Retail Focus

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Having garnered a reputation for reinventing luxury cosmetics through cutting-edge product innovation and artful product design; they set out to establish a new retail standard in this highly-competitive market. Resulting a unique concession design that is as striking as it is inviting. Visually arresting, and designed to standout.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 28, 2024

Shoplight has launched its first 3D-printed pendant lighting solution, Origin23, a brilliant sustainable alternative to imported lighting pendants. Shoplight demonstrates their commitment to protecting Earths intricate checks and balances through their drive for sustainability in retail lighting.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 2, 2025

Steven Ubsdell, chief creative officer, Checkland Kindleysides Checkland Kindleysides, a global retail design agency, sees 2024 as something of a cultural reset for retailers. Ubsdell explained: Across the board weve seen investment heavily geared towards international expansion and brand elevation.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 8, 2024

Bodycare, a leading health and beauty retailer with over 130 stores across the UK, has chosen TRILUX lighting solutions as part of its ongoing store improvement programme. This was a significant challenge as it required a balance between cost-effectiveness and quality. The project focused on two main concepts: 1.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In collaboration with London-based design agency Checkland Kindleysides, Cheaney has debuted a store that blends the character and precision of their award-winning stores in Coal Drops Yard and Jermyn Street with a fresh, high-end concept. Nothing feels rushed or overly commercial.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If you think lighting installation is the final step in a beautifully lit retail environment, think again. Although it can be easily missed, light focusing is a final step that is key to making retail lighting more purposeful and impactful. The process involves adjusting beam angles and the spacing of the light fittings.

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All Work

MARCH 26, 2025

Design and architecture are embracing sustainability and circular principles to reduce waste and energy consumption. Data-driven design is enhancing adaptability and efficiency, helping create functional, future-proof spaces. This article was written by M Moser s Director, Gurvinder Khurana , and Sam Allen , for Work Design Magazine.

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CAAD

APRIL 5, 2025

In this context, warm minimalism in retail design is emerging as one of the top trends for 2025. CAAD Retail Design, we’ve successfully implemented this approach in projects like CAPAROL and TOLLENS , where design communicates not only brand identity but also wellbeing. How to apply warm minimalism in retail design?

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All Work

MAY 9, 2023

Elements such as indoor air quality , outdoor spaces, natural light, and comfortable, sustainable furniture create a dynamic workplace rooted in employee wellbeing. This article was originally written by Spectorgroup’s Dexter Tinapay and Steven South for Work Design Magazine.

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Dezeen

MARCH 31, 2022

Light fixtures inspired by James Turrell artworks, balancing stones, and a circular golden changing room feature in the interiors of fashion brand Forte Forte 's Los Angeles boutique. Vattilana called the design "an ineffable balance of the geometric and the organic". Two giant stones add drama to the boutique.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Covid-19 epidemic brought to light flaws in our social media networks, therefore aggravating this problem. Retailers should consider these concepts: Design places where people might linger. Comfortable furniture, warm lighting and pleasing décor help areas seem more like living rooms than corporate environments.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Founded in Byron Bay in 2014, it has gained a cult following for its unique designs inspired by history, archaeology and ancient symbolism. Temple speaks to all that we love: antiquities, archaeology, design, story and symbolism. But of course, first and foremost, I believe our success is due to Yonna’s beautiful designs.

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Design Wanted

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A recent boom in creative glassmaking has sparked a trend in unique, statement lighting like Jörg Hugo’s “Lightbodies” series, a collection of sculptural pendants that challenge the materiality of glass. The individual elements of the GLASS BODY 04 reflect an asymmetrical balance of compressive and tensile forces,” says Hugo.

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Retail Focus

MAY 2, 2023

Designing luxurious living spaces is an exciting process that requires a balance of creativity, innovation, and practicality. Homeowners are looking for ways to make their homes and gardens more livable, enjoyable, and environmentally responsible, while also incorporating the latest technological advances and design innovations.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Management software company Resource Guru has rebranded with the aim of modernising its personality while retaining a sense of “playfulness and magic” Created in collaboration with design studios Co&Co, Paraform and the company’s in-house team, the new branding includes a pared-back guru logo and bespoke set of illustrations.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

Australian womenswear label Witchery has today unveiled its refurbished Bondi Junction Westfield store in Sydney, combining omnichannel services with an elevated store design and a new earthy, feminine colour palette. We’ve always had a good spread across [the CBD and suburbs] and it’s been interesting trying to understand that balance.

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All Work

JANUARY 25, 2022

A growing number of developers, architects and interior designers are embracing sustainable alternatives in an effort to curb climate change. Reducing waste in the workspace design sector is a trending topic right now. The 2022 office design trends we’ve chosen to highlight are all sustainability-focused.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2024

Chief executive Janet Hayes shared the results of one of its latest initiatives in this space: Design Desk, a free interior design service to assist customers in designing their homes and apartments. Hayes noted that despite the store being 30 per cent smaller than the brand’s previous flagship, it’s doing 25 per cent volume.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 7, 2023

Whether you are doing a full home improvement project or just want to boost your own interior design choices, using cabinets well is an important part of building the aesthetic that you are looking for. Placement and Lighting Home improvement and interior design are based heavily on room layouts, and display cabinets are no different.

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Design Week

JUNE 28, 2021

A new traffic light food labelling system, designed to help consumers make more environmentally conscious shopping decisions, will be trialled in the UK this autumn. Earlier this year , Design Week covered the topic of eco-labelling and the unique design challenge it presents for packaging.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Capturing the Spirit of Christmas Retailers turn to their windows to capture and amplify this spirit as the streets are adorned in twinkling lights and carol melodies fill the air. Creativity and Innovation in Design The canvas of Christmas windows is a place where creativity can be unleashed. Christmas Windows Around the World!

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All Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Office environments can be tailored to better support neurodiverse individuals by incorporating thoughtful design strategies that cater to sensory, visual, auditory, and spatial preferences, thus creating inclusive workspaces that enhance productivity and comfort for all employees.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 12, 2024

The design ethos seamlessly blends elements of the past with modern twists, striking a balance between luxury and relatability. Despite the grand volume of the space, the layout is designed to promote social intimacy and interaction, with compact booth sizes providing a sense of privacy amidst the bustling atmosphere.

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CAAD

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Retail Design in the AI Era: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Store Design and Visual Merchandising Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we conceive commercial spaces. But how exactly is this technology being applied to the design of commercial spaces ?

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All Work

JULY 27, 2023

With more and more professionals joining the coworking community, it’s important to have a space that is well-designed and fosters effective collaboration. With more and more professionals joining the coworking community, it’s important to have a space that is well-designed and fosters effective collaboration.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 17, 2022

Sybarite distilled the essence of Theory into a cohesive design language centred around timelessness, construction, balance, and openness. The store is designed as a voluptuously sculpted and curvaceous space where there are purposefully no hard edges.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 28, 2021

This premium pop-up space in Harrods was designed, manufactured and installed by Lucky Fox for wellness brand, OTO – the UK-based brand bringing the benefits of CBD into the beauty industry. Lucky Fox wanted to keep the scheme super light and contemporary to echo the minimalist aesthetic of the brand. OTO X Harrods X Lucky Fox.

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All Work

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Neuro-architecture explores how art, color, lighting, and design can have a positive impact on our mood, productivity, and overall health. Interior Design Director Jessica Shaw shares her top 10 tips for creating a workspace that boosts mental and physical wellness. Let the reaction influence your creative design palette.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Danish design studio Spacon & X has carved a cave out of cardboard and installed a bare tree in the Lynk & Co car showroom in Düsseldorf, Germany. The spatial design is hyper-eclectic, with a new immersive spatial experience waiting to ambush you around each corner."

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Exhibitors at ‘Belgium is Design’ are finding solutions to the push and pull between sustainability demands and time-honoured materials. After a long wait, Milan Design Week is back and we’re on the ground to bring you the latest and most exciting projects. Here are our highlights…. Cartes Collection by Elias van Orshaegen.

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Design Week

JANUARY 28, 2020

The new look, which can be found across Farewill’s will, probate and cremation services, has been designed to feel “friendly and approachable” according to Charity, who says: “Even the word ‘death’ can be intense for a lot of people, the pictures it conjures up makes a lot of us want to bury our heads in the sand.”

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Design Middleeast

JULY 13, 2020

Keeping the experience seamless and premium meant rethinking the point of sale area so that all forms of technology and clutter were cleverly hidden within joinery designs. Brand Creative worked closely with a lighting consultant specialising in the use of retail specific LEDs – proven to conserve energy.

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All Work

DECEMBER 9, 2021

People spend most of their time in manufactured spaces that are not always designed with wellbeing in mind. Biophilic design incorporates natural elements into nearly all aspects of these manufactured environments. With workers spending more time indoors, studies show Biophilic design can improve productivity and reduce stress.

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All Work

APRIL 8, 2021

Strategists and designers must focus intently on getting to the unique, underlying “why” driving in-office work at each organization. This article was written by Mark Adams and Jenn Lauring and was originally published in Work Design Magazine. Workplace Design Models: Finding the Right Fit. 1900 K Street Repositioning.

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Design Middleeast

AUGUST 9, 2024

Manish Gulati, Principal Architect at MOFA Studio reveals how the National Institute of Water Sports in Panjim, India merges wave-like architecture with digital fabrication, balancing aesthetics and functionality while promoting community and sustainability. This design promotes informal interactions.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

SODA Studio has designed a new flagship store for Humble Crumble, a dessert company with a huge following online. The design for the new space references both the listed market interior, as well as the signature flourishes of the occupiers. We can’t wait to see how it is captured by people across social media.”

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Design Middleeast

MAY 28, 2024

Vrushali Mhatre, Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University Dubai, addresses the enduring appeal of traditional architectural design. In this constantly changing world, there is an increasing appreciation for the timeless charm of traditional architectural design.

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