inspire: retail design blog » Homeware 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 Lampshade Heaven http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2014/01/20/lampshade-heaven/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2014/01/20/lampshade-heaven/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:11:58 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=1160 Simple and gorgeous.

An illuminated archway upholstered in European linen by way of European Linen and Hemp Community.

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Four candles http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/09/11/four-candles/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/09/11/four-candles/#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:01:04 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=1138 Fortnum & Mason’s new candle shop, get ready for those autumn evenings.

Who knew …

“candles are integral to the history of Fortnum’s. Three hundred and seven years ago, William Fortnum was a footman at the Court of Queen Anne, where one of his tasks was to empty half-burnt candles. Instead of leaving the wax to go to waste, he would take the used candles home make new candles from them to sell to the ladies of the court.  Following his success, Mr Fortnum joined forces with his landlord, Hugh Mason, and they went on to open Fortnum & Mason in 1707.”

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More on the Fortnum & Mason candle history here

Via gpstudio

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John Lewis celebrates London Design week http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/09/06/john-lewis-celebrates-london-design-week/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/09/06/john-lewis-celebrates-london-design-week/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:32:39 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=1118 How? With an interactive infographic of course …

Brought to you by John Lewis.

You can get a better/friendlier view of the whole thing here, or use your keyboard arrow keys to scroll.

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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.

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Pop Up Ikea http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/04/26/pop-up-ikea/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2013/04/26/pop-up-ikea/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:32:32 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=1051 To tie in with Ikea’s ‘Make more of your Garden’ their new pop up at Liverpool Street Station.

Apparently 800,000 commuters pass through the station every day.

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Cath Kidston in York http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2011/06/24/cath-kidston-in-york/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2011/06/24/cath-kidston-in-york/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:56:29 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=794 Or an alternative title is ‘Retail is detail’

A few quick snaps from a visit to Cath Kidston in York, really illustrating that consistency through the store creates a great retail experience. Just take a look at some of the detail and love that’s gone into the setting out of the shop.

The store entrance, apparently the shop is on the site of a house where Guy Fawkes parents lived! Isn't it nice to have the door open to welcome you in?

The window display. Simple and effective, crates with brightly painted insides make the perfect modular display system. Note the one over the door.

The reverse of the window display. Perhaps a dress could have been hung here, just nit picking!

The window crate display continues instore. Bright, colourful, cheap, changeable and highly effective. This gives the front of the store's "decompression zone" a real welcome, a chance to browse before you enter the main store.

Baskets are placed beneath a simple painted store directory.

Upstairs, even though it's roped off there's an enticing red bannister and wallpaper to show you how good this could look in your home.

Also in the entrance an old school coat rack. Again bright colours on what appears to be found fittings creates a simple way to showcase products.

A little staff area beneath the stairs, perfect for gift wrapping and storing purchases to be picked up later.

An traditional display case refurbished with a lick of bright paint.

Painted wardrobes and suitcases make for an easy way to show the amazing range of products.

A lit lamp creates a nice little feature in this space next to the made to measure area. A simple screen separates two different shopping areas.

Centre floor unit piled high with goods.

Another view of the centre floor unit, piled high and with more goods beneath the table.

The cash desk is really well thought through with it's own high level display and plenty of cross merchandising including a display case in the centre of the front desk area.

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For the bookshelf – Design Research http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2010/08/27/for-the-bookshelf-design-research/ http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/2010/08/27/for-the-bookshelf-design-research/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:47:32 +0000 http://inspiredesignblog.co.uk/?p=619

Before Habitat, Crate & Barrel and Ikea made good design accessible for all there was Design Research. A home store first established in 1953 in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Ben Thompson.

A new book is out (available from amazon uk and amazon.com) designed by Pentagram, the story of the book and some spreads are on the Pentagram website.

Also worth reading the background to the store from boston.com

A good introduction to Design Research is this video from The Boston Globe.

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