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Adairs, Aboriginal artists Cungelella Art create new collection

Inside Retail

Homewares retailer Adairs has partnered with an Indigenous art project – Cungelella Art – to launch a limited-edition collection in-store and online. Cungelella Art is a project between four Kalkadoon sisters, named after the family’s grandmother.

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Luxury brand pop-up store hyperlocal retail strategies

Retail Focus

Furthermore, collaborating with local artisans, designers, or artists strengthens the brand’s authenticity and enhances its reputation for exclusiveness and craftsmanship. When a brand weaves local history, art, or craftsmanship into its pop-up stores, it tells a story that resonates with consumers in a deeper way.

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Off White, Louis Vuitton artistic designer Virgil Abloh passes away

Inside Retail

Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, has passed away. In 2013, he founded Off White, and became the Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton in 2018. He also partnered and collaborated with artists and brands outside of the fashion space, from designing album covers to Kanye West, to furniture for Ikea.

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Inside the rise of the ‘art-lennial’

Inside Retail

From street to elite: StockX, a global online resale platform best known for selling limited-edition sneakers, has launched a new category on its website in a bid to capture the emerging millennial art buyer. And it recently announced a multi-year partnership with contemporary New York artist Daniel Arsham. .

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National Indigenous Art Fair returns this weekend

Inside Retail

A two-day immersive Indigenous art, design and food festival will be hosted at the Overseas Passenger Terminal on Sydney’s The Rocks this weekend (July 1 – 2). Peter Cooley, CEO of First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Corporation, organisers of the art fair, said the event is designed to welcome, educate and engage visitors.

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How Australia’s largest online art retailer is bringing NFTs to the masses

Inside Retail

Bluethumb, Australia’s largest online art retailer, is launching a new standalone website for digital art, where customers will be able to purchase still images, videos, and animations from some of the country’s leading digital artists as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). We want to be purely about amazing digital art.

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How Axel Arigato designs its stores to be like art galleries and raves

Inside Retail

For example, we have a fantastic collaboration coming in October with an iconic American artist. The post How Axel Arigato designs its stores to be like art galleries and raves appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. We also have a special capsule collection soon that examines our iconic footwear silhouettes in a new light.

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