Oakley, New York

Images Courtesy and Copyright Moment Factory

If you happen to be in NYC then you must go and see the brand spanking new Oakley store along 5th Avenue.  'Moment Factory' has created a multimedia installation for Oakley’s new flagship store, which opened officially on May 1, 2014. Moment Factory's concept had to successfully fit within the architectural design of the store, while also expressing the brand’s strong connection to technological innovation. Check out their Vimeo video here which is rather delicious https://momentfactory.box.com/s/w1ur1uezz724ln56aa8a The store’s long and narrow footprint also created opportunities to explore movement and create a coherent visual impact over a long distance; Retail operations were also a key consideration in the design process with this incredible ceiling mounted digital installation.

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Fendi, London

Well, the Fendi store has finally opened along Bond street here in the centre of it after what seems months of anticipation and wow what a fantastic opening scheme.  What you are unable to view in these images are the new Aloof Mannequins designed by the guys at Chameleon who no doubt had a hand in the execution of this gorgeous scheme.  We are able to tell this simply because the finish in what they do is always so exceptional.  Just look at the details here even on the key pad.  Amazing stuff.

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Harvey Nichols, London

With their gorgeous props, gorgeous use of colour and of course fabulous fashion we just don't know why we don't visit Harvey Nichols more often.  If you want to see a fantastic example of urban gritty London influenced presentation where the team here absolutely capture the vibe on the street then look no further.  Go on, pop over to Knightsbridge.

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Stella McCartney, London

We're not usually fans of this brands' schemes although this is one of their better ones.  Cut out graphics seem to be gathering momentum across the high street at the moment as we have seen them being used in schemes at places such as Hilfiger and Esprit, both of which we featured recently. 

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Cos, London

This is the latest scheme at Cos right now.  There's not really much to say about it really?  We do wish that there was something that we could talk about but either its so subtle that we are missing it or there just is nothing at all?

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Dolce and Gabbana, London

We've never seen such big props at this brand and wow, how incredible.  We have also been trying to think of the references of these ceramic influenced props and think possibly Portuguese or Spanish?  Of course the usual dynamics of symmetry / asymmetry are in place and naturally this installation is perfectly aesthetically pleasing.  We would love to see however how scheme this has been translated into some of their bigger stores.  Anyone have any images they wish to share?

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VM and Display Show, London

If you haven't managed to get yourself over to the VM and Display Show 2014 at the Business Design Centre here in London yet then today is the last day to do so.  There are some fantastic new products on show and brilliant new concept 'stuff' to see.  Included here are just some of our favourite bits from ABC Mannequins, Arty Wigs, DZD, Matt Wingfield, Stylo Graphics, Janey Rodger, Lucky Fox and Panache.  Go on, get yourself out of the office for a few hours and go and have a look.  The atmosphere is so relaxed, everyone is super friendly and you really will be glad you did.  

Pull and Bear, London

We noticed that this store were undergoing a lot of work recently but we had no idea that they were inputting this level of technology.  Of course, as we are seeing the world over, technology is gaining an ever tighter grip on the way we shop and sadly in a lot of cases to the detriment of 'old school' presentation techniques.  The reason for this it would appear is that no one ever seems to undertake some kind of apprenticeship where presentation techniques are passed on over long periods of time although we guess new types of presentation techniques may evolve from this way of working anyway?

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Jigsaw, London

In keeping with the collaborative theme, here at Jigsaw (we normally simply glance at this brand along the street in passing) have worked in conjunction with the London based artist Aaron Dunkerton to produce this Star shaped clothes horse installation.  We are hoping that Jigsaw will continue to do interesting 'things' as it has been looking quite shabby for a while so this latest scheme is a welcomed relief for sure. 

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Tommy Hilfiger, London

We mentioned recently this key trend in Visual Merchandising - collaboration. We are seeing collaborations the world over (well where it matters at least) and while we are not huge fans of global corporate 'looks' here at Tommy Hilfiger we can at least view them following or demonstrating this key area/trend.  We are rather torn between the fact that Hilfiger are a global brand which slightly gnaws at us as we are in favour of localised creativity but yet on the other hand, the brand have given exposure to an artist who may not have had such promotion otherwise.  So where do we go from here?  We don't know the answer yet.  In the meantime, the London windows show an installation called 'True Blue' with the work of Debra Folz, a Boston based artist who's "work focuses on incorporating textile and pattern languages in furniture forms in an attempt to blur boundaries between disciplines and their assigned material identities".   

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Fenwick, London

After the stunning installation for the Olivier Awards and a touch of 'Old School' the guys at Fenwick have reverted back to their giant Daisies and cool Green.  Spring is well and truly upon us here in London thankfully and reflected so perfectly in this scheme.

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Isabel Marant, London

This is such an interesting brand although we don't know much about it if we are honest.  We do love their 'Fine Art' approach they they usually adopt at their stores in NYC and Paris although this scheme is a little lost on us right now.  Placing an abstract prop next to merchandise and hoping everything will work has the slightest whiff of lack of care and consideration?  Arm less bust forms never work very well anyway and even worse putting one in shorts, don't you think?  At Marant, we usually find very clever and interesting schemes but this one just doesn't do it for us.

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Panpuri, Bangkok, Thailand

Images Courtesy and Copyright Hans Audric B. Estialbo 

We are always so pleased that people around the world share our passion of Visual Merchandising and indeed share their images too.  Panpuri is a brand which we weren't previously familiar with but the brand have graciously shared their latest installation with us so that we could share it with you.  Currently a niche brand in Bangkok, Panpuri is located across 29 countries (one of which you may well be living in)  We've seen recently, examples across the luxe brands in Paris and some here in London, the 'tropical paradise' trend and clearly it continues to spread itself around the world.  The Panpuri flagship shown here and based in Gaysorn, Bangkok has a window installation which has been transformed into this exotic woodland complete with Pea fowl and gorgeous foliage.  Great to see fantastic creativity coming from places beyond the usual mega-metropolises of London and New York.  Thank you for sharing guys.

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