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Siete’s astronomical aesthetic is all about sculpture and space

Design Wanted

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.

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Five Ways Retailers Can Benefit From Coworking Spaces 

RetailMinded

Many would-be entrepreneurs and startup owners expect to enter the retail industry more efficiently than any other business niche. Coworking spaces are now gaining traction for startup owners who need enough office space to operate their business remotely. . It seems that coworking spaces can help in this regard.

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123 Architects designs futuristic ‘White Cave’ retail space in Beijing

Design Wanted

Located on the first floor of a building surrounded by skyscrapers in Central Beijing, White Cave is a retail and gallery space that not only sells clothes but various designer pieces such as furniture and paintings. m deep display space that draws passers-by in. A display space runs along the façade.

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Italian modernist architecture informs Bottega Veneta store in historic Milan galleria

Dezeen

There are different experiences of space in the store," said Blazy. "I I wanted to express the idea of a domestic interior referring to Italian modernist architecture that contrasts with the aesthetic of a spaceship and to capture the intimacy and the imagination of getting dressed."

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Linehouse designs space-themed cafe in Shanghai for creator of "Australia's most Instagrammed dessert"

Dezeen

Design studio Linehouse combined stainless steel and meteorites to create a space -themed cafe in central Shanghai as Australian chain Black Star Pastry's first Chinese outpost. Shanghai-based Linehouse designed the space to evoke the feeling of being in space. A terrazzo staircase leads guests upstairs to a dining space.

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Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s pick of “theatrical” spaces

Design Week

The resulting space borrows ideas from both hospitality and work interiors, as the team sought to balance “function and atmosphere” Adaptable seating was key, the studio explains. These are spaces that “often seem tiny, but have a surprising capacity thanks to clever seating,” the studio says.

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Can independent retailers drive a high street resurgence in 2024?

Retail Focus

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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