Putting together a lighting scheme for a retail prototype requires a mixture of efficiency and flexibility.
As a high-end shopping district, it's hard to beat New York's Soho neighborhood.
When Peter Bradley and Dirk Diegel opened their new salon, they wanted the shop to be recognized for its elegant but effortless atmosphere.
One of the first issues that Focus Lighting addressed when the firm designed the lighting layout for the Crystals shopping mall—the signature retail component of the new City-Center development in Las Vegas—was where to place fixtures within the vast volume of its commons' high ceilings, some of...
MGM Mirage's CityCenter development, as the name suggests, turns the Las Vegas format on its head.
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No longer the exclusive preserve of Hollywood celebrities and super-models, specially formulated skin creams and Botox injections have now moved into the hands—and foreheads—of ordinary people.
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The owners of Star Place, a luxury shopping center in Taiwan, were in search of a gimmick to attract customers.
Three lighting retrofits provide substantial paybacks.
Much is at stake in the fast-paced world of high fashion as design houses compete for brand recognition and customer loyalty.
Alessi's flagship store in New York City's SoHo has settled into its new home with great ease—as if it has always existed at its Greene Street location
The idea for Chanel's ritziest location in Tokyo was by no means simple. The façade would at once serve as communications media, daylighting source, and fashion icon—plus it would need to allow views between interior and exterior at all times. The design team, led by Peter Marino + Associates...
When designing Alessi's $1.4 million dollar, 980-square-foot store in New York's SoHo neighborhood, architect Hani Rashid and his firm Asymptote faced not only the constraints of a cramped asymmetrical site, but the daunting task of creating an entirely new image for the Italian housewares...
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Challenge The opening of Lafayette Maison, a store dedicated to home decor, signaled a significant turn for the famed Parisian retailer Galleries Lafayettes, which had not previously sold housewares. Located on the Boulevard Haussman directly across from the original flagship building, dating back...
The lighting in the Carlos Miele store in New York's Meatpacking District magically illuminates both the high-end dresses and the hip organic interior by New York-based architecture firm Asymptote.
A high-end shopping center in Seoul, South Korea, attracts customers with a flashy lighting scheme on the outside featuring LEDs and a user-friendly control system.
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The name sets the scene at the Lumiere hair salon in Providence, Rhode Island, where architecture firm Hogan/Macaulay was challenged to create a lighting scheme that would communicate the identity of this new business in Downcity, a district that is rapidly transforming from industrial to hip...
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At Audrey, a lounge/cafe located in the W New York -- The Tuscany on Manhattan's east side, guests can start the day with an espresso and end it with a cocktail. Focus Lighting, who has worked with the Starwood Hotel Group on several other projects, met the challenge of this multi-functional space...