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– its been a real pleasure to work with you over the years, your cheerfulness and enthusiasm is infectious!

lindsey dupler_wgsn

– this looks great! we will definitely put into art pulse and probably an exhibition review bitesize.

jo_wgsn

– hi there martin and very interesting info on retail  berlin this month.

i love the geometry store. I’d like to include it in the monthly round up of new stores, looks very cool.

amanda carr_store design and visual merchandising editor_wgsn

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…urban art museum berlin

gen 13_ street art urban art museum and limited edition sneaker store: the famous actor oliver korittke has opened an amazing youth culture museum in the centre of mitte. he and his team friends show selected urban art items collected over the last 40 years. the highlights are the limited edition sneakers from all over the world, action and designer toys, and art products. 600 sqm2 full o

…world tronic festival berlin

„haus der kulturen der welt“ today. all of you who are interested in digital sounds and despite global networking and international exchange, check out this highly interesting festival. we cant wait to

…bangkok research

thai brands. bangkok is becoming more and more interesting as hong kong, tokyo or korean fashion brands open up own concept stores. second hand and vintage are key trends for the youngsters to make a hot impression beyond the global brands. interesting to see that the hype about the h&m maison margiela coop was much bigger than in europe, one of the fast growing brands is DA+PP the new young line from the label dapper. check out the neo geometric bag collection from ROUGE ROUGE : fantastic shapes, very good workmanships, smart details. the collection of the antwerp thai collection CURATED by EK THONPRASERT was one of our personal highlights_ http://www.facebook.com/CURATEDbyEK.

…clouds of flavors_inhale drinks_the fashion diet

the scientist david edwards has invented an inspiring carafe to inhale a zero-calorie culinary experience ..looks like smelling wine. with the specially designed straw it`s possible to inhale food or drinks  guilt-free………as some of you have followed the trend forecast for the hds, you remember the space fiction trend theme…..: here is a highly interesting update.“imagine a cloud of flavor wafting up from a glass bowl, resembling something between a surprising carafe and a mysterious globe. you delicately inhale the cloud. “

see the clip abaout „le whaf“  here: http://vimeo.com/37063514

invented by david edwards, scientist, writer and founder of le laboratoire, and designed by the culinary designer marc bretillot, le whaf

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trend research new york

end of august it was nyc research time again: 6 days store check_galleries_the fantastic fair trendselection by linea pelle_and loads of new bag inspirations form the streets of nolita, w.burg, meatpacking district, dumbo……here are some highlights (all pictures copyright:nextgurunow)
trend shots bag taschen trends von nextgurunow in new york city august 2012 . trends der ledermesse trend selection by lineapelle in new york

highlights from the berlin fashion week

the berlin fashion week_su_13 was massive_more fairs_more showrooms_more new and upcoming designer collections_fantastic runway shows in the mercedes benz tent at the „gold else“ siegessäule and shows in off-site locations. with more than 7 main fashion locations the complete program is even with a team of 3 persons hard to handle….so we had to focus our program for our trend research_here are some personal highlight picts from different fairs and shows during the mercedes benz fashion week: premium_bread and butter_seek_capsule_collect_show&order_green showroom_lavera show-floor

 

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