Crystal Bridges Museum Store in Bentonville, Arkansas by Marlon Blackwell Architect
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Chonqing Mountain & City Sales Office in Chongqing, China by One Plus Partnership
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The furniture company establishes a new European presence in a light-filled German penthouse
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One Best of Competition, seven Best of Category projects, and an additional 13 projects
received Honorable Mentions from more than 100 projects from Mexico and
Central and South America
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With a white box backdrop, M Moser Associates helps Milliken & Company reconceive its Manhattan presence
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An elegant space by tvsdesign showcases lighting by the Swarovski and Schonbek brands
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A lighting installation emphasizes decadence in a Brussels confectioner’s shop
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An expert in retail environments examines emerging technologies that will have a direct impact on how we design spaces
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A-cero carves out a striking canyon-like space for the trendy footwear company
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Christopher Jenner creates bespoke interiors for two different contexts
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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama puts the luxury brand on the spot at Selfridges in London
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Rogers Marvel Architects crafts a bright, airy wine store with a fresh, modern twist
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With a modern take on vintage, the fashion and accessories of Orla Kiely—now hot in the UK—arrive stateside
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A Gensler-designed VIP lounge and kiosk take off at Incheon International Airport
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Janson Goldstein designs an edgy new retail concept for one of fashion’s most recognized brands
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Omonia Bakery in Astoria, New York designed by Bluarch Architecture
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Modern Chinese Garden in Zhuhai, China designed by Kris Lin Interior Design
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A southern California building takes on a new role
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UK design studio Carbon creates a high-end cupcake kiosk within an Abu Dhabi shopping mall
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A new fragrance shop exudes classic Victorian elegance and contemporary touches
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A monochromatic backdrop is anything but dull at this Liverpool flagship, thanks to an award-winning store design from FRCH Design Worldwide
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TVA Architects and Nike Retail Design roll out the first Fieldhouse Store in Santa Monica
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Mancini Duffy designs a new Bloomingdale’s store with a smaller footprint and relaxed-yet-polished attitude in Santa Monica
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Reclaimed wood sets both urbane and rustic tones in Ruti, a space-challenged boutique by Nicole Hollis
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An Oklahoma City fashion retailer gets a fresh start
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New York–based Anderson Architects uses a palette of robust materials to reflect an all-American brand in the new Levi’s store in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District
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The July/August 2011 issue from the commercial interior design trade publication features innovative projects and the Best of NeoCon® 2011 Awards
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Kramer Design Group rebrands Kate Spade in a dynamic, vibrant flagship store in Japan
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Chute Gerdeman brings a new energetic sense of life to the C&A fashion store in São Paulo, Brazil
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Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects creates a standout store for Marc Jacobs in Tokyo that reinforces the designer’s brand while gracefully responding to its environs
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With both refined and workmanlike materials and careful consideration, Dake Wells Architecture elevates the form and function of KLF Architectural Systems’ compact office/showroom space
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ASICS’ latest flagship blends exclusive runner amenities with innovative technological features
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The new university bookstore features a store-within-a-store design
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The Association for Retail Environments (ARE) honored this year’s A.R.E. Design Awards winners at Globalshop 2011
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voestalpine Steelworld Brand Museum in Linz, Austria, designed by KMS TEAM and jangled nerves
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Designed by Triz Arte in Singapore
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Carlo Pazolini designed by Giorgio Borruso Design in Milan, Italy
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Groupe Chagall Design combines strategic design techniques and a water-inspired aesthetic to create the innovative Jean Coutu Pharmacy space in Montreal
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Submissions for The 32nd annual award from Contract magazine now due October 1.
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Mansour Design transforms the formerly notorious Limelight nightclub in New York into a family-friendly destination retail arcade
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Callison designs a new Cole • Haan store in Dubai that adapts to its context while reinforcing the luxury retailer’s brand
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Randy Brown Architects devises an upscale, flexible design for Internet toy retailer Fat Brain Toys’ first store outlet
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Roth + Sheppard takes on the challenge of designing the Denver Art Museum Shop to perfectly marry with the museum’s iconic architecture
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The Marc Jacobs brand assimilates itself into the particular culture of Milan with a new store and café, designed by Stephan Jaklitsch Architects.
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The latest high-end fashions meet dramatic, contemporary design at Holt Renfrew’s new Calgary flagship, designed by Janson Goldstein
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The three newly redesigned shops at Miami Beach’s famed Fontainebleau Hotel redefine hotel amenities with a fresh look by H DeVinn Visual and Mancini • Duffy
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Sleek surfaces and stately hues at Milan’s high-end Corneliani Flagship Boutique, designed by poddaponti architetti, put the luxury menswear store’s executive clientele right at home.
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Designed by New York-based Gabellini Sheppard Associates, the look of the new David Yurman Flagship, New York store takes its cue from modern American architecture of the mid-1900s.
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Two international sporting goods brands redefine store environments to create lifestyle-driven spaces for their respective categories.
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The traditional market stand concept turns contemporary with a bit of design genius from Vienna-based Architects Collective.
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American Eagle Outfitters Times Square merges classic style with an industrial edge.
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These 11 new materials and technologies offer a glimpse into where innovation is taking us.
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tvsdesign digs deep to deliver a stellar platform for environmental education and sustainable design at Herman Miller’s new LEED CI Platinum showroom—the first building of its kind in the City of Angles.
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A LEED Platinum-certified supermarket debuts in Augusta, Maine.
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Despite a trying 2009, retail design firms brace for a 2010 comeback.
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How and why Western designers are adapting to take a piece of the global design
pie
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Callison RYA Studio principal discusses Bloomingdale’s recent store debut in
Dubai.
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Architect Rem D Koolhaas frames shoe shopping in a wall of light at United Nude.
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How strategic illumination can fit tight budgets for temporary stores.
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Mannequins and displays don't always have to be bland and serious.
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What colors will be popular this year, and what will be driving their
popularity?
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A visual montage of our 2010 winning projects
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In our 50th year of publication, Contract proudly presents the winners of the 31st Annual Interiors Awards Competition.
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Osram aimed to have its showroom be used for internal
meetings, as a place to present its offerings to visitors as well as somewhere
for visitors to relax and feel comfortable.
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It's a challenge to create the first ever environment for an iconic doll," says James Slade, whose New York firm Slade Architecture was tasked with designing the first Barbie flagship store in Shanghai
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Lighting designer Leni Schwendinger recently spoke with Contract magazine to
discuss the importance of light in design and how it can be utilized to
influence and enhance any commercial project.
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