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Design Galleries

Flower Power: "Dream in Color" was the theme for the annual Flower Show displays at the retailer's iconic Herald Square store.

Lepri Lifestyle Salon & Spa, Milan

This tri-level space reflects and reinforces Aveda’s eco-friendly ethos.

Dallas Dreams Big

This southern city is banking on arts, fashion and urban living to energize its core, providing plenty to see for this year’s IRDC attendees.

Paul Stuart, Chicago

The upscale specialty retailer trades its expansive space in Chicago’s Hancock Center for an intimate, service-oriented townhouse location on Oak Street.

Topshop, New York

British Invasion: The U.K. fashion retailer has landed on American shores with all the subtlety of a Mack lorry. VMSD’s European editor was there for its opening day.

New Products

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Enhanced Soy Mannequins
Second-generation Greneker Enhanced Soy (Gren-S) is fiberglass and petroleum-urethane free. Available in multiple poses, colors and custom finishes. www.greneker.com
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Luggage Man
Full-size Luggage Man mannequins are molded from the company’s E-Flex material. Shown here are models custom designed and manufactured exclusively for Macy’s. www.fusionspecialties.com
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Floor Cases
With their curved details and mirrored doors, these mahogany finish floor cases take inspiration from Victorian English haberdashers’ shops. Drawers beneath add extra storage space....
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Interactive Kiosks
Interactive kiosks (like this one for illy iperEspresso) present looping product videos and offer consumers a variety of different content selections. www.frankmayer.com
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Wall Modules
Wall modules in the new Carré shop system can be changed in one step to accommodate different product ranges and layouts. www.umdasch-shop-concept.com

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The Audacity of Sustainable Hope
I’m still optimistic that the green building movement has staying power.

A Q&A with Marjorie Lee Woo
LIM College’s associate chair of visual merchandising tips her hat to the next generation of designers.
Lipstick Jungle
Sector Spotlight: Retailers are re-examining what was once the “recession-proof” health, beauty and cosmetics department.
Plaid Men
A silver lining: Burberry is willing to invest money, creativity, thought and elegance into its new U.S. headquarters.
Brazilian-Dollar Opportunity
South America’s biggest country has a stable banking system, an emerging middle class and a taste for consumption.

Spotlight

Chronicle Books, San Francisco
An independent publisher’s latest store is a super-flexible, super-sized bookshelf.

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