The evolution of retail design warrants a study of architectural practice in the digital realm. While physical commercial spaces have been the conventional center of shopping experiences, the emergent ...

Image Courtesy of MoMA Design Store; photo by Eric Petschek In addition to reducing the store’s SKU count, the fully redesigned space emphasizes accessibility, storytelling and good design as ...

Phil Otto considers himself a bit of a nomad. He works remotely on a small farm in Ohio, although his office at national architecture firm KTGY is based in California. Prior to moving to the Midwest, ...

Needless to say, the fame of MoMA is global, and the art institute cleverly banks on the appeal through retail. Every design ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The author of many tech books, Michael Ashley covers AI and Big Data. “But seriously, I actually have a way normal life for a ...

When nearly anything can be bought with a few taps on a screen, brick-and-mortar stores have to work harder—and smarter—to earn a visit. Retail design, and the magic of merchandising, is something ...

In 2001, Apple issued its Retail Store Manifesto, proclaiming its ambition to use retail to convince people that “Macintosh offers a much simpler, richer, and more human-centered computing experience” ...

Despite what anyone else might think, I firmly believe there’s only so much shopping a person can do from a laptop or phone before the desire to do it in person comes out. Crowds and occasional chaos ...