Retail Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Performance footwear and apparel brand, HOKA® launched in 2009 and has been disrupting the running industry ever since. The Covent Garden store unveils the brand’s new design concept for the first time, blending modern design with natural elements, that embody the brand’s heritage.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Meindert Wolfraad launched Lekker Bikes in 2009 while living in Australia as a backpacker, and over the years, he grew the brand into a successful global cycling business. Meindert Wolfraad: I started Lekker Bikes back in 2009, in Sydney. In 2018, he stepped down as CEO to take on a more strategic role.

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Design Wanted

JUNE 23, 2021

We talked to Eberhard Schrempf, the managing director of Creative Industries Styria about the designers’ responsibility in shaping our future, and how the Austrian creative community is evolving towards that purpose. And what can we expect from design events in the long run? Graz was designated UNESCO City of Design in 2011.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2023

Back in 2009, industrial designer Meindert Wolfraad identified a gap in the market for practical, comfortable and stylish commuter bikes that would enable Sydney-siders to get around, similar to what he saw growing up in the Netherlands. Meindert Wolfraad: Lekker Bikes started back in 2009, in Sydney.

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Design Middleeast

APRIL 18, 2024

Joelle Nader, Sedus’ Managing Director, discusses ergonomic furniture, the impact of technology on design, workplace trends, and what to expect from the brand in the near future. We do so by designing furniture that caters to specific work styles and company values. This belief guides everything we do.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2022

Our old store evolved over the 10 years we were there, whereas this time, we have been able to design [the space] intentionally, and have a really nice display for all of the smaller products. IR: I understand the new store includes a dedicated area for one-on-one design consultations. ST: We started in 2009.

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Retail Design Institute

JULY 20, 2022

Project developers tapped Hensley to revive the store’s legendary window displays. Of course, Hensley was just the person to call given he worked as art director and creative manager of Dayton Hudson’s advertising and marketing department in the 1980s and early ‘90s. Hensley joined the Institute in 2009 as a Professional member.

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