Friday, March 5th 2010 12:22am
I had somewhat recently tweeted from the McNally Jackson books cafe in Nolita about how much I loved the space and the fixtures designed by Front Studio. My iPhone photo really did not do it much justice, so I was thankful to stumble upon these much better quality shots from Kitsune Noir. I love the pages of the books that line the walls, and the books that seemingly float overhead. It’s a great little spot. Click here for additional photos.
design
interiors
spaces
retail
Monday, February 1st 2010 11:23pm
Sean John Clothing collaborated with Brooklyn artist Aakash Nihalani for their pop-up store which opened last weekend in Miami Beach. The colorful geometric pieces are used creatively throughout the store and front display. More photos of the space at Sean John’s blog.
spaces
interiors
design
retail
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 2:30pm
Tuesday, January 19th 2010 1:59pm
UK based graphic designer Si was recently awarded for typography at the Roses Advertising Awards for her ‘We’re Perfect with Cereals’ packaging. The colors and illustrative style lends itself to a retro feel which is nicely done.
design
packaging
designers
Tuesday, January 12th 2010 8:13pm
L’Eclaireur boutique’s amazing new space on rue de Sévigné is part interactive installation and part retail store. Outfitted with 147 video screens, 2 tons of wooden planks and countless recycled elements such as printer plates, the collaboration with artist Arne Quinze took almost a year to construct.
Owned by French fashion connoisseur Armand Hadida and his wife Martine, the duo already have 5 stores in Paris and 1 in Tokyo. For their sixth store, they wanted to prove that for selling fashion, it is not obligatory to show it, stating “This is not a store, it is an experience. We are playing with the discovery, the role of the sales associate is to communicate.”
retail
interiors
design
Paris
Monday, January 11th 2010 2:34pm
I finally got around to trying Pentagram’s ‘What Type Are You’ application. In it, they ask four character questions, analyzes your responses in detail, and recommends one of 16 typefaces as a result.
Go to the ‘What Type Are You’ test.
Password: Character
(For the record, I was Bifur, designed by French graphic artist Cassandre.)
Typography
design
nyc
Monday, January 11th 2010 1:07pm
My friend Sabrina linked me to this cool poster designed by Roland Reiner Tiangco. The Dirt Poster requires participation to complete it. The back side of each poster is covered with a layer of ink, which you need to “paint” onto the front side the poster, to reveal the message that has been spot-varnished onto the paper. The poster is limited edition and can be bought for $80.
design
posters
designers
Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 5:26pm
This is a bit older, but I was very taken with the concept behind San Francisco’s Slow Food Nation pavilion, especially that of Sagan Piechota’s design for the pickle-and-chutney booth.
Featuring walls made of pickle jars and a ceiling composed of 3,000 mason jar lids suspended from wires, a total of 3,024 metal canning lids became an undulating and dynamic “ceiling” suspended with filament, Velcro and earring backs.
The “walls” created with multiple rows of jars simply attached to wood studs and arranged to encourage visitor participation by taking and leaving recipes showcased within the jars themselves.
Photo credits: Matthew Millman
(Via ArchDaily)
retail
design
architecture
