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Why StockX is a modern day Sotheby’s

Inside Retail

Online marketplace StockX has seen exponential growth since it gained momentum in 2016. Major brand collaborations aren’t always between luxury fashion brands, elusive artists and uber-famous musicians and athletes, either. The American artist and designer Brian Donnelly, known as KAWS is famous for a cast of figurative characters.

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Mimco bets big on marketplaces to reach new customers

Inside Retail

One thing that hasn’t changed, according to Rovis, who has been managing director since 2016, is the brand’s focus on product quality and design. And it often collaborates with artists and artisans in other countries on special collections, such as its work with the National Gallery of Victoria. “We

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Five designs to see at “Masterly — The Dutch” as it returns to Fuorisalone 2021

Design Wanted

Not even a global pandemic could get in the way of Masterly – The Dutch in Milano, which since 2016, has showcased the best design and artisan craftsmanship in the Netherlands. There is also an impressive schedule of events open to the public including a lecture by Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde. Bloomlight by VOUW.

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Remembering Vaughan Oliver: “I never like to take the easy road. I like to provoke, to be perverse”

Design Week

” This risk-taking earned him reverence among much of 4AD’s artist roster. “Having interviewed pretty much every artist who recorded for 4AD between 1980 and 1999, I knew that many of those artists revered him, and were thrilled that he supplied such iconic images for their music,” says Aston.

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“An entity unto itself”: A New York design guide

Design Week

At the design studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, there’s a small book shop at the front of the office where a curated group of graphic design books can be bought. “It has a more humans scale, it’s very curated, with their story versus the products.” But we could be more supportive of each other.”

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New Royal Academy exhibition rethinks the environment through design

Design Week

Courtesy of the artists. Curator Gonzalo Herrero Delicado says: “We are looking at the alternative visions from designers and architects and how they are trying to reframe and reformat our relationship with nature. Courtesy of the artists. Designs for an overpopulated planet: Foragers (2009), by Dunne & Raby.

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Is the digital landscape inclusive enough? Interview with Will Selviz

Design Wanted

In 2016, I was accepted into OCAD University ‘s Digital Futures program , where I was introduced to emerging, immersive technologies. Will Selviz: “ The NFT space has created a sea of opportunities, especially for digital artists. My early career was in the electronic music scene when I was 19.