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HOKA® announces new London flagship store in Covent Garden

Retail Focus

The community-fuelled space has opened in London’s Covent Garden, home to world-class fashion, beauty, and lifestyle stores. Performance footwear and apparel brand, HOKA® launched in 2009 and has been disrupting the running industry ever since. The 1750 sq.

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Why design brand Koskela is rethinking the way it sells furniture

Inside Retail

Iconic design brand Koskela has opened the doors to a stunning new concept store and headquarters on Sydney Harbour as part of a comprehensive brand refresh that includes a new website and virtual design service, as well as new product ranges for workplaces and schools. . Tapping into online shoppers. Embracing the circular economy.

Design 130
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A shift in attitude: How Lekker Bikes is normalising e-bikes in Australia

Inside Retail

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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Bernard Dubois incorporates nightclub references into Courrèges' Paris store

Dezeen

Thick carpets, mirrored panels and fabric-covered walls populate this clothing store in Paris designed by Belgian architect Bernard Dubois. ges – a Parisian label that was launched by fashion designer André Courrèges in 1961. Courrèges' second store in Paris was designed by Bernard Dubois.

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New store, new website, new vision: Here’s what’s next for Koskela

Inside Retail

What prompted you to move to a new space in North Sydney? We could have stayed, but going through Covid-19, and shifting the whole of the retail operation to an e-commerce strategy gave us the opportunity to get off that treadmill of having a seven-day-a-week physical retail space and to reimagine what a retail experience could be like.

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David Rockwell’s 2021 Oscars set is both “intimate and grand”

Design Week

New York-based designer David Rockwell returned as scenic designer for last night’s 93 rd Academy Awards ceremony. This is the third time Rockwell Group has designed the set for the Academy Awards, with the consultancy previously leading the design in 2009 and 2010.

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How Lekker Bikes’ founder transitioned from CEO to a more strategic role

Inside Retail

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. Exercise gives me the mental space and endorphin-hit to get that creativity flowing.

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