The Blending of Retail: RH Chicago
The retail, hospitality and restaurant industries are blending, now more than ever, and there’s no better example than the 3 Arts Club Cafe and the Restoration Hardware flagship in Chicago’s Gold...
View ArticleBeyond the 3 x 6 White Tile
This year I had the opportunity to travel abroad with Ceramic Technic. Many of their factories and showrooms are based out of the Bologna area of Italy. Our days were filled with showroom tours...
View ArticleLeaders of The New School | Platform LA
While in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago I soaked in a little more than sunny skies and heavy traffic. I spied Platform LA, an eye-catching retail concept situated in the often skipped over, but...
View ArticleSan Francisco Holiday Cheer
This time of year NYC gets lauded so much praise for its holiday grandeur – from the big tree at Rockefeller, to the holiday parades – even the storefront windows become something of visual...
View ArticleEverlane Opens Physical Store
The recently opened Everlane store, in New York’s NoLita neighborhood, is another interesting chapter in the evolution of retail. Everlane, one of the most successful and innovative, digitally native...
View ArticleDelivering Personality at Coppola
Over the Holiday break, my family and I took a trip out to Napa Valley to experience Wine Country. We visited a number of fantastic wineries, but one of the places that most inspired me was the...
View ArticleMichelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer
While visiting New York last week, I was lucky enough to take an afternoon to gather inspiration at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A colleague had explicitly recommended that I NOT miss the...
View ArticleBig Apple Air
You’re not exactly sure what you’re seeing when you walk down Spring Street in Soho and stumble upon a series of windows filled with shelves of white milk jugs, spray bottles and skateboard decks …...
View ArticleAtelier des Lumieres
Just before I left for my recent tour in France, a good friend and lighting designer posted about the Atelier des Lumieres exhibit on facebook. Once I realized it was in Paris, I quickly bought my...
View ArticleThe Phluid Project
The latest Retail Design Institute event in New York was hosted at The Phluid Project in SoHo, a new retail space that claims to be the first gender free apparel store in the world. The overall space...
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