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How to Live Intentionally for Better Rhythm & Bigger Results

Retailing Insight

How and why did it go so wrong and why do we stay in the rut of being out of rhythm with the important parts of life? This begs the question “What am I avoiding by not slowing down and finding a new rhythm?” American monk and writer Thomas Merton said, “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.”

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Hermès reopens its store in Pacific Place Mall, revealing a unique, spacious design and reaffirming its history with Hong Kong

Retail Focus

Transformed by the Parisian architecture agency RDAI , the floorplan is guided by the curved forms of the space and follows a fluid, open layout that encourages the eye to travel from one side of the store to the other.

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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

In addition, various forms of collaged media art and aesthetic furniture provide a distinct F&B experience. Tenacious yet pliant art pieces cut through the centre, forcing an unexpected flow of traffic inside the space. HAUS SHANGHAI’s 2nd floor houses the world’s largest Gentle Monster store.

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Is Art Nouveau making a comeback? Here’s a design guide, just in case…

Design Wanted

An iconic movement that combined luxurious lines and organic forms at the turn of the 20th Century. With its organic forms, feminine figures, and patterns inspired by nature , Art Nouveau championed a greater coordination of art and design as a reaction against the industrial age. Pick a muse from your natural surrounding.

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Neo/craft reexamines traditional materials with striking effect

Design Wanted

The Berlin studio designs and fabricates exceptional furniture that re-examines conventional notions about materials, form and function. Take the Camo tables, for example, which are intentionally illusive, combining marble , glass and brass in three different forms and heights inspired by a camouflage pattern.

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The Internet of Senses and the retail sector

CAAD

In this case, the retail trade will have to be very vigilant, since again, as with the pandemic, habits and forms of consumption will change. The ear : Sound, rhythm and volume are very influential in the flow of customers and sales. Eyesight : It will be the one we use the most. Smell : Aromas are decisive in our emotions. .

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Soul Medicine

Retailing Insight

Using the Elements to Understand the Cycles and Rhythms of. Whether you find this to be scary or exciting, tapping into the flow of these five currents offer us a great potential for change. Their parenting, their career, and their love life all seem to flow. Qi flows like a river. Your Body, Mind, and Soul.

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