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A tribute: How Issey Miyake changed the way we saw and wore fashion

Inside Retail

The ready-to-wear concept by a couturier had been launched just a few years earlier when Yves Saint Laurent created Saint Laurent Rive Gauche in late 1966. Miyake arrived in Paris shortly after Kenzo’s “ Jungle Jap ” clothes had made waves, with their bright colours and unexpected patterns based partly on Japanese artistic traditions.

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Biophilic Design Is Part Of The New Normal (And We’re Not Just Talking Office Plants)

All Work

The concept from which ‘biophilic design’ originates – ‘biophilia’ – was coined by the psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in the ‘60s to describe our innate desire to connect with nature. In pre-industrial times, our lives were way more aligned with nature’s rhythms and cycles. Natural light.

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10 of the best products designed for users who are deaf or hard of hearing

Design Wanted

Designed by Korean-based Fountain Studio, the colourful concept device comes with several features including a vibrating alarm clock, self-charging and a pairable smart watch that keeps users alert about dangerous situations, public transport, or if someone is at the front door. “In Commu by Kyuseok Lee & Hyunjin Kim.

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Can biophilic lighting bring the benefits of nature inside?

Design Wanted

Discover the power of nature with the lights, lamps and other concepts defining this upcoming trend. So, we’ve selected some inspiring examples that illustrate the power of biophilic product design and the concepts that define this upcoming trend. This concept design by Luxie offers a more minimalist take on plant-style lighting.

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José Lévy’s playful furniture for Lelièvre Paris is a game of sport

Design Wanted

Completely adjustable and designed to offer multiple options, the whole collection, which includes a daybed, an armchair, an ottoman, benches, footstools, rugs, and cushions, can be put together and taken apart to flow with the positions and rhythm of the day.

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Neo/craft reexamines traditional materials with striking effect

Design Wanted

Take the Camo tables, for example, which are intentionally illusive, combining marble , glass and brass in three different forms and heights inspired by a camouflage pattern. The Loop Series is another example of this, based on the concept of folding two-dimensional figures into three-dimensional objects.

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Seasons of the Spirit: Balancing Authenticity with Tradition

Retailing Insight

What I call ‘Seasons of the Spirit’ is a concept that encourages you to tune into your internal state of being, akin to the changing seasons of nature, in order to gain insight into your current emotional, mental, and spiritual landscape. What do you do when you find you’re experiencing a different era and need an alternative path of support?

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