Design Middleeast

MAY 20, 2024

Kristina Zanic designs Sofitel Al Hamra Beach resort renovation introduces Sofitel’s first property in Ras Al Khaimah designed by Kristina Zanic Kristina Zanic Consultants has brought a touch of French flair to Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, unveiling exquisite interiors for the city’s first Sofitel property.

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Design Middleeast

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

From Paris to Dubai, TwentyOne06’s Yvonne’s new look and feel is fuelled by foresight and in-depth understanding of design trends. This is how Dubai’s renowned boutique design studio, TwentyOne06, realised the transformation. “It allowed us to make insightful, well-informed decisions. .

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

When French designer Christian Dior selected the Louis XVI–style Medallion chair for his guests to sit at his fashion shows he couldn’t have imagined that some 70 years later, 17 artists would reinterpret its signature style. Meanwhile, P ierre Yovanovitch has designed a pair of his and hers chairs.

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Design Week

APRIL 19, 2021

The Design Museum has reimagined its high street shop as an essential store, featuring everyday products redesigned by a line-up of emerging talent. Supermarket is a temporary installation and has been conceived by the London venue in collaboration with designer Camille Walala. The essential range from porridge oats to toilet roll.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Data visualisation artist Mona Chalabi, Pentagram partner Eddie Opara, and type designer Tré Seals have all contributed. The world of NFTs has provided designers with plenty of opportunities to explore different work outlets. You can view the projects at the exhibition website. Kollektion branding, by MMBP & Associates.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2024

Local artists were invited to breathe new life into discarded Casetify phone cases, each reflecting the artist’s unique style. Casetify commissioned emerging South Korean artists Youngmin Kang, Dayoung Hwang, and Kim Su-rin to craft larger-than-life art installations for public display.

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Design Week

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Featured designers include Attua Aparicio, Marco Campardo and Tom Dixon. Green asked a diverse group of artists, designers and more a simple question: what are they grateful for? The lively, colourful designs are now on display for LDF. Trade show: Design London. Exhibition: Tactile Baltics.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2022

The late Virgil Abloh designed the collaboration range for Louis Vuitton’s Spring-Summer Men’s collection this year to mark the kicks brand’s 40th anniversary. Abloh viewed the original sneakers as a cultural symbol of the hip-hop heritage which nurtured his artistic roots growing up.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Design studios Public Address and Works Collective have both worked on the identity, and have engaged the skills of local artists Chern’ee Sutton and Fiona Collis. These are arranged in a circle, surrounding a simple football design. In social posts, for example, a patchwork of patterns can be used to replace a background.

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Design Week

JULY 19, 2021

Amid these concerns and a state of emergency, Olympic organisers are pushing forwards with programming to build excitement – and design is a crucial aspect to that, from opening ceremonies to torch relay kits. The stadium has had a controversial design process. Opening ceremony. The torch leaves Athens, Greece.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Premium and unique touches, such as marble accents, linen curtains, full-height mirrors, designer furniture and hand-crafted paper pendant lights created by local artists, convey a luxurious look and feel and signal the start of a new, more elevated era for the 110-year-old footwear brand, according to Wittner CEO Catherine Williamson.

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Design Week

APRIL 28, 2021

Yinka Ilori and Es Devlin have revealed the design of this year’s Brit Awards trophies. The designer says the statuette is inspired by his Nigerian heritage. Meanwhile a smaller trophy has been designed by Devlin. This was done at Los Angeles’ Union Station in a four-part set designed by David Rockwell.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 15, 2021

One of the most eclectic talents of her days, Nanna Ditzel is the icon of mid-century design that made Denmark renowned in a wide range of design disciplines. From jewelry to furniture, Nanna Ditzel is the versatile lady of Nordic design. Do you consider the monoblock chair as a design icon? A solo designer.

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Design Wanted

MARCH 24, 2021

Yes, we know, likes and comments don’t make good design, but it’s a good trend indicator – is Art Nouveau making a comeback? Not limited to dazzling storefronts, Art Nouveau was an artistic movement that flourished in Paris in the 1890s , touching everything from architecture and design to the decorative and fine arts.

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Design Week

AUGUST 11, 2021

While London’s Trunk Animation studio has created lyric videos for artists like Lily Allen, U2 and Kylie, some of its most celebrated work has been for heritage acts. ” While the lyric video is a relatively new format, this design approach allows for an enduring appeal to the video format, according to Barnett.

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Dezeen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Danish interior design brand Hay has completed the renovation and expansion of its shop in central Copenhagen , Hay House 2.0, Co-founders Mette and Roy Hay designed the interiors of the new rooms themselves, together with Hay's in-house design team. I think it has always been important for us to bring in artists," he added. "I

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Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

As Cath Kidston commemorated its 30th anniversary, the iconic British brand looked back at the vibrant journey through the artistry of print, honouring its rich heritage of unique, joyful designs. Amy Tremenheere lent her skills in creative graphic design and artworking, while Steph Lynn crafted compelling storytelling narratives.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The brand – launched in 1992 with a £10,000 overdraft by designer Richard James and co-founder Sean Dixon – swiftly made its mark in British luxury menswear, rising to prominence on the wave of Britpop, and attracting an entirely different audience of Young British Artists and cult musicians to The Row.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The brand, commonly known for its bag designs characterised by vibrant colours, was founded by Singaporean husband-and-wife duo Daniel Chew and Rebecca Ting in 2015. At Beyond The Vines, our core value is to make good design accessible to all, no matter where they are in the world. Thailand, in particular, stood out as a perfect fit.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

The first floor, where the entire collection is displayed, features marble interiors and a carved stone design. Meanwhile, the first basement acts as a showroom and gallery space where visitors can find artworks created by local and international artists.

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Dezeen

MARCH 19, 2024

The interior design aims to balance volume and scale throughout the space – from blown-up elements, like the wooden details echoing the woven leather "intrecciato" reminiscent of Bottega Veneta's handbags , to the thousands of glass bricks. Wool carpets and mirrored clothes rails complete the interior scheme for the open-plan space.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

Various Associates , the only Chinese design firm that participated in the flagship design, partnered with adidas to extract local Korean elements and blend them with adidas brand personality, creating a “home of sport” with closer connections and deeper resonance with local customers.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Meanwhile Harriet’s is a rooftop bar which uses Toronto’s flora and fauna as the basis for the design. Photo credit: Oculis Project Interior designer Pallavi Dean was inspired by the lunar calendar while designing the interiors for Dubai-based House of Originals Hotel, with her consultancy Roar.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In terms of hospitality design predictions we have a hunch that we’ll be seeing more adventurous pattern play and more layered, accessorised design – with more of an emphasis on original and individual ‘artistic’ touches – in contrast to some of the more pared back interiors we’ve seen (but not necessarily quite (..)

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Dezeen

MAY 18, 2024

Designed with a residential feel, the Quarters venue includes a wine bar for hosting events "A marriage of warmth and grandeur, whimsy and irreverence, Quarters is both a concept store and community gathering space," said the duo.

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VMS

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Studio Parisien oversaw the boutique’s design inside and out, inspired and supported by local Dutch talents. The boutique’s ceramic façade, designed by Amsterdam-based artist Eva Crebolder, is inspired by the perfect imperfections of the city’s canal houses. Hooftstraat 129.

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Design Week

AUGUST 3, 2021

Miller, who is design director at Matter Unlimited, also created the film’s poster for Sundance and the graphics used for opening sequences, transitions and lower thirds. The designer’s first concern was quality. Images of the artists performing are positioned in a triangular formation, with Sly Stone at the top.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2022

Throughout his career, Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, who has died of cancer at 84, rejected terms like “fashion”. Born in Hiroshima in 1938, Miyake studied graphic design in Tokyo where he was influenced by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi and the black and white photography of Irving Penn.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

Bands or artists insert hidden messages in lyrics, video clips and social media posts to forge a more personal connection with their fan base. Instead of feeling like a piece of mass messaging, they come across like a knowing nod, or a super-secret secret between two good friends (even though they’re comms designed for millions of people).

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Design Wanted

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Founded by artistic woodworker, Jordi Verbaan, and his partner, conceptual artist Solange Frankfort, the design duo has made a name for themselves with their minimalist language and use of quality materials. The latest collection by Studio Verbaan is entirely reflective of its practice.

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Barber Design

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The world of travel retail has undergone a major transformation in recent years, with duty-free stops becoming hubs of innovative design, digital experiences, and local cultural expressions. Each area has a different ceiling pattern so it feels new, and each store has little differences, enticing the shopper to keep shopping.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2023

After 15 years of working for niche luxury brands, Hong Kong designer Kev Yiu has stepped out on his own. I enjoy designing everything – as long as it serves its purpose – and I don’t prefer to stick to a certain media at all. Maybe someday I will be keen on furniture design, too – it’s thrilling to see what the universe has arranged.”

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Dezeen

JUNE 8, 2024

Designed as the flagship store for Sunita Shekhawat's eponymous jewellery brand in Jaipur, the building contains a museum focused on the craft of Meenakari on its ground floor. The scale and curved profile of the ceilings proved to be a challenge for the artists. "It

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Design Week

JUNE 25, 2021

Bringing his joyfully colourful signature look to the streets once again, Yinka Ilori has teamed up with the British Red Cross for its latest campaign, “This is Human Kind” For his part, the designer has created a 15-foot mural bearing the campaign’s slogan. Glasgow Print Fair prints, by various designers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Global giant Apple’s Today at Apple events transform retail environments into artistic and instructional venues. Gen Z’s shopping patterns present a great opportunity for stores to become vibrant community hubs and interesting third spaces. Retailers should consider these concepts: Design places where people might linger.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 12, 2021

The designers left some brick walls partly uncovered to highlight the value of the XIX century building. YOD Group manifested the idea of increasing the degree of alcohol with every floor by the design of the staircase. You can see an artistic pattern on the carpet and rich light reflects on the relief steel sloping ceiling.

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Design Week

MAY 4, 2021

Online talks: Right Aligned, from Coventry Design Festival. While Coventry Design Festival is not returning until May 2022, the team has devised a series of online talks in an attempt to inspire creative minds during lockdown. Later in the month, there will be talks with Middle Boop’s Gordon Reid and design studio Sea.

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