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Set the Scene

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Swooping shaped lighting fixtures are bringing a soft edge to retail and restaurant interiors this year, creating balance in relation to angular and digital features. Milky glass is becoming a mainstay, allowing light to glow through the glass. Louis Poulsen POST CATEGORIES MANUFACTURER: LS Lighting Corp. LS Lighting Corp.

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David Taylor upcycles scrap materials into “rough-luxe” furniture

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Using a range of industrial materials—at the moment, mostly aluminium—he puts together collages and groups of components, moving them around to create furniture, lighting and other decorative objects. Discord the craft of French designer Paul Coenen using the flexibility of sheet metal to form rigid structures in his ‘Tension’ series. “I

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

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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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The Cabinet of Collaborations at Dutch Design Week showcases the power of working together

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The form language is that of a means of transport—not of a bicycle. Meanwhile, design duo Daphne Laurens created a collection of chairs , lights and tabletop organisers using a naturally-dyed linoleum. The wire mesh gets its strength from a pleated structure that reinforces its play with light and the environment.”.

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How To Design Workplaces For Neurodivergent Employees

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How can workspaces better meet the needs of neurodivergent people – such as those with hypersensitivity to sound, light, or smell? Also consider how people might be able to recalibrate from busy spaces by including Sensory Rooms containing moveable furniture, adjustable blinds, lighting and temperature controls into the overall design.

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The facades take the protagonism in retail design

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Physical stores, which have suddenly had to adapt to new forms of leisure and commerce, face a challenge: attracting a clientele that is increasingly betting on online channels to make their purchases. One of the most important parts of façade design is lighting , both day and night. Shop windows are no longer enough. Al Bahar Towers.

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

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He wrote about fanciful props, imaginative themes and the use of color and lighting to capture the attention of passersby. He believed that merchandise presentation was an art form. In sharp contrast to the harsh realities of the Depression, the 1930s was the most elegant period in Hollywood’s history. Hansen Mfg.