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Why focusing is an essential part of retail lighting

Retail Focus

We asked Shoplight’s Focusing Manager, Terry Vann, why focusing is so important in retail lighting: Focusing allows you to control the spread of light and pops of colour on the shop floor. This helps customers make informed choices about things like colour, texture and usability.

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The Art of Detailing

Design Middleeast

Using luxurious materials, soft textures, thick luxurious carpeting, comfortable furnishings and stylish accessories are all hallmarks of resimercial design. By skillfully combining various materials, we achieved a seamless fusion of elegance and functionality,” says Salas Louis, Project Manager at Havelock One.

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Plus-size fashion was in the spotlight at Fashion Week. What comes next?

Inside Retail

Unfamiliar on the catwalk were the striking figures of women ranging from a size 12 through to a size 20, dominating a space that had only ever been a fantasy for generations of similar women, but made a reality for all by Chelsea Bonner, director of talent agency Bella Management. The pre-show buzz of the curvy crowd permeated the senses.

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Just scratching the surface

Retail Focus

The extra-large planks are in scale with the extensive floor to ceiling windows, providing a sense of flow to the open plan store and a cohesive style that complements and highlights the furnishings on sale. John Bagshaw, managing director at IDS, said retailers should consider surfaces as highly important to their overall environment.

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Sports Direct’s flagship store redesigns with a “grass roots” approach

Design Week

A few varieties have been incorporated in-store which feature varying colourways and textures as a result of recycling different mannequin types. The “semi-private” area is removed from the customer flow as privacy was preferred when browsing for the accessory, according to the designer.

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First Asia Pacific Adidas Flagship in Myeongdong, Seoul

Retail Focus

And how to design based on the rules of the existing ceiling track system and VM display system, and deliver managed design upgrade of details. The central staircase upon entrance can quickly take the customer flow to the second floor, while defining a loop circulation for the ground floor, creating a more interesting shopping experience.

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York Contract Launches Designer Gallery, Debuting Three Collections

VMS

“We’re thrilled to launch Designer Gallery, introducing the remarkable visions of Carol, Barclay and Aviva to the commercial wallpaper space for the first time,” said Ashley Vizzi, managing director of commercial markets for York Wallcoverings. The deeply textural palette ranges the natural spectrum from neutrals to sand, sea, and sky. ?

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