Concept Store: Colette, Paris

We can never take a trip to Paris without visiting our favourite fashion concept store 'Colette' on Rue Saint Honore. This year it was a delight to see a new gallery art space featured within the store; an impressive addition to this already creative shopping destination. We love the simplistic use of Ipad technology in the window displays to inform the customers of extra product detail as well as the featured Les Ateliers Ruby merchandise; too cool for school!

Colette, Paris

Colette, Paris

Colette, Paris

Pulse 2013: Earls Court, London

There's just one more day left to visit Pulse at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. Our top finds include: Pad Home who teamed up with the likes of Piet Hein Eek, Paris concept design store Merci and Piet Boon to create some of the most fabulous wall paper coverings ideal for shop and home interiors, set and exhibition design. http://www.padretail.co.uk/storepage1138259.aspx Designer Banke Kuku is definitely one to watch with an enviable eye for colour and pattern. Banke has created the most beautiful digital kaleidoscopic textile home-ware prints; worthy of display in the most fashionable of homes! http://www.bankekuku.com/index.html

Pad Home: Wall Coverings in collaborations with Piet Hein Eek

Pad Home: Wall Coverings in collaboration with Merci

Banke Kuku; Textile Designs

Banke Kuku; Textile Designs

Flower Sculptures: Printemps, Paris

Printemps absolutely wowed us with the best floral trend displays in Paris! Clever out-sized sphere shaped floral arrangements are positioned over mannequin heads, grouped in colour dominated sequences with coordinated product. This store certainly lives up to its name; Au Printemps meaning 'spring' in French. We especially love the mix of mannequins on the benches in the entrance where customers can immerse themselves among the displays becoming part of the installation itself. Other giant sized flower sculptures rule the break out spaces within this luxury department store located in the heart of Paris. 

Printemps Haussmann, Paris: Flower Displays

Printemps Haussmann, Paris: Flower Displays

Printemps Haussmann, Paris: Flower Displays

Printemps Haussmann, Paris: Flower Displays

Printemps Haussmann, Paris: Flower Displays

Artists In Residence: Republic of Fritz Hansen, London

Scandinavian design brands Fritz Hansen and Skandium has teamed up with London based design-duo 'makecreate' to launch Artists in Residence - a live installation project. A selection of up and coming and established artists are relocating to a temporary studio built within the window frontage of the Republic of Fritz Hansen store on Margaret Street, W1. We can't wait to see the full program ahead starting with artist Celia Smith; emerging talent from jewellery, sculpture, photography and fine art backgrounds will take residence up until 16th June...retail theatre at its best!

Live windows at Republic of Fritz Hansen, in collaboration with Skandium, Makecreate and artist Celia Smith

Live windows at Republic of Fritz Hansen, in collaboration with Skandium, Makecreate and artist Celia Smith

Live windows at Republic of Fritz Hansen, in collaboration with Skandium, Makecreate and artist Celia Smith

Live windows at Republic of Fritz Hansen, in collaboration with Skandium, Makecreate and artist Celia Smith