inspire: retail design blog » Colour http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk brand new thinking Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:08:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 Borough Market http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/09/02/borough-market/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/09/02/borough-market/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:58:51 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=1084 For your delectation a little gallery of Borough Market, just because.

Click an image to see larger version and cycle through the gallery.

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In a very occasional series on superior shopfronts, here’s Lina Stores in Soho, established in 1944.

Especially like is the awning and the green and black colour scheme.

Back in the black and white days it looked like this …

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More info on their website here.

]]> http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/08/22/lina-stores/feed/ 0 Ikea pop up – the making http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/05/01/ikea-pop-up-the-making/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/05/01/ikea-pop-up-the-making/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 10:35:57 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=1055 And now the making of video …

More summery garden and outdoorsy stuff from Ikea here with some nice Pinterest worthy images further down the page and an easy garden planning tool too.

]]> http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/05/01/ikea-pop-up-the-making/feed/ 0 Beurre & Sel http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/02/11/beurre-sel/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/02/11/beurre-sel/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:57:16 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=1033 Really like this shop (and website) especially the product display, simple is always best and it’s always good when your packaging creates it’s own point of sale.

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More pictures on their website beurreandsel.com

]]> http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/02/11/beurre-sel/feed/ 3 2013 is Emerald! http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/01/07/2013-is-emerald/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/01/07/2013-is-emerald/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:09:18 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=1014 This year’s colour is Emerald, or Pantone® 17-5641 if you prefer.

a lively, radiant, lush green

The brights always come to the fore when money is tight and talk of recession filters through the airwaves.

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More detail, mood boards and colour trend history on the Pantone site

 

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Very clean, nice quirks (especially that table) and a space where the product can really stand out.

Via the Behance Network

]]> http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2012/01/19/cioccolato/feed/ 1 Happy 2012 with energy boost http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2011/12/09/happy-2012-with-energy-boost/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2011/12/09/happy-2012-with-energy-boost/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:40:48 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=912 Next year’s colour will be (says Pantone) Tangerine Tango. I used to have a bike this colour!

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