Have we simply OD’d on all things shiny, bright and new? Or does online shopping, the glare of the computer screen and two-dimensional e-commerce make us long for the well-worn, the familiar and the comfortable? Originally published in design:retail Magazine. Tactile Experiences I’m seeing a break from the streamlined, high-tech environment we’ve been captivated by […]
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CallisonRTKL’s Ignaz Gorischek debates the importance of the ever-discussed “retail experience.” They tout its importance everywhere. They say it’s what all millennials want. It’s this big meaningless, meaningful word: experience. And if you’re at all like me, you’re getting tired of hearing this word associated with retail. Trendy news sources keep telling us that retailers […]
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At CallisonRTKL, we’re used to complicated design challenges. But one of our latest jobs started with a list of unexpected ingredients: A famous 11th century Chinese poet who loved to cook A wildly successful Beijing restauranteur with a taste for US expansion An L.A.-based theme park icon …and the key to it all: Roast Duck […]
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Looking for a major dose of news you can use? In this month’s edition of Design News You Can Use, Workplace Strategist Joelle Jach explores how to create the most productive office atmosphere. What’s the ideal temperature? Where should you sit? Do wellness programs incentivize hard work? For answers to workplace’s greatest questions, we’ve got […]
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What do micro-units, Amazon, public transportation and dog baths have to do with each other? Hint: the answer has nothing to do with dollars and cents. Trends are reflections of societal desires, and there are some interesting trends evident in the Midwest that are representative of global trends on the rise. One such trend is […]
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