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Mesura constructs Barcelona Aesop store from 19th-century building fragments

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Textured white stucco was chosen for the walls and ceilings to contrast with the sleeker white-tiled flooring. Read: Casa Dosmurs by Mesura "disappears entirely from the street's view" "The interiors are warm and inviting, with Montjuïc stone as the focal point," Iborra said.

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Blanchardstown Centre welcomes Ireland’s first ‘Nike Unite’ concept store

Retail Focus

The centre acts as a key community focal point and attracts high visitor numbers from Dublin and surrounding counties, with an annual footfall of over 16 million. Blanchardstown Centre is Dublin’s largest retail and leisure destination, covering over 1.1 million sq ft.

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Choosing the Best Materials for Visual Merchandising Concepts in Luxury Retail Stores

Retail Focus

Each technique compliments the merchandise displayed in the store windows adding focal points for window shoppers. . Excellent for outdoor displays as heat resistant and has a high melting point. A sense of contrast . So, there are many advantages to adding fabric to visual merchandising projects, such as: .

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Create a Unique Focal Point With a Reclaimed Wood Kitchen Table

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Color Contrast One way to bring the focus in the room onto the wood top is to use its color to contrast the rest of the space. The contrast in tone between the two draws the eye to the wood, rather than to the cabinetry, centering the room and making the design pop. We’re happy to help and answer any of your questions.

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Six new retail spaces in Australia: From Louboutin and Saint Laurent to Cue

Inside Retail

Christian Louboutin Sydney, New South Wales The plush red carpet welcomes patrons into Christian Louboutin’s new boutique, striking a sharp contrast to the glossy white floors of Sydney’s Westfield CBD mall. the feature separating the focal point feature room.

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Liang Architecture Studio creates retrofuturistic boutique in Hangzhou

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To contrast with the coolness and rigidness of the concrete and metal, the studio incorporated soft fabrics and retro teak veneer into the design. Up above, a large diamond-shaped acrylic lighting fixture that changes colour pierces through the ceiling to create a dramatic focal point. A circular seating area welcomes visitors.

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D415 reimagines mundane materials for Bratislava boutique Som Store

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Both are typically unappreciated materials, according to Gonda, and both have a matt grey in colour while being distinctive enough to create a subtle visual contrast. The "floating" cash register has a simple rectilinear design The steel profiles are used against a backdrop of unpainted plasterboard.

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