Design Week

AUGUST 20, 2021

. “Canada has a stereotype of being very nice and friendly – and that’s true – but the net benefit is that it’s a pretty safe space to do risky things,” designer Chris Braden says, pointing to the network of talent and social safety nets, as well a can-do attitude in the industry.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

Morris Moor, a buzzy new precinct in Moorabbin, is bringing Melbourne’s foodie culture to the suburbs with some of the city’s biggest hospitality businesses taking up space in the $100-million mixed-use development from Up Property.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

In 2012 Lekker opened its North Melbourne ‘brand store’ and in 2016 expanded to Sydney, initially to a small store space before relocating to a much bigger space – being its current Sydney location with on-site service facilities, offices and the ability for customers to test-ride bikes.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

These are just a few of the design elements flourishing in the colourfully fashionable world of Farm Rio. The company was co-founded by designer Ktia Barros and business administrator Marcello Bastos who were disappointed with the lack of brands representing Brazils deep cultural love for bright colours and bold patterns.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2025

After starting as a DTC-only brand, Emma Lewisham is now available in over 200 stores, including Space NK, Harrods, Goop and Net-a-Porter, with recommended retail price sales globally for the year ending March 2024 totaling NZ$13 million. IR : How does Emma Lewisham fill a white space in the beauty market?

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Retail Focus

APRIL 27, 2021

Spanning 550 sq ft, the multi-faceted space serves as EPC’s flagship and offers an environment that empowers consumers to explore, understand and create their own fragrance. . Since its inception, EPC has hosted visitors at its working lab space in East London, and has also established a brand presence at both Selfridges and Harvey Nichols.

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Design Week

JANUARY 8, 2021

What do you think 2021 will hold for design activism? That will be the challenge for socially-minded designers and studios over the coming year. We have been presented with a real opportunity to put design thinking at the heart of social transformation. What was your favourite piece of design activism from the past year?

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Retail Focus

JULY 30, 2024

The store is designed to be easily transformed into an event space, acting as a second community hub in the heart of the capital. The new store marks Axel Arigato’s second location within the Shaftesbury Capital portfolio, following the launch of its first flagship space on Broadwick Street in Soho.

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Design Middleeast

MAY 6, 2024

DLR Group’s new office in Dubai Science Park provides architecture, interior design, planning, and specialty services in the Middle East and Africa Global design firm DLR Group has relocated to a new office on Level 16 of the South Tower in Dubai Science Park Towers, UAE.

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Barber Design

AUGUST 10, 2016

This is the third year in a row that we have been nominated for one of these prestigious retail design awards. The fixtures and fittings in the store feature an exaggerated design with strong bold colours to create a larger than life look, which feels both fun and contemporary.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2023

I joined forces with Tim in 2015, and in 2016, Mia Fratino was born. I came into the relationship as a designer and a marketer and he’s very much the manufacturing and logistics part of it. After three years, we took a space in Balaclava [in Melbourne]. He moved his premises offshore about 12 years ago.

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Barber Design

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As regular readers of our blog will know, Barber Design have been shortlisted for two Retail Week Interiors Awards this year. And as we wait in anticipation for the awards ceremony next month – we’re taking a closer look at one of our shortlisted designs: for Neal’s Yard Remedies flagship store in London’s Covent Garden.

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Design Week

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s hard to think of a time when the British public has been divided so staunchly as in the years preceding and following the 2016 EU referendum. “Subtle, nuanced and diverse” Lucienne Roberts and Rebecca Wright, co-founders of GraphicDesign& and co-editors of The Other Side voted to remain in 2016.

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2023

Retailer confidence at Northern Ireland’s premier designer outlet is continuing to soar as existing tenants take more space to increase stock and add new lines. The post Retailer confidence soars at The Boulevard appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2022

Adelaide-based footwear specialist Sportitude won the major gong at the recent Retailer Awards for its store design concept. So we rebranded to Sportitude in 2016 and we continued to bring on supporting brands in dropship arrangements through our marketplace, which was really supporting the running audience we were building.

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Design Week

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

American graphic designer Bruce Blackburn died earlier this month at the age of 82, his family have confirmed. Recalling in a 2016 documentary on the subject , Blackburn said the pair had offered to do their design “for a pittance”, because theirs was a new studio in need of the exposure.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Architecture studio OMA has revealed images of the first completed part of its renovation of Berlin department store KaDeWe, a retail and event space connected by wood-clad escalators. OMA designed the spaces as part of its renovation of the Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe), the second-largest department store in Europe after London's Harrods.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In 2016, Wunderman Thompson used AI to create a ‘new’ Rembrandt, and van Gogh’s style has been convincingly recreated from photos to painting through machine learning. This generative design form has created quite a stir and divided camps. How type design is evolving. Algorithms can save time in type design.

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The fifth edition showcase of the best in Dutch design exhibits artisanal craftsmanship in a series of otherworldly works. When the fate of Milan Design Week was up in the air because of the pandemic, one particular event’s commitment was unwavering. Dutch design, art, craft, fashion and photography are all on display.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Koko Black owner Simon Crowe, who is also the co-founder and managing director of Grill’d, bought the business out of administration in 2016 after identifying its potential as a great brand, with quality, artisanal products. It also has redesigned the store concept, model and design, inclusive of its look and feel.

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Design Week

APRIL 12, 2021

While Prince Philip proved a divisive figure in his life – largely thanks to his public gaffes – the Duke of Edinburgh left behind a significant design legacy following his death aged 99 last week. He had, for example, been the patron of the Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) since 1969.

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Design Wanted

JUNE 29, 2021

On this occasion we talk to the president of the WDO, Srini Srinivasan, to celebrate the work of industrial designers and its impact on the world. World Design Organization is promoting the profession of industrial design and its impact on our quality of life. Srini Srinivasan is the Chairman & CEO of LUMIUM DESIGN, Inc. ,

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2023

Unfortunately, the designs didn’t resonate with Australian consumers and were often out of season, according to industry insiders, leaving the retailer overstocked. Under her leadership the business balanced out, but the damage to its reputation as being a leader in the accessible fashion space had been done.

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Design Middleeast

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Aptly named, the facility is a one-stop shop for connoisseurs of fine design, with a carefully curated portfolio of companies covering all facets of affluent living. “At At Studio 971, our commitment to exceptional craftsmanship and pushing the boundaries of conventional design sets us apart.”

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Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2023

The American luxury electric car manufacturer opened the doors of its latest retail space on Saturday 4th March in Karl Johans gate 16C, nestled among other high-end brands such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, Hermès and Gucci, which were all introduced to the district by Promenaden and its parent company MARK, a pan-European investment manager.

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Design Wanted

MARCH 26, 2021

The studio combines product, industrial, interior design and art direction under a strict methodology plus a multidisciplinary analytical approach. David Dolcini, founder of the homonym design studio – ©David Dolcini Studio. Why focus on multiple disciplines of product design, interior design, and art direction?

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Design Week

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

“New York is an entity unto itself,” Jesse Reed tells Design Week. He’s specifically talking about the graphic design scene in the densely populated US city, which around 8m people call home. It’s clean, flat design.” ” What might drive this more “Modernist-influenced” design? .”

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Design Week

MARCH 13, 2020

When Design Week approached the brewery to find out more about the motivation behind the beer, they were unable to comment. This example is one of many, and it brings up a contentious point: for designers, what constitutes inspiration, and what is appropriation?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 23, 2021

Chadstone has celebrated so many key moments over the decades, including the 2016 $660 million Stage 40 Development and more recently the launch of our luxury Hotel Chadstone in 2019. One Middle Road has been designed with convenience as a priority.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2023

We’ve spent the last 18 months refining this range to align with one of our original taglines for the brand, ‘designed to perform’,” P.E It’s a dynamic, interactive and immersive space, located in the heart of the CBD, and it allows our customers to discover the collections and feel the energy of P.E Having that footprint in P.E

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Retail Focus

JUNE 9, 2023

In fact, not only could combining in-person and digital spaces impact the retail industry, but it could be revolutionary across the board. This is something that has already been taken advantage of by the iGaming sector, which expanded into the digital space by taking classic games like poker, blackjack, and roulette online.

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Design Week

JUNE 11, 2020

The Museum of London has launched a call for designers that can develop an exhibition space in its future West Smithfield home. Currently located on London Wall in the east of the capital, plans to move the museum to a new site within the historic Smithfield Market building in the City of London have been in motion since 2016.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Rihanna’s latest show for her lingerine line Savage x Fenty took place yesterday, with an ambitious set design that transported viewers into the pages of the popstar’s diary and a psychedelic garden. The models also performed choreography (instead of only walking up and down a catwalk) on sets designed by Willo Perron.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 8, 2021

Kaja Dahl combines craft, nature and technologies to create products that fall on the edge of art and design. Norwegian designer, Kaja Dahl takes us through the path behind her sensory pieces. She founded Atelier Kaja Dahl in 2016, to capture the meeting between craft and design. Who is Kaja Solgaard Dahl?

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Heymat Zen is a system of carpet tiles produced from 100% recycled PET designed to make every room a pleasure to come home to. Heymat Zen is a new interpretation of Kristine Five Melvær’s award-winning design, where the pattern has been transformed into three tiles that can be combined in an infinite number of ways.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2022

Founded online in 2009, Missguided seemed to start off well in the digital space, but a foray into brick-and-mortar retailing from 2016 appears to have ultimately sealed its fate. When founder Nitin Passi resigned as CEO, Alteri called in Teneo to advise on long-term rescue options.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2022

Founded online in 2009, Missguided seemed to start off well in the digital space, but a foray into brick-and-mortar retailing from 2016 appears to have ultimately sealed its fate. When founder Nitin Passi resigned as CEO, Alteri called in Teneo to advise on long-term rescue options.

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