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Let There Be Light

VMS

As Santa prepares his sleigh and polishes Rudolph’s nose, New York City is aglow with light. Somehow, the lights appear so much brighter this year now that we seem to be crawling out from under the dark cloak of the pandemic. When the lights darkened, the emotions within the audience began to rise.

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Lladró Opens a New Concept Store in New York City

Retail Focus

The design incorporates movement through changes in light intensity, backdrop screens, and 4D sounds, submerging visitors into another reality. Forms and colours are the differentiating elements of the design.

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UNStudio unveils Huawei flagship store in Shanghai with "petal-like" facade

Dezeen

Dutch firm UNStudio has revealed a two-storey flagship store for Chinese technology company Huawei in Shanghai with a facade clad in ivory-coloured petal-like forms. Soft lighting was also integrated between the petal edges to illuminate the store's exterior at night.

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How Porsche is reimagining the auto showroom with art and co-working spaces

Inside Retail

The Porsche Centre Xi’an Chanba offers a harmonious blend of Eastern and Western aesthetics, seamlessly combining the contemporary elegance of Porsche with the rich cultural traditions of Xi’an. Form and function According to Ramsey, the new location is the first Porsche Centre in China to integrate local design culture.

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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

Awash with light and recast in a warm, welcoming colour palette, the new store boasts a spacious layout where one can discover the sixteen métiers of the house and the spirit of savoir-faire and innovation at the heart of Hermès.

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Akin Atelier houses Gallery Shop at Sydney Modern in "translucent bubble"

Dezeen

Akin Atelier has created the Gallery Shop at Sydney Modern "The shop captures natural light throughout the day, bringing dynamic reflections and refractions of the city while holding people, objects, and books within its centre," Akin Atelier told Dezeen. "[It] Its walls are constructed of 29 modules formed of 12 tonnes of resin.

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Transforming Dubai’s skyline: The Address Residences Zabeel by Mirage

Design Middleeast

Harmony of Form and Materiality Mirage’s design philosophy for the Address Residences Zabeel responds to its surroundings. The blend of crispness and rectilinearity from DIFC business district is softened by curvilinear geometry and earthy tonality from Zabeel Park, resulting in a harmonious composition bespoke to its location.

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