernandez. It’s a visual and tactile experience.”

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