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SEBO – Minimalism Meets Technology SEBO, a new brand by Mania Jeans, introduces a refined, cutting-edge retail experience. Designed by...
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SEBO, a new brand by Mania Jeans, introduces a refined, cutting-edge retail experience. Designed by architect Kfir Galatia Azulay from...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Flow State and Surfing Jack Johnson is on Rick Rubin’s podcast Tetragrammaton talking about music, film making, creativity,...
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Jack Johnson is on Rick Rubin’s podcast Tetragrammaton talking about music, film making, creativity, and surfing. At one point (~24:30) Johnson talks about his love for surfing and the beautiful flow state it puts him in: Sometimes I’ll see a friend riding a wave while I’m...
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Bidfood Pizza Academy by mode:lina Bidfood Pizza Academy in Wrocław, designed by mode:lina™ studio, is a space dedicated to training...
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Bidfood Pizza Academy in Wrocław, designed by mode:lina™ studio, is a space dedicated to training and culinary workshops, where Italian...
Retail Design Blog
KAFÉN by Jawad Zelmadi KAFÉN is a new coffee brand shaped by clarity and built with intention, designed to create structure...
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KAFÉN is a new coffee brand shaped by clarity and built with intention, designed to create structure without losing life....
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Truffle Originals store by Studio Nomatter Founded by Rawin Kanathananon, Truffle Originals is a Thai apparel brand that blends urban outdoor...
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Founded by Rawin Kanathananon, Truffle Originals is a Thai apparel brand that blends urban outdoor fashion with Japanese-inspired designs and...
Retail Design Blog
Monarch by OPEN Strategy & Design MONARCH – A ROYAL WELCOME CRAFTING A LEGACY For forty years, Mansion House has stood for ‘A Warm...
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MONARCH – A ROYAL WELCOME CRAFTING A LEGACY For forty years, Mansion House has stood for ‘A Warm Welcome’, a...
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP Offices by ASD|SKY ASD|SKY designed Barnes & Thornburg’s new Nashville office in the Broadwest Building, featuring a...
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ASD|SKY designed Barnes & Thornburg’s new Nashville office in the Broadwest Building, featuring a flexible and client-focused space with a...
Retail Design Blog
Oztile Showroom by Atelier MODS Site Characteristics and Design Concept – A train station runs along a main street on the west side...
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Site Characteristics and Design Concept – A train station runs along a main street on the west side of the...
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AlMusalla – On Weaving by Nicolas Fayad & Rayyane Tabet The second Islamic Arts Biennale’s official prayer space, AlMusalla, is a meditative reflection on...
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The second Islamic Arts Biennale’s official prayer space, AlMusalla, is a meditative reflection on ritual and transience embedded in regional...
Retail Design Blog
ZERNO Coffee beans by Egor Shlaferov Coffee Beans — The New Oil. Due to the global coffee crisis, coffee beans are becoming increasingly...
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Coffee Beans — The New Oil. Due to the global coffee crisis, coffee beans are becoming increasingly expensive, and finding...
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Indika Nature Offices by Arkadia Works Arkadia Works in Jakarta, Indonesia embodies ‘The Elegance of Nature’, integrating natural elements...
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Arkadia Works in Jakarta, Indonesia embodies ‘The Elegance of Nature’, integrating natural elements and modern sophistication in a biophilic design,...
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MASONPRINCE store by TOMO Design Chinese fashion brand MASONPRINCE is known for its evocative retail spaces, and its newest outpost...
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Chinese fashion brand MASONPRINCE is known for its evocative retail spaces, and its newest outpost in Guangzhou, is no exception....
UX Collective
UX or PX? Why naming matters Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Retail Design Blog
House of Olives by ARHINGinženjering House of Olives is a building intended for the Association of Olive Growers of Montenegro as an...
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House of Olives is a building intended for the Association of Olive Growers of Montenegro as an administrative and educational...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Don’t Forget the Meta Theme-Color Tag Ever used a website where you toggle from light mode to dark mode and the web site changes but the...
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Ever used a website where you toggle from light mode to dark mode and the web site changes but the chrome around the browser doesn’t? To illustrate, take a look at this capture of my blog on an iPhone. When you toggle the theme from light to dark, note how the website turns white...
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Tinner Bros. Whisky Co. by Buddy Creative This brand creation for Southwestern Distillery is born from the legend of two nineteenth century...
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This brand creation for Southwestern Distillery is born from the legend of two nineteenth century Cornish brothers who spent all...
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RWE Offices by JLL “The Flow” office space in Seoul by JLL merges energy-inspired design motifs, modern-industrial...
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“The Flow” office space in Seoul by JLL merges energy-inspired design motifs, modern-industrial elements, and Korean sustainability features, prioritizing employee...
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SISO Yoga studio by molae There’s no denying, yoga has permeated the lifestyle of urbanites across the planet, including those...
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There’s no denying, yoga has permeated the lifestyle of urbanites across the planet, including those living in Seoul. The city’s...
Retail Design Blog
ThiLa Bistro & Café by 3fconcept A Nostalgic Touch in the Heart of Da Nang – Da Nang is a dynamic, modern city, yet it sits...
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Christopher Butler
Digital Echoes and Unquiet Minds There’s a psychological burden of digital life even heavier than distraction. When the iPhone...
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There’s a psychological burden of digital life even heavier than distraction. When the iPhone was first introduced in 2007, the notion of an “everything device” was universally celebrated. A single object that could serve as phone, camera, music player, web browser, and so...
julian.digital
The case against conversational interfaces 01 Intro Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI...
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01 Intro Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go “This is it! The next computing paradigm is here! We’ll only use natural language going forward!”. But then nothing actually changes and we...
Retail Design Blog
Hoapham Mid-Autumn Packaging Design 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival is not only an occasion for people to gather and enjoy delicious mooncakes, but...
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Mid-Autumn Festival is not only an occasion for people to gather and enjoy delicious mooncakes, but also a moment to...
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Private Client Offices by SPACE SPACE in Guildford designed a 50,000 square-foot office with a focus on sustainability, featuring a...
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SPACE in Guildford designed a 50,000 square-foot office with a focus on sustainability, featuring a striking atrium, collaborative spaces, and...
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LOEWE store Last week, Spanish luxury brand LOEWE inaugurated a new second boutique in Indonesia‘s bustling...
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Last week, Spanish luxury brand LOEWE inaugurated a new second boutique in Indonesia‘s bustling capital Jakarta. Following an outpost at...
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Espacio Cafetero by MCH Estudio A coffee project in Chihuahua, Mexico blends history with modernity, preserving original...
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A coffee project in Chihuahua, Mexico blends history with modernity, preserving original architectural elements while offering an immersive experience that...
Product Identity
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Jim Nielsen’s Blog
The Value of Experience Adam Silver has an article titled “Do you trust design advice from ChatGPT?” wherein he prompted the...
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Adam Silver has an article titled “Do you trust design advice from ChatGPT?” wherein he prompted the LLM: How do you add hint text to radio buttons? It gave various suggestions, each of which Adam breaks down. Here’s an an example response from ChatGPT: If you want the hint to...
Fatih Arslan
I was wrong about AI Coding I'm mostly anti-AI person since the AI hype started years ago. However with time I realized that I...
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I'm mostly anti-AI person since the AI hype started years ago. However with time I realized that I misjudged AI Coding — Here’s Why.
Retail Design Blog
TATER TRADER Diner Bar Jakarta, Indonesia – EVONIL Architecture Indonesia Design & Build by EVONIL Architecture Indonesia
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Graper Wine design by Keey Concept Spanish wine, created in 1996, is designed to enhance cocktail experiences. The product line...
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Concept Spanish wine, created in 1996, is designed to enhance cocktail experiences. The product line includes four distinct wines, each...
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Robert Half Offices by IA Interior Architects IA Interior Architects designed a 65,000-square-foot corporate office relocation for Robert Half in...
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IA Interior Architects designed a 65,000-square-foot corporate office relocation for Robert Half in San Ramon, reflecting the organization’s values through...
Retail Design Blog
Coscia Guangzhou Concept Store by All Design Studio Located in the heart of Guangzhou Tower, COSCIA Guangzhou Tower Boutique is a high-end fashion...
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Located in the heart of Guangzhou Tower, COSCIA Guangzhou Tower Boutique is a high-end fashion buyer’s store that blends Italian...
Retail Design Blog
Rosewood Miyakojima hotel by Piet Boon Few people know of Japan‘s sunny sub-tropical side, let alone the Ryukyu Islands, which stretch from...
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Few people know of Japan‘s sunny sub-tropical side, let alone the Ryukyu Islands, which stretch from Kyushu all the way...
Ryan Mulligan
Blog Questions Challenge Hey there. It has been a minute since my last post. I was semi-recently tagged by Zach Leatherman to...
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Hey there. It has been a minute since my last post. I was semi-recently tagged by Zach Leatherman to (optionally) participate in this year's Blog Questions Challenge. I had planned on doing it then. But life really hit hard as we entered this year and it has not let up. Energy...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Book Notes: “The Order of Time” by Carlo Rovelli I recently finished Carlo Rovelli’s book “The Order of Time” and, of course, had a few web-adjacent...
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I recently finished Carlo Rovelli’s book “The Order of Time” and, of course, had a few web-adjacent thoughts come to mind. Who says lessons from physics can’t be applied to making software? (I know, nobody is actually dying on that hill.) A Weakness of Being Data-Driven Being...
Retail Design Blog
Nuestros Nombres Mezcal by TORO PINTO The land spoke to us; it spoke our language. We are, and always will be, a part of it. It...
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LVMH SSEA Offices by The GoodGrids Studio The GoodGrids Studio transformed LVMH’s office in Singapore with a focus on maximizing natural...
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The GoodGrids Studio transformed LVMH’s office in Singapore with a focus on maximizing natural light, introducing new discussion spaces, and...
Retail Design Blog
KITH flagship store Indeed, KITH is betting big on the Land of the Rising Sun. Following the arrival of a flagship store...
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Indeed, KITH is betting big on the Land of the Rising Sun. Following the arrival of a flagship store in...
UX Collective
Cracking the code of vibe coding Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Retail Design Blog
JM Café by B.L.U.E Architecture Studio The project is located in the old city zone of Xicheng District, Beijing, adjacent to the west side...
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Jim Nielsen’s Blog
A Few Thoughts on Customizable Form Controls Web developers have been waiting years for traction in styling HTML form controls. Is it possible...
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Web developers have been waiting years for traction in styling HTML form controls. Is it possible the day has come? Here’s Jen Simmons on Mastodon: My team is working on a solution — you’ll apply appearance: base and switch to a new interoperable, consistent controls with easy to...
Retail Design Blog
WGV Customer Service Center Based on a comprehensive usage analysis and the principles of WGV, DIA Dittel Architekten are...
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Based on a comprehensive usage analysis and the principles of WGV, DIA Dittel Architekten are realizing the insurer’s future-oriented customer...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Proving Binaries Heydon Pickering has an intriguing video dealing with the question: “Why is everything binary?” The...
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Heydon Pickering has an intriguing video dealing with the question: “Why is everything binary?” The gist of the video, to me, distills to this insight: The idea that [everything] belongs to one of two archetypes is seductive in its simplicity, so we base everything that we do and...
Retail Design Blog
Heni Herbáriuma plant relief packaging by Corvin Art School Heni Herbáriuma specializes in delicate yet vivid flower arrangements, bouquets and ceramic reliefs...
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Heni Herbáriuma specializes in delicate yet vivid flower arrangements, bouquets and ceramic reliefs made with plant prints. Their motto, “Just...
Retail Design Blog
Viva La Vika x CHOUX store by Elena Lokastova Both Viva La Vika, a jewellery brand, and womenswear brand CHOUX are run by Ukrainian-born...
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Both Viva La Vika, a jewellery brand, and womenswear brand CHOUX are run by Ukrainian-born entrepreneur Viktoria Moldavskaya. The two...
Retail Design Blog
Flexport offices by UNION Flexport’s Shanghai office by UNION Architects creatively reflects the vibrant company culture,...
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Flexport’s Shanghai office by UNION Architects creatively reflects the vibrant company culture, integrating shipping-inspired design elements, dynamic spaces for gatherings,...
Retail Design Blog
Veron the Shop by IOG Arhitectura Veron The Shop is located in a former garage of a central building owned by the clients’ family...
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Veron The Shop is located in a former garage of a central building owned by the clients’ family since its...
Retail Design Blog
METIC Lounge by ADS As night falls, Metic Bar in Shanghai’s Putuo District stands out from the ordinary. All Design...
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As night falls, Metic Bar in Shanghai’s Putuo District stands out from the ordinary. All Design Studio (ADS) transforms the...
Scott Jenson
Design for a Small Planet Back in 1971, “Diet for a Small Planet” by Frances Moore Lappé made it clear the costs of eating...
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Back in 1971, “Diet for a Small Planet” by Frances Moore Lappé made it clear the costs of eating meat were far greater than we had assumed. If we wanted the planet to thrive, we needed to shift to a more resource-efficient way to eat. UX Design is going through its own “you cost...
Retail Design Blog
Laconicum’s Museum of Everyday Pleasures Laconicum, the renowned online cosmetics store, recently took a new step into the physical world...
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Laconicum, the renowned online cosmetics store, recently took a new step into the physical world with its first pop-up: ‘The...
Retail Design Blog
Banshan Pine Forest Open Pine Nut by UEAGLE The fragrance of pine nuts contains the good mountains, waters and air of Changbai Mountain. It is...
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Dior flagship store by Peter Marino Iconic French fashion house Dior has had a standalone store in Vienna since 2014, but now, little...
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Iconic French fashion house Dior has had a standalone store in Vienna since 2014, but now, little over a decade,...
Retail Design Blog
Confidential Global Insurance Company Offices by Conexus Studio Conexus Studio revamped a global insurance company’s office with a modern touch, blending...
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Conexus Studio revamped a global insurance company’s office with a modern touch, blending functionality with hospitality through strategic design choices,...
Retail Design Blog
The Royal Hotel by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects The Royal Hotel, in Canada’s historic town of Picton, Prince Edward County (PEC), Ontario,...
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The Royal Hotel, in Canada’s historic town of Picton, Prince Edward County (PEC), Ontario, reimagines a landmark Victorian hotel and...
UX Collective
Our human habit of anthropomorphizing everything Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Ecosystems vs. Artifacts: Don’t Break the Web Here’s Gordon Brander in an article titled “Don't fork the ecosystem”: Most of our software has been...
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Here’s Gordon Brander in an article titled “Don't fork the ecosystem”: Most of our software has been shaped by chance decisions made in haste by people who could not have predicted how the system would end up being used today. And if we could rebuild those systems today, knowing...
Retail Design Blog
Vigdis Rosenkilde by Fibra Branding Vigdis Rosenkilde is a Norwegian fine chocolate brand using cacao from the Peruvian Amazon. Its...
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Vigdis Rosenkilde is a Norwegian fine chocolate brand using cacao from the Peruvian Amazon. Its rebranding aimed for greater visual...
Retail Design Blog
AstraZeneca Offices by İkibiniki İkibiniki‘s AstraZeneca office in Istanbul’s Levent district features a modern design emphasizing...
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İkibiniki‘s AstraZeneca office in Istanbul’s Levent district features a modern design emphasizing Activity-Based Working, user experience, sustainability, and inclusivity through...
Retail Design Blog
BREWTOWN by AIM Architecture Ancient Rome indulged in gladiator games at the Colosseum, and as of late, the modern boomtown of...
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Ancient Rome indulged in gladiator games at the Colosseum, and as of late, the modern boomtown of Shenzhen finds entertainment...
Retail Design Blog
Hair Salon 1975 by FATHOM This is a project to convert a property with a poor approach into a men’s salon on the third...
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Christopher Butler
No Orphans to Ambition Back in 2012 when my first (and only) book was published, a friend reacted by exclaiming, “You wrote...
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Back in 2012 when my first (and only) book was published, a friend reacted by exclaiming, “You wrote a book?!?” and then added, “oh yeah…you don’t have kids.” I was put off by that statement. I played it cool, but my unspoken reaction was, “Since when is having kids or not the...
Retail Design Blog
Prologis Silicon Valley Offices by RMW The Silicon Valley office design integrates the landscape, culture, and user group’s needs, blending...
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The Silicon Valley office design integrates the landscape, culture, and user group’s needs, blending colors and architectural elements to mimic...
Retail Design Blog
“N” for Natário by MPFXDESIGN This is the image of a Portuguese wine from the Douro Demarcated Region, from the vineyards planted...
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This is the image of a Portuguese wine from the Douro Demarcated Region, from the vineyards planted at Quinta Encostas...
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Springhill Suites Hotel Ponderay by STUDIO a28 The new Springhill Suites Hotel in Ponderay, Idaho features luxurious amenities, Scandinavian design...
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The new Springhill Suites Hotel in Ponderay, Idaho features luxurious amenities, Scandinavian design with rustic touches, spacious rooms, an on-site...
Retail Design Blog
Sijul Restaurant by design CHOU Changes in seasons come slowly. You can measure the color of the landscape, the direction in which...
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Changes in seasons come slowly. You can measure the color of the landscape, the direction in which the wind blows,...
Retail Design Blog
Find Tea by BXL Packaging Design “Find Tea” tea packaging design Design idea: This style originated from the United States in the...
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“Find Tea” tea packaging design Design idea: This style originated from the United States in the mid-20th century, with practical...
Retail Design Blog
ESET Offices by Conexus Studio Conexus Studio collaborated with ESET to design and build their futuristic APAC Cybersecurity Centre...
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Conexus Studio collaborated with ESET to design and build their futuristic APAC Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence in Singapore, prioritizing sleek...
Retail Design Blog
TWO THIRDS café by CAR As we’ve hinted before, Jakarta has quietly hopped on the bandwagon of the good life for quite some...
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As we’ve hinted before, Jakarta has quietly hopped on the bandwagon of the good life for quite some time now,...
Retail Design Blog
Ergon Bakehouse by Urban Soul Project Ergon Bakehouse offers a unique experience celebrating the art of baking and hospitality in the...
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Ergon Bakehouse offers a unique experience celebrating the art of baking and hospitality in the heart of Athens, housed in...
UX Collective
Office politics: the skill they never taught us Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Christopher Butler
From Pascal's Empty Room to Our Full Screens On the Ambient Entertainment Industrial Complex “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s...
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On the Ambient Entertainment Industrial Complex “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Pascal’s observation from the 17th century feels less like historical philosophy and more like a diagnosis of our current condition. The...
Retail Design Blog
CMC Korea by Instory Creative CMC is one of the largest technology corporations in Vietnam. In the process of going global, CMC...
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CMC is one of the largest technology corporations in Vietnam. In the process of going global, CMC opened a branch...
Retail Design Blog
Old National Bank Offices by Parallel Design Group Parallel Design Group‘s project for Old National Bank in Indianapolis skillfully blends traditional...
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Parallel Design Group‘s project for Old National Bank in Indianapolis skillfully blends traditional legacy with modern vision through carefully integrated...
Retail Design Blog
Onitsuka Tiger store by Studio Dini Cataldi Following Milan and London, Japanese sneaker brand Onitsuka Tiger has inaugurated a third European...
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Following Milan and London, Japanese sneaker brand Onitsuka Tiger has inaugurated a third European flagship store in Barcelona. Nestled on...
Retail Design Blog
Yongsan Francoreen HQ by JYA-RCHITECTS This project involves the major renovation of an old, deteriorated house into a space that serves as...
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This project involves the major renovation of an old, deteriorated house into a space that serves as a resale shop,...
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Wristcheck Wynn Macau Wristcheck, a world-renowned watch collection platform, is committed to integrating e-commerce,...
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Wristcheck, a world-renowned watch collection platform, is committed to integrating e-commerce, brick-and-mortar retail, and the promotion of top-quality watches. A...
Retail Design Blog
% ARABICA café by Nguyen Khai Architects & Associates Hong Kong may already have a large number of design-led % ARABICA coffee parlours, but the company...
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ADDITIVE headquarters by NOA For the new interior design project conceived for ADDITIVE’s headquarters in Bolzano, NOA has...
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For the new interior design project conceived for ADDITIVE’s headquarters in Bolzano, NOA has developed a concept inspired by spatial...
Retail Design Blog
Farina by Hollóka Graphic Design Studio For the pasta of the brand Farina, instead of traditional plastic bags, I designed recyclable paper...
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For the pasta of the brand Farina, instead of traditional plastic bags, I designed recyclable paper boxes. When creating the...
Retail Design Blog
Parinee I Lobby by Studio Symbiosis The Parinee I Tower Lobby in Andheri West, Mumbai, presents a harmonious fusion of exterior...
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The Parinee I Tower Lobby in Andheri West, Mumbai, presents a harmonious fusion of exterior architecture and interior design. The...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Building WebSites With LLMS And by LLMS I mean: (L)ots of (L)ittle ht(M)l page(S). I recently shipped some updates to my blog....
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And by LLMS I mean: (L)ots of (L)ittle ht(M)l page(S). I recently shipped some updates to my blog. Through the design/development process, I had some insights which made me question my knee-jerk reaction to building pieces of a page as JS-powered interactions on top of the...
Retail Design Blog
Light and airy coffee house in the Astana Alexandra Pyzhik is an interior designer from Astana, co-founder of the design studio “A-Studio”,...
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Alexandra Pyzhik is an interior designer from Astana, co-founder of the design studio “A-Studio”, organized in 2009. Alexandra’s main specialization...
Retail Design Blog
Cultural Area “Hahnekiez” DIA has renovated and converted the former Auerhahn brewery in Schlitz near Fulda (Hessen), giving...
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DIA has renovated and converted the former Auerhahn brewery in Schlitz near Fulda (Hessen), giving it a new lease of...
Retail Design Blog
Rooto by Better Than Sunday Rooto is a vibrant dog food brand that brings joy, energy, and nourishment to every bowl. Made with...
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Rooto is a vibrant dog food brand that brings joy, energy, and nourishment to every bowl. Made with high-quality, wholesome...
UX Collective
UX, how can I trust you? Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Retail Design Blog
Avizva Solutions Offices by Designforth Interiors Designforth Interiors created a functional and flexible office space in Indore for Avizva, focusing...
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Designforth Interiors created a functional and flexible office space in Indore for Avizva, focusing on spatial optimization, collaboration, and cultural...
Retail Design Blog
Glass Star store by RVMN Situated a one-hour car drive south from Seoul, the city of Cheonan may be much smaller, but it’s an...
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Situated a one-hour car drive south from Seoul, the city of Cheonan may be much smaller, but it’s an important...
Retail Design Blog
Pinewood International School-Anatolia College by A.N. Tombazis & Associates Architects + Micromega... Pinewood School in Anatolia Campus: blending contextual design and vibrant aesthetics into an...
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Melissa Penfold
HAVE YOU PREORDERED YOUR COPY OF MELISSA’S NEW BOOK YET? In her best-selling book, Living Well By Design, Melissa Penfold addressed the basics of interior...
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In her best-selling book, Living Well By Design, Melissa Penfold addressed the basics of interior decorating.  Now she turns her attention to demonstrating what a powerful force design can be in boosting our physical and emotional well-being in her newest book, ‘Natural Living By...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
AX, DX, UX Matt Biilman, CEO of Netlify, published an interesting piece called “Introducing AX: Why Agent...
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Matt Biilman, CEO of Netlify, published an interesting piece called “Introducing AX: Why Agent Experience Matters” where he argues the coming importance of a new “X” (experience) in software: the agent experience, meaning the experience your users’ AI agents will have as...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Can You Get Better Doing a Bad Job? Rick Rubin has an interview with Woody Harrelson on his podcast Tetragrammaton. Right at the...
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Rick Rubin has an interview with Woody Harrelson on his podcast Tetragrammaton. Right at the beginning Woody talks about his experience acting and how he’s had roles that did’t turn out very well. He says sometimes he comes away from those experiences feeling dirty, like “I never...
Christopher Butler
What We Owe to Artificial Minds Rethinking AI through mind-body dualism, parenthood, and unanswerable existential questions. I...
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Rethinking AI through mind-body dualism, parenthood, and unanswerable existential questions. I remember hearing my daughter’s heartbeat for the first time during a prenatal sonogram. Until that moment, I had intellectually understood that we were creating a new life, but...
Product Identity
A home for niche design Now accepting pre-orders from a brand new website
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Retail Design Blog
Blind Preacher by Watermark Design Watermark’s latest whiskey packaging project is deeply rooted in the history and beauty of the...
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Watermark’s latest whiskey packaging project is deeply rooted in the history and beauty of the Virginia Foothills. This design is...
Retail Design Blog
Vin Foods Offices by Squelette Design Squelette Design created a corporate office for Vin Foods in Ahmedabad, named ‘Grain & Greens,’...
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Squelette Design created a corporate office for Vin Foods in Ahmedabad, named ‘Grain & Greens,’ blending functionality with understated elegance...
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Casa LOEWE Spanish fashion house LOEWE has had a boutique at Jing’an Kerry Centre in Shanghai since 2013, but...
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Spanish fashion house LOEWE has had a boutique at Jing’an Kerry Centre in Shanghai since 2013, but has dramatically upgraded...
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Andy Jiang over on the Deno blog writes “If you're not using npm specifiers, you're doing it wrong”: During the early days of Deno, we recommended importing npm packages via HTTP with transpile services such as esm.sh and unpkg.com. However, there are limitations to importing npm...
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The multi-brand professional cosmetics showroom is located in the basement of an early 20th-century building in the Kyiv historical center....
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RD&A designed Cato Networks’ innovative Tel Aviv headquarters with a focus on balance and connectivity, featuring a flowing ribbon design...
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Let’s say you make a UI to gather some user feedback. Nothing complicated. Just a thumbs up/down widget. It starts out neutral, but when the user clicks up or down, you highlight what they clicked an de-emphasize/disable the other (so it requires an explicit toggle to change your...
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Taking notes, in my opinion, is the best thing one can do for themselves. Writing is a form of thinking, and writing manually, in an analog manner, elevates the process. It has a positive impact on your well-being. It’s akin to working out for hours and then returning
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Long cedar counters wrap around Umedacho Community Centre, a public hall by Kyoto studio OHArchitecture in Japan where people can...
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The DSK office in Sofia epitomizes the future of workplace design, blending functionality with elegant aesthetics. Located in Bulgaria’s bustling...
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Among the predictions in the annual decor trend report: Sprawling sectional sofas will yield to tidier seating, pastel hues to rich earthy shades. Oh, and…make way for murals. There will be a greater sense of playfulness and a push towards individualism. Limited budgets and a...
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I’ve been working on a transition to using light-dark() function in CSS. What this boils down to is, rather than CSS that looks like this: :root { color-scheme: light; --text: #000; } @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { :root { color-scheme: dark; --text: #fff; ...
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A dynamic and playful design for Mistplay, growing technology company, in Montreal’s downtown featuring collaboration spaces, a video game lounge,...
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New York studio Rockwell Group has put a fresh spin on the city’s only revolving restaurant, renovating the interiors with...
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Electric car manufacturer NIO’s flagship location in Europe occupies a seven-storey building on Amsterdam’s Keizersgracht originally built in the late...
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UChicago Medicine Crown Point is one of the nation’s newest multispecialty care centers. This innovative, free-standing micro-hospital is filling a...
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Project overview At Move Architects, we believe in creating spaces that transcend functionality to spark creativity, collaboration, and connection. When...
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Christopher Butler
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Check out the light in my office right now 🤩 . AI effectively, but to understand how it fits into the larger patterns of human creativity and purpose. That’s a good thing — designers are good observers. No matter what the tech, we notice patterns we notice the lack of...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
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So here I am playing with CSS view transitions (again). I’ve got Dave Rupert’s post open in one tab, which serves as my recurring reference for the question, “How do you get these things to work again?” I’ve followed Dave’s instructions for transitioning the page generally and am...
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Bloom Bright is a packaging design for Tualang Honey, celebrating its unique medicinal and beauty benefits. The name “Bloom Bright”...
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Our team was entrusted with transforming this office into a modern, efficient environment that reflects Ascent’s dynamic and forward-thinking ethos....
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American design brand Knoll has opened a new flagship showroom on New York’s Park Avenue, where metal mesh curtains serve...
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A Modern Industrial-Style Coffee Shop and Office Redefining Functional Aesthetics Design...
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Factory HQ
A Modern Industrial-Style Coffee Shop and Office Redefining Functional Aesthetics Design Concept
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We will never agree about AI until we agree about what it means to live a good life. Current debates* about artificial intelligence circle endlessly around questions of capability, economic impact, and resource allocation – not to mention language. Is AI truly useful? What...
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International pharmaceutical company offices by Stoked Associates Stoked Associates redefines workplace design with a human-centric approach, blending local graphics,...
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Stoked Associates redefines workplace design with a human-centric approach, blending local graphics, biophilic elements, and smart solutions to create a...
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Matyáš Chochola’s The Virtues and Vices of Our Time installation merges historical allegory with technology to reimagine the timeless duality...
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Intro For the store, the brand chose a building dating back to 1870 – A. S. Khomyakov’s profitable house at...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
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I’m currently looking to add a search feature to my blog. It’s a client-side approach, which means I was planning on using my favorite progressive-enhancement technique for client-side only search: you point a search form at Google, scope the results to your site, then use...
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The packaging design for Vita-Care vitamin tablets was developed with the aim of attracting more attention from the target audience....
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Matching the world-class dynamism at the heart of its culture and vision is Banking Circle’s impressive new location at 68...
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Curly Cube by People’s Architecture Office Juxtaposing organic tensile forms with a geometric silhouette, Curly Cube by People’s Architecture...
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Juxtaposing organic tensile forms with a geometric silhouette, Curly Cube by People’s Architecture Office (PAO) reactivates Shanghai’s waterfront for increased...
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The Kissaten bar Founded in London a decade ago by sound engineer-turned-entrepreneur Paul Noble, Spiritland is a...
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Founded in London a decade ago by sound engineer-turned-entrepreneur Paul Noble, Spiritland is a multi-faceted endeavour comprising a listening café,...
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CBRE’s Oak Brook office exemplifies the “Future of Work” space standards through dynamic design, unassigned seating, advanced technology, and a...
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OZBE is a new café brand occupying four floors that offers premium fruits and serves them by directly juicing or...
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The Productive Void What enabled us to create AI is the very thing it has the power to erase. I still have dozens...
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What enabled us to create AI is the very thing it has the power to erase. I still have dozens of sketchbooks, many filled with ideas for logos, layouts, and other designs. These pages don’t just capture fully realized images, albeit sketches. They capture an entire process...
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When people think of haptics, they usually think of typing on mobile keyboards or tapping on trackpads. While impressive, these are fairly limited uses of haptics, both attempting to recreate a simple “click.” These are one-shot user events that don’t respond dynamically to the...
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EMKA store EMKA Store in Salaris is a unique project by Sinitsa Bureau, spanning 250 m². The concept emerged...
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EMKA Store in Salaris is a unique project by Sinitsa Bureau, spanning 250 m². The concept emerged from a deep...
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Luxury furniture store Trio-Interior In the heart of Moscow, on Kutuzovsky Prospekt near the Badaevsky residential complex, a new TRIO...
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In the heart of Moscow, on Kutuzovsky Prospekt near the Badaevsky residential complex, a new TRIO salon has opened —...
Christopher Butler
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There will be no monoculture of human-computer interaction. Every day I see a new thinkpiece on “the post-screen future” or “UI-less design” or “the end of the click.” I even used to write things like that. But that’s because I had less experience with human-computer...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
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Hidde de Vries gave a great talked titled “Creativity cannot be computed” (you can checkout the slides or watch the video). In his slides he has lots of bullet points that attempt to define what art is, and then in the talk he spends time covering each one. Here’s a sampling of...
Retail Design Blog
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The Better Chip packaging design pays homage to the ancient tale of the Rabbit on the Moon, reimagining the round...
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DataVolt Offices by JTCPL Designs JTCPL Designs unveiled a sustainable interior design project for DataVolt in Mumbai, inspired by the...
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JTCPL Designs unveiled a sustainable interior design project for DataVolt in Mumbai, inspired by the Silk Route and featuring a...
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When Fondazione Prada was inaugurated almost a decade ago, it was evident that its glorious presence – indeed, we’re referencing...
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Surrounded by many commercial towers and office buildings, this % arabica store boasts its prime position as the heart of...
Christopher Butler
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When quantum computing breaks everything. You probably know someone who still keeps essential passwords scrawled on a post-it note stuck someplace. And you’ve probably urged them to set up a password manager and shred the note for God’s sake! But what if they’re on to...
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Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Software Pliability Quoting myself from former days on Twitter: Businesses have a mental model of what they...
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Quoting myself from former days on Twitter: Businesses have a mental model of what they do. Businesses build software to help them do it—a concrete manifestation of their mental model. A gap always exists between these two. What makes a great software business is their ability to...
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Le GRAND CLOSET de PARIGOT / MAN by Wonderwall PARIGOT, a fashion boutique that has primarily focused on women’s wear in the Tokyo metropolitan...
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PARIGOT, a fashion boutique that has primarily focused on women’s wear in the Tokyo metropolitan area, has opened its first...
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Hendy‘s design for Fuscoe Engineering’s Irvine headquarters reflects its employee-owned culture with innovation and sustainability, featuring natural elements, ergonomic furniture,...
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A SURNAME store by Studio Profile Garden Situated in Shenzhen Bay, this design abstractly reimagines a traditional Chinese garden,...
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Garden Situated in Shenzhen Bay, this design abstractly reimagines a traditional Chinese garden, transforming aspects of it into a spatial...
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Keep Memories by Gianvito Turi Keep Memories is a limited edition packaging project for the extra virgin olive oil from the Mimì...
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Keep Memories is a limited edition packaging project for the extra virgin olive oil from the Mimì mill. The illustrations...
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Ashan Yemek Offices by Gönye Design Gönye Design created a productive and enjoyable office space in Istanbul, prioritizing comfort,...
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Gönye Design created a productive and enjoyable office space in Istanbul, prioritizing comfort, natural light, strategic space use, a sophisticated...
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PIMS café by KIDZ PIMS is a tea salon inspired by China‘s contemporary tea-based drink craze. Founded in 2019 by...
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PIMS is a tea salon inspired by China‘s contemporary tea-based drink craze. Founded in 2019 by entrepreneurs Artur Shusteriovas and...
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The theme of personal sensibility at Chaoreum Hair reflects a new approach to beauty salons, moving beyond traditional models to...
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Gorilla Bites by Mostafa Abdelmawla “Gorilla Bites” is a personal passion project—an imaginative chocolate brand with a bold,...
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“Gorilla Bites” is a personal passion project—an imaginative chocolate brand with a bold, adventurous twist! The Legend of Gorilla Bites:...
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This is a renovation of a 130-year-old traditional house in the historical streetscape of a regional city. The client uses...
Christopher Butler
The Internet Can't Discover: A Case for New Technologies The internet reflects us. But new technologies must explore the world beyond. We’ve spent more...
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The internet reflects us. But new technologies must explore the world beyond. We’ve spent more than two generations and trillions of dollars building the internet. It is, arguably, humanity’s most ambitious technological project. And yet, for all its power to process and...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Blown Away By the Unexpected A friend gave me a copy of the book “Perfect Wave” by Dave Hickey. I’ve been slowly reading through...
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A friend gave me a copy of the book “Perfect Wave” by Dave Hickey. I’ve been slowly reading through each essay and highlighting parts with my red pencil. When I got to the chapter “Cool on Cool”, this passage stood out. I want to write it down and share it: there was this...
Retail Design Blog
A Workplace in Perpetual Beta: A Design that Adapts, Inspires, and Evolves In the heart of Bengaluru, a global asset management leader envisioned more than just a workspace—it...
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Christopher Butler
AI is here. I'm doing Office Hours. Here’s why: I think we need a safe, private place to talk about what AI means for design, and...
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Here’s why: I think we need a safe, private place to talk about what AI means for design, and more broadly, the future of work. AI looms as a double-layered threat. We are right to wonder, will AI take my job? But also, we worry that talking openly about our concerns and...
Retail Design Blog
Prime Foods by W Design Bureau Prime Foods is a premium brand of high-quality marbled beef, utilizing a unique approach to...
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Prime Foods is a premium brand of high-quality marbled beef, utilizing a unique approach to fattening and raising animals in...
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KHAITE store by Griffin Frazen Almost a year after opening up shop in SoHo, women’s fashion brand KHAITE has opened a second retail...
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Tan-Mok-Won is located on the site of a 2013 fire in Ulsan, South Korea. Such history defines the site’s locality,...
Christopher Butler
The Interface Is Always There There’s no such thing as UI-less anything. If it’s not one of your five senses, it’s an...
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There’s no such thing as UI-less anything. If it’s not one of your five senses, it’s an interface. This might seem like a bold claim in an era obsessed with “invisible” and “UI-less” design, but consider what an interface actually is: any mediating layer between you and...
The DESK Magazine
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As always, if you missed last weeks email, its now on my blog. Last week I shared my big bucket list "Designs of my Dreams" with you. Feel free to forward this article to friends or colleagues if you like, its now open to everyone to read. Designs
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
UI Pace Layers Jeremy Keith, Chris Coyier, and others (see Jeremy’s post) have written about the idea of “pace...
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Jeremy Keith, Chris Coyier, and others (see Jeremy’s post) have written about the idea of “pace layers” and now I’m going to take a stab at applying it to user interface primitives. First, let’s start with a line of reasoning: Common user interface controls — such as checkboxes...
Christopher Butler
Ten Books About AI Written Before the Year 2000 This by no means a definitive list, so don’t @ me! AI is an inescapable subject. There’s obviously...
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This by no means a definitive list, so don’t @ me! AI is an inescapable subject. There’s obviously an incredible headwind behind the computing progress of the last handful of years — not to mention the usual avarice — but there has also been nearly a century of thought put...
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Christopher Butler
From Pages to Scenes The Evolution of Digital Space The metaphors we use to describe digital spaces shape how we...
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The Evolution of Digital Space The metaphors we use to describe digital spaces shape how we design them. When we moved from “pages” to “screens,” we were acknowledging a shift from static information to dynamic display. But even “screen” feels increasingly inadequate for...
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The Zettelkasten note taking methodology. My thoughts about the Zettelkasten (Slip box) note taking methodology invented by the German...
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My thoughts about the Zettelkasten (Slip box) note taking methodology invented by the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann.
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DJI flagship store by Various Associates Chinese interior studio Various Associates has completed an irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store...
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Chinese interior studio Various Associates has completed an irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for drone brand DJI in Shenzhen, China. Located...
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CHOUX store by Elena Lokastova Ukrainian-born entrepreneur Viktoria Moldavskaya knows a thing or two about fashion, managing both a...
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Ukrainian-born entrepreneur Viktoria Moldavskaya knows a thing or two about fashion, managing both a jewellery brand – whose new boutique...
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KEPCO Community Lounge by STUDIO I’ll When I first visited the site, I felt overwhelmed. The entrance from the parking lot was elevated,...
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When I first visited the site, I felt overwhelmed. The entrance from the parking lot was elevated, exposing the interior,...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Notes on Google Search Now Requiring JavaScript John Gruber has a post about how Google’s search results now require JavaScript[1]. Why? Here’s...
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John Gruber has a post about how Google’s search results now require JavaScript[1]. Why? Here’s Google: the change is intended to “better protect” Google Search against malicious activity, such as bots and spam Lol, the irony. Let’s turn to JavaScript for protection, as if the...
Retail Design Blog
Kedrovka cedar milk by Maria Korneva Kedrovka is a brand of plant-based milk crafted for those who care about their health, value natural...
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Kedrovka is a brand of plant-based milk crafted for those who care about their health, value natural ingredients, and seek...
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Gram Games office by Park Studio Park Studio collaborated with Üçadam to design Gram Games’ Istanbul office, incorporating industrial...
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Park Studio collaborated with Üçadam to design Gram Games’ Istanbul office, incorporating industrial elements like brick walls and wooden accents...
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MAAP LaB Taipei by Clare Cousins Architects Australian cycling wear brand MAAP continues its global retail expansion and has now planted a flag...
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Australian cycling wear brand MAAP continues its global retail expansion and has now planted a flag in leafy Da’an area...
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Hana Bank by Indiesalon While a bank is a space with a clear purpose, the gap in waiting that is in the process often...
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Christopher Butler
The Empty Hours AI promises to automate both work and leisure. What will we do then? In 2005, I lived high up...
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AI promises to automate both work and leisure. What will we do then? In 2005, I lived high up on a hill in Penang, from where I could literally watch the tech industry reshape the island and the nearby mainland. The common wisdom then was that automation would soon empty the...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Missed Connections Let me tell you about one of the best feelings. You have a problem. You bang your head on it for a...
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Let me tell you about one of the best feelings. You have a problem. You bang your head on it for a while. Through the banging, you formulate a string of keywords describing the problem. You put those words into a search engine. You land on a forum or a blog post and read someone...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
HTML Minification for Static Sites This is a note to my future self, as I’ve setup HTML minification on a few different projects and...
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This is a note to my future self, as I’ve setup HTML minification on a few different projects and each time I ask myself, “How did I do that again?” So here’s your guide, future Jim (and anyone else on the internet who finds this). I use html-minifier to minifiy HTML files...
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AMOUAGE opens a new flagship in the historic heart of the Zhang Yuan landmark in Shanghai, China Amouage, the Omani House of High Perfumery, expands its global presence with its first Asian...
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Hunkemöller new retail concept Complete store transformation in 10 weeks. A new era begins for Hunkemöller with the introduction of...
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Complete store transformation in 10 weeks. A new era begins for Hunkemöller with the introduction of their innovative retail concept—and...
Christopher Butler
The Testing Trap Meaningful design decisions flow from clear intent, not from data. “We don’t know what people...
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Meaningful design decisions flow from clear intent, not from data. “We don’t know what people want. We don’t even know what they do.” This confession — which so many clients never truly say but should — drives an almost compulsive need for testing and validation. Heat...
The DESK Magazine
Designs of my dreams — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №256 Many new subscribers joined over the last week, welcome everyone to DESK (: In case you missed it:...
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Many new subscribers joined over the last week, welcome everyone to DESK (: In case you missed it: In my last essay I wrote about why we are taking steps backward in a world that keeps moving forward. From vintage Instagram filters to the resurgence of vinyl records, there's
Christopher Butler
Digital Reality Digital Shock Growing Up at the Dawn of Cyberspace For those of us born around 1980, William Gibson’s...
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Growing Up at the Dawn of Cyberspace For those of us born around 1980, William Gibson’s Neuromancer might be the most prophetic novel we never read as teenagers. Published in 1984, it predicted the digital world we would inherit: a reality where human consciousness extends...
Fatih Arslan
My first lighting design: Block Lamp After designing a few gadget-related projects, I decided to take on a new challenge: designing a...
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After designing a few gadget-related projects, I decided to take on a new challenge: designing a lightning from scratch. Lightning is an area of fascination for me. I have an ongoing draft post about the various designer lamps in my home that I plan to publish soon. In the...
Retail Design Blog
Nanobébé Offices by Switchup Switchup designed Nanobébé’s office with a focus on simplicity, natural light, and glass dividers,...
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Switchup designed Nanobébé’s office with a focus on simplicity, natural light, and glass dividers, creating a modern, collaborative space that...
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Dog & Spoon by Arobase Creative Challenge Dog & Spoon are a Derbyshire based distillery that have been producing incredible spirits...
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Challenge Dog & Spoon are a Derbyshire based distillery that have been producing incredible spirits for many years, but they...
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Stone Island store by OMA It’s Paris Men’s Fashion Week, and the French capital is abuzz with hotly anticipated fashion...
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It’s Paris Men’s Fashion Week, and the French capital is abuzz with hotly anticipated fashion frenzy, hosting catwalk shows, trade...
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Genesis office by ZIKZAK Architects According to the client, each employee of the company is in the process of continuous rapid...
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According to the client, each employee of the company is in the process of continuous rapid development and needs to...
Christopher Butler
The Exodus A product marketing consultant with over a decade of experience is leaving to pursue art,...
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A product marketing consultant with over a decade of experience is leaving to pursue art, illustration, and poetry. Another designer, burned out on growing her business, is pivoting to focus on fitness instead. These aren’t just isolated anecdotes — they’re part of an emerging...
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Māsa Māsa is a restaurant in Riga with natural wine and local products from Latvian farmers. The clients...
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Māsa is a restaurant in Riga with natural wine and local products from Latvian farmers. The clients are a couple...
Christopher Butler
Dreams in the Machine When AI meets the unconscious… I have had dreams I will never forget. Long, vivid experiences...
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When AI meets the unconscious… I have had dreams I will never forget. Long, vivid experiences with plot twists and turns that confound the notion that dreaming is simply the reorganization of day residue. I have discovered and created new things, written essays, stories, and...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Consistency For Who? Thoughts on Overriding Basic Computing Controls A note before we start: I don’t know how much of this I believe. I’m sketching out some feelings in...
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A note before we start: I don’t know how much of this I believe. I’m sketching out some feelings in this post and thinking through whether it actually makes any sense. I’d be curious where other folks land on this. I’m not sure I totally understand this impulse we have on the...
Retail Design Blog
Hempure by Jose Manuel Vega Hempure is one of those projects that, unfortunately, didn’t come to fruition, but that deserves to...
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Hempure is one of those projects that, unfortunately, didn’t come to fruition, but that deserves to be seen and appreciated....
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Private Equity Firm Offices by LP & Co Design LP & Co Design transformed an 11,000 square-foot space in Washington DC, featuring various work...
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LP & Co Design transformed an 11,000 square-foot space in Washington DC, featuring various work areas, a café, and collaboration...
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The Manner hotel by Hannes Peer Architecture Oozing a bold cinematographic chic – think Austin Powers, but infused with sophisticated European...
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Oozing a bold cinematographic chic – think Austin Powers, but infused with sophisticated European flair – The Manner has made...
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Curvy Dining by Unknown Surface Studio A Blooming Flower in Bangkok’s Industrial Landscape. Curvy Dining, designed by Unknown Surface...
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A Blooming Flower in Bangkok’s Industrial Landscape. Curvy Dining, designed by Unknown Surface Studio, is a delicate white dining café...
Christopher Butler
Who is the internet for? SEO, Clickless Search, and the AInternet Imagine designing and building a home while its...
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SEO, Clickless Search, and the AInternet Imagine designing and building a home while its residents continued living in it. What you create is highly customized to them because you observe them living in real time and make what they need. One day, while you’re still working,...
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Alap Sardines by Rajib Bhuiyan Raja Alap Sardines by Rajib Bhuiyan Raja
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Virgin Media O2 Headquarters by Gensler As the first major office investment since its merger in 2021, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) needed a...
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As the first major office investment since its merger in 2021, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) needed a sustainable, inclusive, and...
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Marisfrolg Showroom by Zaha Hadid Architects Located at the heart of Marisfrolg Fashion Group’s Shenzhen campus, the 2,900 sq. m Marisfrolg...
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Located at the heart of Marisfrolg Fashion Group’s Shenzhen campus, the 2,900 sq. m Marisfrolg Showroom interiors by Zaha Hadid...
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Self Maker Showroom by BLURKER SELF MAKER, located in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, is a brand that customizes curtains and blinds...
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SELF MAKER, located in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, is a brand that customizes curtains and blinds by providing professional and sensuous...
Christopher Butler
The Value of Friction What technology’s drive for seamlessness gets wrong. I’ve been thinking lately about...
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What technology’s drive for seamlessness gets wrong. I’ve been thinking lately about friction — not the physical force, but the small resistances we encounter in daily life. The tech industry has made eliminating friction its north star, pursuing ever more seamless...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Relationship Advice for AI You know what’s really helpful in solving my own problems? Writing them down, sending them to...
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You know what’s really helpful in solving my own problems? Writing them down, sending them to someone, and not hearing back. You ever do that? For me, it’s a bulletproof method to solving problems. It’s akin to those moments when you go to someone with a problem, you talk it...
The DESK Magazine
One step forward, two steps backwards — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №255 ⏱️ Average reading time: 4 minutes 🎵 Soundtrack of this essay: Listen here while reading It's a...
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⏱️ Average reading time: 4 minutes 🎵 Soundtrack of this essay: Listen here while reading It's a curious paradox: Scroll through your Instagram feed or peek at your own profile and you'll likely find pixel perfect, high-resolution photos deliberately aged and weathered with...
Fatih Arslan
Four years at PlanetScale It’s been four years since I joined PlanetScale. In this post, I'm reflecting on my journey and...
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It’s been four years since I joined PlanetScale. In this post, I'm reflecting on my journey and accomplishments during this period.
Retail Design Blog
Verse Wine by OA Design Wine can be thought of as a complex tapestry of flavors and sensations, ranging from sweet to dry,...
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Wine can be thought of as a complex tapestry of flavors and sensations, ranging from sweet to dry, crisp to...
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One Zero Offices by Switchup Switchup designed a pioneering office space for ONE ZERO Digital Private Bank in Tel Aviv, combining...
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Switchup designed a pioneering office space for ONE ZERO Digital Private Bank in Tel Aviv, combining bright colors, plants, and...
UX Collective
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Yohji Yamamoto store by OSO Following last year’s store openings in Shanghai and Beijing, fashion brand Yohji Yamamoto has...
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Following last year’s store openings in Shanghai and Beijing, fashion brand Yohji Yamamoto has inaugurated a new boutique in another...
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Lucky Cookies Bakery by Studio NOR The Lucky Cookies is a bakery specializes in traditional Chinese pastries. Located on the first...
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The Lucky Cookies is a bakery specializes in traditional Chinese pastries. Located on the first floor of the famous Beijing...
Christopher Butler
The Unpublishable On self-censorship in a connected world. On my computer is a file named “unpublishable.txt”....
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On self-censorship in a connected world. On my computer is a file named “unpublishable.txt”. Its content is right there on the label: Fragments of unworthy ideas have accumulated there for years, along with bits of things I’ve held back for other reasons — fear not least...
Melissa Penfold
THE MOST DEFINING PIECES OF FURNITURE FROM THE LAST 100 YEARS How do we define furniture? It might seem like a silly question, but it’s one that kept coming up in...
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How do we define furniture? It might seem like a silly question, but it’s one that kept coming up in October of last year, when, in a conference room on the 15th floor of The New York Times building, six experts — the architects and interior designers Rafael de...
Melissa Penfold
THE THINGS YOUR WEDDING GUESTS SECRETLY DESPISE There’s a fairly well-established list of the things that wedding guests detest. Overly long...
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There’s a fairly well-established list of the things that wedding guests detest. Overly long ceremonies. Overly long toasts. Cash bars. A bachelor or bachelorette trip that sends its attendees into credit-card debt. A destination wedding in a remote locale that the couple has...
Christopher Butler
Windows, Frames, and Other Realities Through the lens of a child’s camera, decades of interface design, and thousands of years of...
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Through the lens of a child’s camera, decades of interface design, and thousands of years of wondering. My daughter has discovered the joy of photography through a clever little child’s digital camera. She’s particularly fascinated by its ability to overlay different frames...
Christopher Butler
100 Image Moodboard My aesthetic sensibilities represented in 100 images. These images are subject to change without...
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My aesthetic sensibilities represented in 100 images. These images are subject to change without warning.
Retail Design Blog
LAPACA Baturrocks by i g l o o studio LAPACA, a café and chocolate shop in Huesca, Spain, founded by Silvia Buil and Raúl Bernal, Spain’s...
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LAPACA, a café and chocolate shop in Huesca, Spain, founded by Silvia Buil and Raúl Bernal, Spain’s Best Chocolatier of...
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Delight Showroom The design of the Delight Showroom project in Belgrade focuses on creating a pleasant and functional...
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The design of the Delight Showroom project in Belgrade focuses on creating a pleasant and functional work environment with unique...
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NESS restaurant by OOAA Along with Argentina‘s gradual but steady economic recovery, the Lomas de Núñez neighbourhood,...
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Along with Argentina‘s gradual but steady economic recovery, the Lomas de Núñez neighbourhood, situated in the north of the sprawling...
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Peckish Bakery by guudpin design Blending Neighborhood Culture and Urban Scenery: A Fusion of Old and New Culinary Experiences –...
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Blending Neighborhood Culture and Urban Scenery: A Fusion of Old and New Culinary Experiences – Peckish, the new bakery and...
Christopher Butler
The Pigeonhole Principle Why perfect organization is not possible. I stare at the blank index pages of my new...
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Why perfect organization is not possible. I stare at the blank index pages of my new commonplace book, my pen hovering uncertainly. More than two decades of digital design work, and I’m stumped by the simple task of organizing an analog notebook. Come on, I thought to...
Retail Design Blog
NUNU Hamburger NUNU Hamburger is a new restaurant by chef Yuriy Nikityuk, the founder of the NUNU street food...
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NUNU Hamburger is a new restaurant by chef Yuriy Nikityuk, the founder of the NUNU street food chain. Following our...
Retail Design Blog
ROOM Our main challenge was to design a versatile space adaptable to diverse programs. Situated in Buenos...
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Our main challenge was to design a versatile space adaptable to diverse programs. Situated in Buenos Aires’ vibrant Palermo neighborhood,...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Tools As Ways of Being I took notes from Sean Voisen’s call for more hybrid tools. He speaks for a moment on generative AI...
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I took notes from Sean Voisen’s call for more hybrid tools. He speaks for a moment on generative AI and its inclusion into existing tools, but reading between the lines the insight I found was how our tools can trigger empathy for people and disciplines: One of the greatest goals...
Product Identity
Looking for humanness in the world wide social This is the first part of a series on the identity of social networks.
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Nudo Salvaje Mezcal by Hi estudio From the union of essential elements like earth, agave, and fire emerges the concept of NUDO, a...
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From the union of essential elements like earth, agave, and fire emerges the concept of NUDO, a representation that evokes...
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Resalta Offices by VI-ZO architecture & design and Van-ark Design Resalta’s new office in Ljubljana by VI-ZO architecture & design and Van-ark Design creates a green,...
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Resalta’s new office in Ljubljana by VI-ZO architecture & design and Van-ark Design creates a green, innovative space fostering collaboration...
Retail Design Blog
Club 21 flagship store by Studio Krubka Once merely a popular holiday destination, and one offering a tad more fun than leading Southeast...
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Once merely a popular holiday destination, and one offering a tad more fun than leading Southeast Asian hubs Hong Kong...
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Bun Pastry & Beverages by Architect Nonsense Bun Pastry & Beverages is a small café located in Thaimuang District, Phang Nga Province, Thailand....
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Bun Pastry & Beverages is a small café located in Thaimuang District, Phang Nga Province, Thailand. The project stems from...
Christopher Butler
Persuasion is Plural Earn attention before you use it. Persuasion is never one thing. It’s at least two: first,...
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Earn attention before you use it. Persuasion is never one thing. It’s at least two: first, persuading someone to pay attention, and second, persuading them that your thing is worth their time, money, or effort. Most marketers and designers focus their energy on the second...
Retail Design Blog
Paulista Store by Contract Workplaces Paulista is an exclusive Brazilian-origin multi-brand women’s clothing store. The brand has...
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Paulista is an exclusive Brazilian-origin multi-brand women’s clothing store. The brand has established itself in Montevideo to bring a limited...
Retail Design Blog
Channel Capital Sydney Offices by PMG Group Channel Capital engaged PMG to design and build their new workspace within the iconic Aurora Place...
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Channel Capital engaged PMG to design and build their new workspace within the iconic Aurora Place in Sydney. The project...
The DESK Magazine
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Lingyun Tang hot spring water by Lion Peng Lingyun Tang brand, dedicated to hot spring healing aesthetics. The design focuses on a number of...
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Lingyun Tang brand, dedicated to hot spring healing aesthetics. The design focuses on a number of key dimensions, aiming to...
Retail Design Blog
Hewlett Packard Enterprise offices by Setter Architects Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), a global leader in IT solutions, has relocated to new headquarters...
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), a global leader in IT solutions, has relocated to new headquarters in the Infinity Towers, Ra’anana....
Retail Design Blog
Tampere Psychiatric Clinic by CF Møller The new psychiatric clinic at Tampere University Hospital is designed to create a healing...
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The new psychiatric clinic at Tampere University Hospital is designed to create a healing environment supporting patients and staff. This...
UX Collective
Meta: you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Donut of Curiosity store As the capital city of a booming economy, Jakarta has been on a roll for quite some time, featuring...
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As the capital city of a booming economy, Jakarta has been on a roll for quite some time, featuring a...
Christopher Butler
The Geography of Interface Is there a pattern language for digital spaces? We navigate digital spaces as if they were...
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Is there a pattern language for digital spaces? We navigate digital spaces as if they were physical ones. We “visit” websites, “go to” pages, get “lost” in apps, and find our way “back” to where we started. These spatial metaphors are so deeply embedded in how we think about...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Gotchas in Naming CSS View Transitions I’m playing with making cross-document view transitions work on this blog. Nothing fancy. Mostly...
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I’m playing with making cross-document view transitions work on this blog. Nothing fancy. Mostly copying how Dave Rupert does it on his site where you get a cross-fade animation on the whole page generally, and a little position animation on the page title specifically. To...
Retail Design Blog
Isle Of Mull Soap by My Creative Isle Of Mull Soap has been handmade in Tobermory by local couple Stu & Sophie since 2008. The shop...
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Lockton offices by Spaceful Lockton engaged Spaceful for a comprehensive workplace design for their new Pacific region HQ in...
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Lockton engaged Spaceful for a comprehensive workplace design for their new Pacific region HQ in Sydney. The space was designed...
Retail Design Blog
ADERERROR store Celebrating its tenth anniversary, South Korean fashion brand ADERERROR has revamped its retail...
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Celebrating its tenth anniversary, South Korean fashion brand ADERERROR has revamped its retail space in Seoul‘s increasingly popular Seongsu shopping...
Retail Design Blog
Cheer Kindergarten by HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro This is an interior project for a newly established kindergarten located in Nanshan District,...
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This is an interior project for a newly established kindergarten located in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. The kindergarten is situated...
Christopher Butler
Human-First Interaction (in a Machine-Driven World) As artificial intelligence (AI) agents increasingly mediate our digital experiences, the role of...
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As artificial intelligence (AI) agents increasingly mediate our digital experiences, the role of human interaction with information is evolving. Machines are becoming our primary intermediaries for searching, synthesizing, and summarizing information, often performing these tasks...
Retail Design Blog
Immersive VR gaming arena and bar that has opened its first U.S. location in Seattle, Washington... Mirra is an immersive VR gaming arena and bar that has opened its first U.S. location in Bellevue,...
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Chocolat Du Jour The first store of the Brazilian chocolate brand Chocolat Du Jour in the city of Goiânia introduces...
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The first store of the Brazilian chocolate brand Chocolat Du Jour in the city of Goiânia introduces a new concept...
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AREMAR jewelry Showroom Upon entering the Aremar showroom, visitors find a refined environment of curved forms and textured...
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Upon entering the Aremar showroom, visitors find a refined environment of curved forms and textured surfaces, highlighted by a subtle...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Social Inflation Imagine you’re on a social network and you start getting tons of followers. You love it! Your...
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Imagine you’re on a social network and you start getting tons of followers. You love it! Your follower count is going up! Instead of a nobody with a couple hundred followers, you’ve bypassed the 1k+ mark and it keeps going! You’re ecstatic! This is the “next step” you were...
Retail Design Blog
Moment Boutique Store by Modum Atelier Moment boutique store is located in Cinnalane, Nanjing, where surrounded by a historic architectural...
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Moment boutique store is located in Cinnalane, Nanjing, where surrounded by a historic architectural complex, with the famous Ganxi Mansion...
Retail Design Blog
MITHRIDATE store by SLT Design Officially based in London, forward unisex fashion brand MITHRIDATE is led by brand founder Tina...
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Officially based in London, forward unisex fashion brand MITHRIDATE is led by brand founder Tina Jiang, and forms an integral...
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Gol Gav Zaban herbal tea by Mohsen Zeinali Gol Gav Zaban herbal tea is a popular herbal product used for relaxation and health promotion . In...
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via·1719 Wu Liangcai New Vision Field by Dayuan Design When a building becomes a collective memory of a city, the meaning it carries is unique. Whenever...
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Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Push Notifications Are Organizational Marshmallows It’s a notifications’ world, we’re just living in it. Companies can’t help but try and get your...
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It’s a notifications’ world, we’re just living in it. Companies can’t help but try and get your attention via email, text, or push notifications and drive you to their app. Push notifications in particular are a powerful tool — and where there’s power, there’s abuse. I’m sure...
UX Collective
Reclaiming your humanity in an algorithmic world Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
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Unity Office Design by Millennium Contracts Unity is a video game software development company based in San Fransisco. Unity tasked Millennium...
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Unity is a video game software development company based in San Fransisco. Unity tasked Millennium Contracts with completing the design...
Retail Design Blog
SprintCo’s Journey of Innovation and Storytelling SprintCo: We Create Spaces, That Speak Your Story For over 25 years, SprintCo has been crafting...
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SprintCo: We Create Spaces, That Speak Your Story For over 25 years, SprintCo has been crafting restaurant spaces that inspire...
The DESK Magazine
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Jim Nielsen’s Blog
You Can Now Subscribe To My Blog via Email I don’t think you should. I think you should use RSS. But if you want posts delivered directly to...
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I don’t think you should. I think you should use RSS. But if you want posts delivered directly to your email, you can do that now. However, disclaimer: I don’t know if I’ll keep this feature. It costs me money. And I don’t monetize my blog. So sending you an email costs me...
Retail Design Blog
Junshanye x Gugo Brand – The national tea aesthetics of Valley Creation Walking in secret places, talking to mountains and seas Transcribing the original power of nature...
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Wangchao Center Office by Say Architects One Century(Hangzhou Wangchao Center) is designed by SOM (US), which is widely recognized as a...
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One Century(Hangzhou Wangchao Center) is designed by SOM (US), which is widely recognized as a perfect blend of high-functional performance...
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Dior store Dior has had a high-profile presence on Tokyo‘s swanky Omotesando dori since its multi-storey...
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Dior has had a high-profile presence on Tokyo‘s swanky Omotesando dori since its multi-storey flagship store, designed by Japanese architecture...
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LIGHT UP COFFEE by Spicy Architects The Extraordinary within the Ordinary LIGHT UP COFFEE Shimokitazawa was originally a first floor...
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The Extraordinary within the Ordinary LIGHT UP COFFEE Shimokitazawa was originally a first floor two-seat cafe and coffee roastery, with...
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Creditreform Offices by Mint Architecture Mint Architecture designed a timeless and loft-like office space for Creditreform in Offenbach,...
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Mint Architecture designed a timeless and loft-like office space for Creditreform in Offenbach, incorporating natural and contrasting materials within the...
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L’Oreal Skincare Set by BXL Design We designed a skin care product gift box for L’Oreal. The project service team held several creative...
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We designed a skin care product gift box for L’Oreal. The project service team held several creative brainstorming seminars and...
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MR ER store by J&C Design Chinese womenswear brand MR ER has opened a new branch on the premises of Yintai City, one of the...
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Chinese womenswear brand MR ER has opened a new branch on the premises of Yintai City, one of the leading...
Christopher Butler
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The highs and lows of the year in exhaustive detail. This is going to be a long post. I’ve broken it up into a few sections, so if one is of greater interest, just hop to it. Overview At Work Magnolia Art Reading Music DIY Projects Overview What a year!...
Ryan Mulligan
Some Things About Keyframes Whether you've barely scratched the surface of keyframe animations in CSS or fancy yourself as a...
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Whether you've barely scratched the surface of keyframe animations in CSS or fancy yourself as a seasoned pro, I suggest reading An Interactive Guide to Keyframe Animations. Josh (as always) does an impeccable deep dive that includes interactive demos for multi-step animations,...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Christmas Day It’s Christmas circa 2004. My teenage brothers, sisters, and I have all finished opening presents...
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It’s Christmas circa 2004. My teenage brothers, sisters, and I have all finished opening presents and we’re more than content to have absolutely nothing to do — it’s Christmas day after all! But not Dad. He’s in the bathroom laying tile. Again, this is Christmas day and Dad is on...
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Ice-Cream with Powerful Numbers Package design for a new line of ice-cream rich in protein – it contains up to...
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Confidential Client Offices by Chalk Studio Chalk Studio‘s Office X in Gurugram blends Zen design principles with nature-inspired elements like...
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Chalk Studio‘s Office X in Gurugram blends Zen design principles with nature-inspired elements like wood and greenery, creating a harmonious...
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Jil Sander flagship store by Casper Mueller Kneer Since Luke and Lucie Meier took over the creative reigns at Jil Sander in 2017, the Milan-based...
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Odiseo Gastronomic and Leisure Center by Clavel Arquitectos Odiseo is the result of the desire to create a big urban leisure complex, which wants to become a...
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This is part four of my series of posts describing how I made my quiz game o(m)g:image. Project Announcement Pt. I: Design Iterations Pt. II: As Little JS As Possible Pt. III: The HTML Pt. IV: URLs The design of the game is simple: Each page has one question with four possible...
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McKenzie 10-Year Barrel Reserve Rum by Works Design Group Since re-vamping the branding and some marketing materials, Finger Lakes Distilling recently asked...
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Since re-vamping the branding and some marketing materials, Finger Lakes Distilling recently asked us to help design the packaging for...
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Nomura Real Estate Development Offices by FCV FCV designed a nature-inspired office for Nomura Real Estate Development in Hanoi, incorporating...
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FCV designed a nature-inspired office for Nomura Real Estate Development in Hanoi, incorporating elements like mountains and open spaces to...
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Polène store by WGNB Founded only in 2016 by Parisian siblings Mathieu, Antoine and Elsa Mothay, women’s leather goods...
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Founded only in 2016 by Parisian siblings Mathieu, Antoine and Elsa Mothay, women’s leather goods brand Polène is making ambitious...
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Hayat Restaurant by Ivy Studio Located on De La Commune Street in Montreal, Hayat offers a luxurious and truly authentic dining...
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Located on De La Commune Street in Montreal, Hayat offers a luxurious and truly authentic dining experience directly across from...