Interior design collaboration works best when the client shapes the design at every stage, not just at the end. In practice that means a clear brief up front, a sign-off checkpoint at the close of each design stage, visual material the client can react to,…
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Human-centered interior design starts with the people who will use a space, not with a style. It means understanding who they are, what they do there and what gets in their way, then designing layout, light, sound, comfort and access around that, and checking the…
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A low carbon interior is one designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the materials that go into it and the energy it uses over its life. For a commercial fitout, the biggest savings usually come from four moves: keep and reuse what is already…
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Aug
We spend nearly 90% of our time indoors, but a simple change can transform everything. Sherwin-Williams’ Colormix forecast and projects like Daytrip’s Cloisters use elements like sunbaked tones and reclaimed timber. When the late afternoon sun lit up a strip of oak, the room felt…
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The store experience sways many luxury buying decisions. This shows that even in a digital world, the physical shop matters a lot.Luxury retail design often takes hints from the hotel world. With Accor’s vast network, operating over 45 brands globally, it’s clear. They show investing…
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Aug
A cafe attracts foot traffic when passers-by can see what it is in a few seconds, find the door easily and get a glimpse of something worth stepping in for. That comes down to the frontage, the visible life inside, an easy entrance and an…
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The Studio Gascoigne team are proud that founder Mark Gascoigne will be speaker at The Purposeful Consumer Sessions, happening on Tuesday ,19 July 2016 4:00pm – 6:30pm at ASB North Wharf, 12 Jellicoe St, Wynyard Quarter, CBD, Auckland. Smart phones, international online shopping, and a mind-shift in…
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Inside the Air New Zealand ‘Clothes Hangar’ One of Studio Gascoigne’s most rewarding projects in recent years was ‘the Clothes Hangar’, designed to help Air New Zealand cabin crew, managers and ground staff get fitted for their new uniforms, designed by Dame Trelise Cooper…
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How will we purchase our travel in the future? Will travel retailers exist, or will we buy purely online? Recently the Studio Gascoigne team was thinking about travel (we’re always thinking about travel!) and got to thinking about how exciting the journey is, but how…
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Cultural attitudes towards material goods seem to have undergone a shift. The 20th century saw mass consumerism explode as people sought to define their status or happiness via their belongings, but today’s shoppers are chasing different signifiers. Elly Strang finds out what retailers can do…