Retail Focus

MAY 7, 2024

This article explores how you can enhance your living space by making smart choices with your window designs and placements. By understanding these patterns, you can plan your activities and furniture placement to make the most of these natural light hours. Furniture placement is equally important.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

Various Associates , the only Chinese design firm that participated in the flagship design, partnered with adidas to extract local Korean elements and blend them with adidas brand personality, creating a “home of sport” with closer connections and deeper resonance with local customers.

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Design Wanted

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Emerging and established designers alike interpret the touchstones of Swedish design: sustainability, simplicity and organic style. After more than a year without in-person events, Stockholm Creative Edition—a brand new independent design week in the capital —was a welcome excuse to deep-dive into Swedish design.

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Design Wanted

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Head of Design Jonas Ekholst and Head of Sustainability Joakim Lundgren from Green Furniture Concept discuss biophilic design, durability and the future of public space. When we design, we aim to create timeless, elegant and human-centered designs,” says Jonas Ekholst, Head of Design at Green Furniture Concept.

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Retail Works Inc

APRIL 27, 2020

Biophilic design is a concept that incorporates nature into buildings to help bridge the gap between human beings and nature. Incorporating fabrics, wallcovering and flooring materials that have organic patterns also works. Lyn Falk is an expert on holistic, healthy design and creating interiors that nourish the mind, body and spirit.

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Dezeen

MARCH 10, 2024

The Malbon Miami store revolves around a central area, from which handmade tiles emanate in a radial pattern across the floor The verdant neighbourhood and Miami's distinct architecture provided 22RE with a starting point to build upon, aiming to create a tranquil space amongst such vibrancy. The photography is by Erik Stackpole.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Poor inventory management results in overstocking and under-stocking, impaired cash flow, and losses from theft and spoilage. Manufacturers need accurate, relevant data to design new products and plan production – data that comes from the front line of retail. Getting inventory management right can be a huge competitive advantage.

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Creative Displays Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Both drawing up a retail store design from scratch and revamping an existing store layout require a basic understanding of the retail store layout options available to you. Keep reading to find out the advantages and drawbacks to the most popular kinds of retail store designs so you can increase shopper engagement and drive sales.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 6, 2021

” Roberts is a basketball player turned designer – he used to play for England’s under 18 team before pursuing a career in packaging design. “Design impacts the way people react,” he adds. Roberts approached designer Coco Lom for the Islington court, which opened in the summer.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Anticipatory design offers a different approach to creating a great consumer experience. Anticipatory design is the process of removing unnecessary choices and effort so the product or service provides the smoothest and most seamless experience for people. Anticipatory design can help. A better way. Play to strengths.

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Design Wanted

MARCH 24, 2021

Yes, we know, likes and comments don’t make good design, but it’s a good trend indicator – is Art Nouveau making a comeback? Not limited to dazzling storefronts, Art Nouveau was an artistic movement that flourished in Paris in the 1890s , touching everything from architecture and design to the decorative and fine arts.

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VMS

JANUARY 26, 2022

To create the ornament’s futuristic look, Black poured differently colored layers of acrylic paint onto spheres, allowing the colors to flow and drip down, ultimately lending a marble-like look. Vans is most known for its skateboarding shoes and apparel featuring unusual designs and patterns. store in Glasgow, U.K.,

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VMS

JULY 14, 2021

–is dialing up the design quotient for contract spaces with the launch of Designer Gallery. Each designer has developed a collection of patterns in multiple colorways, providing architects, designers, and specifiers with nearly 100 new solutions.

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Dezeen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Danish interior design brand Hay has completed the renovation and expansion of its shop in central Copenhagen , Hay House 2.0, Co-founders Mette and Roy Hay designed the interiors of the new rooms themselves, together with Hay's in-house design team. Vibrant colours and tiles by Nathalie du Pasquier decorate the store space.

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Design Middleeast

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Informed by the undulating sand dunes of the desert and rich geometric patterns of Islamic heritage, Zayed International Airport’s new Terminal A is a civic landmark for the emirate and a gateway for the world, connecting East and West on a global scale.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Primo, by Dutch East Design. Primo is the newest restaurant from award-winning chef Melissa Kelly, and the 215-seat dining space has been designed by interiors studio Dutch East Design. The combination evokes a “sublime tactile experience”, Dutch East Design says. Monarchy, by YourStudio.

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Dezeen

JUNE 17, 2023

De Cárdenas worked with Angelo Baque, the former brand director of streetwear brand Supreme , on the design of a retail location for Awake NY , which Baque founded in 2012. Both De Cárdenas and Baque grew up in New York around the same time, which informed their design direction," said a joint statement from the duo.

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Retail Works Inc

JUNE 11, 2021

The popularity of veined-stone looks (marble-like) continues but these tiles have evolved into larger scale designs on larger formats. Looking to create a flowing, luxurious look in a large area? Biophilic design, known to support cognitive function, physical health and psychological well-being, is incorporated into tiles.

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Design Week

MAY 11, 2021

To ensure an “immersive customer experience”, designer Bevan Roper led the project. These structures have been designed to be reusable, and according to the team will be used in different configurations in other locations. The highlight is a ceiling installation that swings slightly as the air flows around the room.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Creatively designed spaces using materials that have a welcoming and homely feel yet are hard wearing and easy to maintain will offer a reassuring personal approach that can help customers feel safe again and so comfortable to browse,” Carson said. All eyes are therefore on the merchandise and not the internal finishes.

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Retail Focus

JULY 20, 2023

Known for its attention to detail, Chanel, creates pop-up stores that showcase its iconic design elements. The quilted pattern and interlocking CC logo are employed to construct an engaging experience that embodies the brand’s heritage for customers.

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Jahabow

JULY 14, 2023

Display cases also are a subconscious way to direct traffic flow throughout the store. Well-designed display cases increase product visibility and contribute to the store’s overall aesthetics, leaving a lasting impression on customers. Let’s explore how we can incorporate display cases into visual merchandising.

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Barber Design

MAY 17, 2018

This week we are pleased to be able to reveal some visuals for our travel retail design project for Flemingo Duty Free at Macau International Airport in China. We also worked with them to develop a retail design concept for the departure lounge at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, Sri-Lanka, last year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2022

For this demographic, store design is a very important factor in their purchasing journey. Curved outlines, natural plants and flowers are big components of their store design as they believe visual aesthetics is an expression of one’s value. They have a dislike of having a very systematic approach, being too logical or monotonous. “In

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All Work

JUNE 5, 2023

This article was originally written by Kelly Colón , Senior Workplace Advisor at Allsteel, and Jan Johnson , vice president of workplace strategy at Allsteel for Work Design Magazine. The workplace should be adaptable to remain relevant and nurturing so the people using it can thrive.

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Design Wanted

AUGUST 16, 2021

Vietnamese architectural studio D1 attempts to achieving sustainability by returning to traditional roots when designing boutique Hotel des Bouton in Da Nang. “Team D1 wants the facade design to be the harmonize dot on the “I” instead of being the controlling core inside a system.” Inspired by biophilic interior design?

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Greater Group

JUNE 9, 2023

Retail design concepts have come a long way from simply putting one’s wares on display with the goal of getting people to buy. While that remains the bottom line of all retail design, the retail design concepts of today focus on forming a connection between a brand and the consumer.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Almost 200 countries are taking part in the show (the first time it is being held in the Middle East), with pavilions and exhibitions designed to showcase innovation and invention across culture, science and technology. The UK’s entry is an Es Devlin-designed space featuring AI-generated poetry, which we reported on as it was revealed.

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Jump forward to today and Llot Llov works conceptually across interior and product design with a set of unique collections featuring both serial products and individual pieces. During the event, the brand unveiled additions to its Osis series , a collection of tables and desks that encapsulate its decorative design aesthetic.

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Design Middleeast

JANUARY 24, 2024

This coastal haven, positioned within unique landforms, unveils a tapestry of accommodation options, each a testament to the brand’s commitment to refined luxury and sustainable design. The Al Ain Museum is situated in Al Ain City adjacent to the 7000 yrs old Al Ain Oasis.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A cursory glance through the history books shows us how patterned and predictable the impact of a crisis is on innovation. The effect of the pandemic on society is highly patterned and predictable. When it comes to consumers, the consumer mindset during times of crisis also follows predictable patterns.

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Step One: Design. At the point of design, we explore all the possibilities as a result of complex manufacturing processes.”. The intention was to transform scenery into a graphic language informed by the company’s mastery of color and its ability to create striking, three-dimensional patterns. Step Two: Carpentry.

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Retail Works Inc

MAY 29, 2020

In my 35 years of being in the retail/design industries, I’ve never seen so much acrylic. Have graphics created to “decorate” the vinyl, i.e.: a patterned border, your logo, an iconic motif. Put the same design on all countertop shields, and a coordinating design on all floor-standing panels so there is some consistency to the designs.

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Design Middleeast

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Rami Selo, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Sedar Global, discusses the design philosophy of his family business, how he was drawn to the business at a young age, the latest offerings, and how he believes strongly that technology can be used to attract potential clients—Gen Z, and his vision of putting the brand on the global map.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

HK: We’ve always strived to be best in class relevant for everything: processes, systems, design, people and, of course, technology. All of our products are designed around the purest goal of helping babies and toddlers get more sleep. We draw on our own experiences when designing for innovation.

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Onyx

JULY 11, 2019

Interior designers Bonnie Hakes and Rita Gochberg share their insights on NeoCon 2019. Every year Neocon exhibitors not only showcase a vast variety of products from residential to commercial but also bring forward design trends. We can expect to find them in flooring, wallcovering materials, accent elements and casework.

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Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

However, viewed from above, you’ll notice there’s order to the crowd’s movement, and you may even spot some patterns. It’s an instinct that becomes the natural flow of foot traffic. The entrance to the show is guaranteed to have a consistent flow of traffic. So, in the U.S., Near the Front .

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