CHANEL Mannequin movie by KL

can't say i am mad for this, but when you find something on mannequins, especially a movie by
Karl Lagerfeld, you post it ;)

Louis Vuitton

beautiful, fun Easter windows on 5 Avenue NY

i always admire how a luxury brand like LV manage to design classy windows with an edge that is relevant and executed immaculately - never losing focus on their product.
not an easy task, but then again i am sure they work with the best of the best :)
images from another normal.

merchandising in marrakesh

who would have thought ?
i saw so many shops in the Madina, that use old fashioned visual merchandising window displays to sell their product
here are some of my favourites
:)

i love this picture.
i was watching these two ladies. they stopped, looked and discussed the 'dress' in this window, then went to the other one, talked some more,back to the first one, and then they walked into the shop !
windows that sell !

Stella Blunt - Broadway Market

this little vintage shop stocks objects and furniture and has a cute handpicked selection of different pieces from lots of eras from art deco mirrors to 50's tables....

i love how everything is put together in such an easy interesting way.
it makes you eye curious to want to see more...

the shop is located on Broadway Market and is well suited amongst all the other specialty shops on the strip. even if you are just going to browse, you will have a nice time just being around all the lovely items in the shop :)
75 Broadway Market,Hackney,London

Beyond Retro- Vintage Clothing

the coolest vintage shop, just off cheshire road, london
a MUST see for every vintage lover

love this display of shoes and dresses !

the fitting rooms....makes you want to try stuff on...
unlike the traditional fitting room, that wants to make you RUN !

tutus's from the ceiling :)

this composition is against all odds - but it WORKS !
spot their link

good design- the ‘Ten commandments’

Back in the early 1980s, Dieter Rams was becoming increasingly concerned by the state of the world around him – “an impenetrable confusion of forms, colours and noises.” Aware that he was a significant contributor to that world, he asked himself an important question: is my design good design?

As good design cannot be measured in a finite way he set about expressing the ten most important principles for what he considered was good design. (Sometimes they are referred as the ‘Ten commandments’.)

Here they are.
Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design makes a product understandable.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is long-lasting.
Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
Good design is environmentally friendly.
Good design is as little design as possible.

good design will never be out of fashion X

david west weekend special

david launched his autumn 2010 collection, catholic sexy

and gave his store in albert road a new look

  i think the arrow is so cool!

the shop really looks nice and is treated a bit more simple then when it opened
they basically added a layer of black to the decor, that is very fitting with the season and of course the collection

large 'school uniform badge' shapes are covered in black fabric and displayed throughout the store

love the black netting 'veil'
very sexy !

this is such a refreshing way of treating 'end of season/sale' items
the black wall also makes your eye stop and 'grounds the shop nicely

t shirt and bag collaboration with michael linders

you can view the collection on line davidwest

faith 47

since faith 47 spoke at this year's design indaba, i have been noticing her work all around the city.
here's a couple of pic's that i took driving around. i really think work like this enhances the spirit of cape town and
adds the beauty and vibe of the city.


albert road woodstock


queen victoria road, city bowl
close to the high court and the department of justice

frere street woodstock

grey street woodstock

just off albert road woodstock