http://www.interbranddesignforum.com Retail Brand Consultancy Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:25:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/a-spark-of-life/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/a-spark-of-life/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:09:48 +0000 Maureen Millard http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2849 Although rebuilding in Christchurch will take years, an opportunity to reclaim a sense of retail normalcy has resulted in a quaint and unexpected high-end outdoor mall built totally out of steel shipping containers and landscaped pathways known to locals as simply “The Container Mall.” This collection of retail stores is a vibrant and authentic collection of spaces. Typical city buildings and store fronts have been replaced with colorful, graphic one and two-story steel containers giving retailers such as 3 Wisemen, Cosmic and Mimco the opportunity to provide locals with a sense of celebration and positivity in an area otherwise surrounded by cranes, rubble and rebuilding. In addition to retail stores, The Container Mall boasts coffee cafés that are so much a part of the Kiwi culture. Rooftop decks give locals the opportunity to have a coffee and a bite to eat amidst the hustle and bustle below – a stark comparison to the completely desolate and uninhabited city only blocks away.]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/a-spark-of-life/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/evolving-the-store/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/evolving-the-store/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:26:22 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2477 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/evolving-the-store/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/architectural-beauty-2/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/architectural-beauty-2/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:25:39 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2481 Romanticism, a Chinese women’s wear retailer, designed its Hangzhou flagship of netlike material inspired by woven fabric and the idea that clothing should be like a second skin. ]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/architectural-beauty-2/feed/ 1 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/dont-leave-town/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/dont-leave-town/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:25:07 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2464 Australia’s health and beauty chain, Aesop, believes unequivocally that good design can improve your life. The brand collaborates with designers and architects to create the stunning showcases for their specialty products with materials of local origin.]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/dont-leave-town/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/are-these-pants-singing-to-me/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/are-these-pants-singing-to-me/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:24:05 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2483 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/are-these-pants-singing-to-me/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/an-example-of-business-disruption-and-brand-extension/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/an-example-of-business-disruption-and-brand-extension/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:22:40 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2491 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/an-example-of-business-disruption-and-brand-extension/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/a-living-museum/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/a-living-museum/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:18:37 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2559 The Quai Branly Museum in Paris, France features a hydroponic Vertical Garden System that allows both plants and buildings to live in harmony with one another.]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/a-living-museum/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/top-10-countries-for-retail-expatriates/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/top-10-countries-for-retail-expatriates/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:15:19 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2504 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/top-10-countries-for-retail-expatriates/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/anything-to-get-attention/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/anything-to-get-attention/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:09:59 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2506 Drugstores are tired and old and haven't changed in a lot of years]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/anything-to-get-attention/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/vintage-to-set-influence/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/vintage-to-set-influence/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:08:40 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2510 An elegant new consignment marketplace in Tokyo encourages customers to recycle belongings they love but no longer need]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/vintage-to-set-influence/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/banks-can-refuse-to-be-boring/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/banks-can-refuse-to-be-boring/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:05:20 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2512 If you bill yourself as “la banque d’un monde qui change” which means the bank for a changing world, your retail branches need to reflect that ethos]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/banks-can-refuse-to-be-boring/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/no-retailer-is-an-island/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/no-retailer-is-an-island/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:04:03 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2516 While the U.S. is known for its generic architecture, the rest of the world is not so constrained. Innovative projects from around the world may inspire retailers at home to follow their lead.]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/no-retailer-is-an-island/feed/ 0 http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/design-dynamism-in-singapore/ http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/design-dynamism-in-singapore/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:02:37 +0000 admin http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/?p=2518 The ION Orchard in Singapore represents the best of the Asian design aesthetic]]> http://www.interbranddesignforum.com/design-dynamism-in-singapore/feed/ 0