Oct 7, 2009

Uniqlo opens in Paris

Uniqlo opened its new 2000m2 store in Paris this week – the first of ten planned to open in the city. In typical Uniqlo style the opening was a frenzy. By lunchtime they had to organise everyone into queues to not purchase items but to even get into the store. Around 400 people queued in the rain for the store to open with queues starting at 3am in the morning.  Many thought the queues would be an... read more

Sep 11, 2009

Tabatha’s Salon Takeover

Tabatha Coffey’s successful first series of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover is due to launch in Australia on Sept 16 on Arena TV. Its a formula made famous by programmes like Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares and the Australian media has been quick to draw comparisons between Coffey & Ramsey for both being harsh, dramatic and swearing a lot.  That might on the surface be true but I think what... read more

Sep 6, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-06

Statten Island supermarket offers valet parking – can't see that flying with Coles or Woolies here. http://ow.ly/nmWE # RT @abcnews Government urged to hike taxes on cigarettes, restrict alcohol sales http://bit.ly/2wq2oc # RT @SmartCompany Australian consumers boycott businesses based on social media comments: Survey http://tinyurl.com/ms6hnr # Skype Sold for $1.9 Billion – ebay... read more

Aug 4, 2009

Prada’s new pop-up concept store

Alright, “pop-up” is probably not the best term  to use when describing this new Prada store, but it is only open for 5 months. The store is at Place Beauvau in Paris and the design by Roberto Baciocchi is inspired by the French poet, Apollinaire’s ‘Le Pont Mirabeau’ – which amongst other things immortalised Mirabeau Bridge, the first metal bridge to be built into... read more

Jul 8, 2009

Versace dresses Jackson family for Michael’s memorial

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Michael Jackson’s Memorial was one of those events which will no doubt not only go down in music history but will stay in the minds of the millions of viewers for a very long time. Image via Wikipedia With so much to organise, consider & deal with, it’s perhaps a little surprising that the family would consider what designer would be appropriate... read more