Designers turning us all into shopaholics
We all have our favourite places to shop, browse, eat and drink or just hang out, but did you ever wonder what makes them your favourite? Feeling “comfortable” in the space is a large part of the attraction, albeit subliminal. And this is the result of a lot of hard work and inspiration on the part of what are known as retail designers. We have gathered together eight top names in the field, all experts at giving body (retail design) and soul (visual identity) to the biggest of brands.
IdN v15n6: Retail Desire
Content:
Feature: Designers of the retail revolution
Playback: Experimentation can pay off
Studio: The artist that lurked in a lawyer’s soul
Creative Country: Peru
Video Games: Heavy Mental
Exhibition:Inside the bouse of Viktor and Rolf
Top Talent: Crystal glazing into bright future
Specifications:
105 pages
4 varying paper stocks
6 process, spot UV
98 minutes DVD Video included
IdN v15n6: Retail Desire Sampler
Designers of the retail revolution
We all have our favourite places to shop, browse, eat and drink or just hang out, but did you ever wonder what makes them your favourite? Feeling “comfortable” in the space is a large part of the attraction, albeit subliminal. And this is the result of a lot of hard work and inspiration on the part of what are known as retail designers. We have gathered together eight top names in the field, all experts at giving body (retail design) and soul (visual identity) to the biggest of brands.
Featuring:
Karim Rashid / 2x4, Inc. / BVD / Dizel and Sate / Formavision / JJMarshall Associates Ltd / Kashiwa Sato / Re-public / Stockholm Design Lab
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Experimentation can pay off
Los Angeles-born Matt Lambert aka dieLamb, who worked in Germany and London before settling in New York, and Stefano Dembro, a design and directing “crew” named after one of its founders, which moved upmarket from Brooklyn to Manhattan, both manage to keep taking chances artistically while still putting plenty of food on the table.
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The artist that lurked in a lawyer’s soul
Be careful: how you handle your stress could result in a life-changing experience. This is what happened to New Zealander David Foox, he picked up some paints and brushes to calm the tension from his bar exam – and now finds art to be the fulcrum of his existence.
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Where “Chicha” meets Machu Picchu
The pulsating rhythms of its indigenous big-city music genre, Chicha, and the exotic flavours of its cusine have combined with its long and colourful history, both pre-and post-Conquistadores, to make contemporary Peruvian design among the most vibrant in Latin-America.
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Heavy Mental
The line between video games and motion works is becoming more blurred by the day. This proposition is amply borne out by the unique introduction to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, one of the most ambitious – expensive – games ever to hit the market. Los Angeles-based design studio Logan was invited to design a special introduction for it - and the creative team used the opportunity to blur the boundaries even further. We talk to Logan’s Alexei Tylevich about the challenges involved.
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Inside the house of Viktor&Rolf
This controversial pair of Dutch fashion designers have spent the last 15 years shocking – and delighting – the world of haute couture. Unsurprisingly, their retrospective exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London is as outrageous – and amusing – as their collections have always been. It takes place in a specially constructed gigantic dolls’ house, built within the gallery and filled with miniature models wearing V and R creations. Featuring an exclusive interview with the curator of The House of Viktot and Rolf, Jane Alison.
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Crystal glazing into bright future
Crystal Chou decided to follow her innate passion for art and design after got her degree in computer science. Now working on her Master’s in graphic design, her thorough grounding in technology provides a perfect platform for her creativity. Definitely one to watch out for.
Sydney, Australia
Sydney based animation and design specialists Sixty40 have won four international Promax’s, including a Gold Global Promax for their "TV1 Summer idents", and three Silver for Foxtel’s Winter Olympic interstitials.
Copenhagen, Denmark
“There is a strong masochistic side to much of the work I do…I deliberately don’t take the easy way out, I want to do the work, I want to dig the ditch so that I can feel at one with it. Because I created it."
New York, USA
If Bernstein’s illustrations filled the books you used to read as a child, you definitely wouldn’t have faked falling asleep!
London, UK
Check out London based Japanese artist Hiroshi Kariya and his works inspired by a unique combination of science fiction films and wood cut prints.
Warsaw, Poland
He is most inspired by his environment and surroundings, and his works are influenced by nature and a desire to recreate it in the simplest way possible while still preserving the complexity it represents.
Paris, France
Explore blindSALIDA's world of explosions, lines and movements, colors, and surreal, psychedelic designs.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
“I have learnt that it is not that easy to strike a balance with the environment. Awareness is important, but I think that the government should take a leading role.”
Chicago, USA
Check out the works of Dan Funderburgh, Mike Perry, Seripop and Sonnenzimmer at the 2nd annual Public Works design show. Opening night: 6th August 2010 6-9pm / Exhibition: 6 Aug - 3 Sept, 2010 / Andrew Rafacz Gallery, 835 W. Washington Chicago
Berlin, Germany
Verhaagen's work is like a child, high on sugar, feeling a sense of delusion and enlightenment!
Bath, UK
Keep your eyes on the simple, cutting-edge design works by Jack Maxwell, a recent graduate from Bath School of Art and Design.
Tokyo, Japan
“An optimistic mindset and a sense of humour and wit are more appealing to us than work that is too self-consciously serious.”
London, UK
“If I'm not at my desk drawing, you’ll probably find me outside somewhere, hopefully surfing or skateboarding or wandering around the woods, but my sketchbook will always be with me in case the urge to doodle becomes too strong.”
Hong Kong, China
Exhibition: 12 July - 22 August 2010 / Venue: New Gallery on Old Bailey / Location: 17 Old Bailey St, Soho, Hong Kong
Los Angeles, USA
"My work aims to draw a visceral response from the viewer through truth, humor and expose."
