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Al-Jawad Pike creates marble "immersive experience" for APL's Soho flagship in NYC

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The textured display plinths were developed with a bespoke fabricator based in New York, who CNC-carved the forms. The studio incorporated various other materials into the scheme such as textured sprayed plaster on the walls, Romano travertine for the floor, and champagne-coloured anodised aluminium for the display boxes.

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Theory opens layered flagship store on Regent Street

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Regent Street is an inviting and cohesive backdrop navigated in an organic circular motion through sustainable, muted and textured tone and materiality ”. The material palette consists of a layering effect of textures which offer tactility, variation and warmth in a subtle and classic way.

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BLUE Architecture Studio inserts rustic cabin into Hangzhou furniture store

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The spatial design revolves around the materiality of the interior, natural texture and artisan craftsmanship, reflecting Lost & Found's philosophy of art and daily life.". The natural and rough texture of the washed stone walls provides a soft and warm atmosphere.". The shop is divided by partition walls of different heights.

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Set the Scene

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Gently curved plywood panels are lit from within by an LED strip to form the whimsical pendant, vertically suspended for wow factor. Its minimalist structural aesthetic, inspired by Nordic Classicism, enhances outdoor environments without becoming a focal point. Comprising a recyclable polycarbonate, they’re produced in the U.S.

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Liang Architecture Studio creates retrofuturistic boutique in Hangzhou

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For the Audrey boutique, this is translated into symmetrical brutalist forms made from micro cement and steel that the designers said create a "church-like" feeling and "a sense of ritual". The micro-cement structures form the walls, ceilings and displays, pairing graceful curves with sharp geometric elements.

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Choosing the Best Materials for Visual Merchandising Concepts in Luxury Retail Stores

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Metal has a broad application of surface effects and metallic tones formed through various methods such as electroplating and coating that bring a wow factor to the visual display. Each technique compliments the merchandise displayed in the store windows adding focal points for window shoppers. . Example 3: Display Pillars .

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The LOOKNOW Xintiandi Flagship combines artistic studio with home comforts

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It is a visual focal point and a connector of the whole space, to create a smooth and seamless transition going from one zone or style to the next. From the start point of the reception, space is transforming from a sense of modern and artificial into the original and rough space texture.

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