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slowretail & art – series, part 1
Since a few days the silentpark website is online, founded by the brandnew hamburg-based Silentpark GmbH. Temporary photo-artists now have a professional platform to present and sell their art. „Photo art now.“ weiterlesen
The british business magazine Retail Week currently lists 100 of the most exciting stores allover the world on it’s website. The stores had been recommended by retail insiders, the writers and editors built their own best-of: THE RETAIL WEEK TEAM’S SUGGESTIONS Abercrombie & Fitch London Tim Danaher, editor Murder One Charing Cross Road, London George MacDonald, deputy editor 19 Mallorca Charlotte Hardie, features editor Blondie … 100 worldwide stores to visit. weiterlesen
A „day of sustainability“ will take place at beautiful Weinstrasse-Region in central Germany on May 29th, 2008.
„Sustainable day in may.“ weiterlesen
Gorilla Naturally Fastfood in Berlin has just opened it’s fourth store: In the hype district around Oranienburger Strasse, at Friedrichstrasse 120.
Organic, delicious and beautiful. „Gorilla in Berlin.“ weiterlesen
Comme des Garcons is a fashion brand, refusing to be one. The PradaGuccis build themselves monuments with fashion-capital’s flagship-stores – Comme des Garcons instead opens Guerilla Stores at alternative locations for just a year. And re-opens them somewhere else. „The Guerrilla Stores.“ weiterlesen
Slowretail series: The world’s markets, part I.
The Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg, Germany is famous allover the world, crowded and as fancy as possible. And it’s one of the city’s largest attractions – so it is in Chicago, IL.
The term Concept Store as the description for a new retail concept is not chosen very well. Usually normal stores do have concepts, too. So what is it about these Concept Stores? „The world of Concept Stores.“ weiterlesen
The entire world literally looks at China. China’s culture is about to be forgotten or soaked by western influences. Shanghai Tang had already realized this trend more than a decade ago and preserves at least the chinese clothing tradition: creating luxury fashion in traditional design. „China’s fashion missionares.“ weiterlesen
The picture thankfully took: Heidi Breuer
In the 7th district of Vienna a rare store category survives with one representative at least a hundred years: A „Zuckerlgeschäft“. The interior is mint-green, the wallpaper is printed with flowers. And all you can get is made of sugar and colour. Here you still get your raw sugar picked from a block. „A sweet store in Vienna.“ weiterlesen
The fashion designer John Rocha has opened his new London store in a former pub. Close to Bond Street the store replaces the traditional pub „The Duke of Albemarle“ which was established in 1686. The monument-protected building now contains three floors with John Rocha’s fashion and crystal objects, designed for Waterford. „Designer fashion in a pub“ weiterlesen
Walking around Copenhagen’s old city you may pass a special little store: the bike manuafcturer Sögreni. For daily use in the (bicycle-) capital of Denmark these bikes are probably too beautiful. „Stylish bikes in Copenhagen“ weiterlesen
This mailorder company does things different: J. Peterman offers valuable single products only and calls the catalogue „Owner’s Manual“. The goods come from allover the world and they all have a history and are worth to survive. And they are hard to get. The pictures are painted, the product descriptions are texted with love and humour. „The J. Peterman Company“ weiterlesen
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