Store Fixtures

Crystal Bridges Museum Store Ceiling Soars

The opportunity to participate in the building of a unique, high-profile, world-class art museum in Bentonville, Arkansas was thrilling – but presented enormous...

Groovy New Solutions

Slatwall is a mainstay for retail displays because of the versatility it gives designers in presenting product. Since 1980 Wind Mill Slatwall Products Inc., located in Sheboygan Falls...

Building for the Building Industry

Engineering a standard product line for mass production is an impressive feat of market research and design. Likewise, building custom pieces is an...

Treasure Box Wrapped in an Enigma

For over four decades distinguished architect Yann Weymouth, AIA, LEED AP, has designed for some of the world’s most prestigious firms and projects, including serving as Chief of Design to I.M. Pei’s Grand Louvre Project in Paris.

Big Company + Small Company = Good Business

Andy Wilzoch likes machines. Twenty-three years ago he parlayed his affinity for technology into a 1,000-square-foot store fixtures shop in Denver, Colo. Since then things have continued to develop. Wilzoch’s endeavors now occupy a 215,000-square-foot facility that produces RTF components, TFM and HPL panels.

Small Thinking for Big Benefits: Retail of The Now

Brave retail. While no market segment made it through the recession unscathed, retail really took a beating. Not only did real estate tank, but consumer spending for non-essentials also came to a screeching halt. Yet even in dreary circumstances there are opportunities.

Higher Education

Theoretically, college is a learning experience. Certainly University of North Florida’s new residence hall, Osprey Fountains embodies the ideal of taking new information and applying it to practical purposes.

Secrets of Shopping

Day-to-day life can occasionally seems a little ho-hum. And although throwing pottery, mastering the art of French cuisine or dropping everything to explore the world by sailboat/horseback/motorcycle are all good ways to liven things up, finding the necessary time can be prohibitive. There is a quicker way to add a little imagination to daily life. Go shopping! Now for many people, this is not news. After all, shopping expeditions can have all the characteristics of an adventure.

Wisdom from a Retail Guru

Charles Sparks + Company is a retail design, planning, and communications consultancy that applies multidisciplinary and integrated services to the shaping of consumer experiences.

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Pfleiderer’s Place in Volkswagen’s Showroom Redesign

With technical expertise and the power of innovation, Volkswagen brings moving ideas to the road. Volkswagen sets new standards with its technical revolutions, which is evident in its designs for the most economical car of all time, the largest and most potent diesel power plant ever to be installed in a passenger vehicle and the fastest sports car in the world.

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