Aesop Store by Tacklebox

In this video Jeremy Barbour of Tacklebox explains the approach to the design of the Nolita Aesop store.

See more of Aesop's Taxonomy of Design videos here.

The Retti Candle Shop by Hans Hollein (1966)

In 1966, Hans Hollein  designed  the Retti candle shop for a site just 12ft wide. "...designed like a sparkling aluminium jewellery box, with a grand triumphal entrance in the shape of a cartoonish ionic column punched through its metallic facade, framed by glazed display windows on either side, (it) pulled out at angles towards the street. This thin curtain of aluminium continued within, forming a reflective backdrop to displays of candles, arranged like grand organ pipes beneath bespoke globe light fittings."

from the guardian.

more here.

Day Long Charette at University of Westminster

 students at work

 judges at work

presentation of prizes

Students from all years of BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Masters Interior Design participated in a one-day charrette for the design of a window display for a tile company in Clerkenwell.  The charrette was judged by Harry Charington, Head of School, Dusan Decermic, Course Leader for MA Interior Design,  Fiona Zisch, architecture tutor and researcher, and Clay Thompson, recent graduate of BAIA.

1st PRIZE:
Adriana Vela Alonso, Nicoletta Petrou, Cecilia Aubouy, and Edona Selmani

2ND PRIZE:
Gurtej Kaur, Salwah Joonus, Giorgio Maria Lo Porto and Nabil Benelabed

and
3RD PRIZE
Bane Alsabawi, Letizia Corsoni, Rehan Parikh, Viktorija Prusakovaite and Kinga Bajor

Prada Window Installations by Martino Gamper

"Italian designer Martino Gamper has created a 'homage to the humble corner' in the shop windows of fashion house Prada. The installations, named Corners, used panels of wood veneer to form enclosed angled spaces in which the mannequins are placed..."

from dezeen.