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The Shapes United founder on bringing adaptive clothing into the mainstream

Inside Retail

“The process of pattern-making is a little bit different to standardised clothing,” Weber told Inside Retail. You kind of need to untrain yourself from the standard way and really look at functionality, form and fit. She believes there’s strong opportunities for adaptive clothing to expand further in fashion retail.

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Forbo’s Modul’up range distills Edinburgh Gin brand identity

Retail Focus

Using a colourful, textured look to elevate the customer experience and entice shoppers into the store, Exhibeo VM specified Forbo Flooring Systems’ adhesive-free Modul’up range in the Coral Terrazzo colourway, to bring the vision to life.

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Ceramic Bodies is a 3D puzzle of mutually deforming vases.

Design Wanted

Hugo’s work focuses on the relationship between materiality, form and space. Ceramic Bodies is a collection of four vases that fit together to form a three-dimensional puzzle of mutually deforming vases, which seemingly lean on one another thanks to soft interlocking surfaces. Digital design generates unbelievable forms.

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Influence of culture on design

Design Middleeast

By collaborating with local artisans and incorporating indigenous materials and art forms, designers like Firas ensure that each project resonates with the culture of its location. Using the wabi-sabi aesthetic, its design features natural materials and textures to highlight beauty in imperfection.

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Studio Verbaan’s Minimal Marquetry is like a giant wooden puzzle

Design Wanted

Here, the two combine in striking forms defined by their interlocking forms that create patterns and shapes in unexpected ways. Each design is handmade by Jordi Verbaan , where he starts with selecting carefully individual boards, matched for color, grain pattern and structural integrity.

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Heart Made: new label weaves Thai design into Australian fashion

Inside Retail

I had always been drawn to the art of fashion – the colours, textures, patterns, shapes and boundless space to push boundaries. It is an art form that I love and often inspires me heavily,” he stressed. The world of fashion, especially artisanal creations, became the fuel to my fire,” Khong told Inside Retail.

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First Asia Pacific Adidas Flagship in Myeongdong, Seoul

Retail Focus

When someone steps on the digital floor, the displayed pattern will change accordingly. As a way to honor local cultural elements, various traditional patterns embellish the space, such as perforated screens with custom traditional patterns, laminated glass tabletop casting playful shadows, and so on.

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