Diva’s heading back to San Francisco this month—woo hoo! Why, you ask? Well because DDI Magazine’s fifth CitySCENE networking event will take place in San Francisco on May 23, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at The Westin St. Francis, at 355 Powell St. In case you haven’t been to a CitySCENE event yet, Diva has the deets: CitySCENE is a series of local networking events across the country designed to bring like-minded peers from the retail design industry together for casual conversation and cocktails—and it’s free to attend!

The event, which first debuted last May in San Francisco, returns for a second stop in the lovely Bay Area, and not to mention at a lovely location (Diva loooves The Westin St. Continue reading →

The Retail Design Diva is officially in Chicago for GlobalShop 2013, taking place this week April 16-18! Woo hoo! The Diva and her friends at DDI Magazine will be roaming the show floor—from conference sessions to exhibitor booths to parties and everywhere else in between. We’ll be blogging LIVE from the show all three days about the latest retail design musings, hottest products and attendee opinions. No detail shall go uncovered as we scour the show for interesting and exciting speakers, products and conference sessions.

If you’ll be at GlobalShop too, check back here for live updates and get the inside scoop of must-sees! Continue reading →

If you really want to rock a Hollywood premiere, searchlights are so old school. When Tommy Hilfiger opened his West Hollywood flagship store in February—at the corner of Robertson and Beverly—they went 3-D, just like the latest blockbuster films.

Team Tommy turned to Pearl Media and Pearl Media Productions (based in Fairfield, N.J.), which produced a “massive” 3-D projection for the street-level store windows, making the Hilfiger brand live in 3-D for passersby to see—sans the dorky glasses. Pearl Media specializes in 3-D projection mapping, interactive storefront advertising and large-format outdoor campaigns.

A nearby building was transformed for the opening event by using its exterior as a giant canvas. Continue reading →

The calendar tells us we’re only days away from the Spring Equinox. And after our long winter, we’re so ready for flora and fauna to take root and flight. Over in Tokyo’s Ginza district, this inspiring installation (which was on view from Feb. 4-March 6) is the work of Emmanuelle Moureaux, a French architect and designer residing in Tokyo since 1996. Called “puzzle building,” the window display project is a Jenga-reminiscent stacking of colorful rectangular boxes that take inspiration from skyscrapers. The 1960-era building houses Japan’s Pola Cosmetics.

Moureaux established her eponymous firm emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design in 2003. She’s known for large-scale installations blending color and space, as well as designs for architecture, interiors, furniture and products. Continue reading →

With just one week left until CitySCENE Seattle, the Diva is starting to get really excited!! Diva just sent in her RSVP for the party, which gathers together the retail design industry for a couple fun hours of mingling and sipping with longtime friends and new faces alike. If you want to join the Diva and her pals at DDI, then mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 20, from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.!

Diva might be biased, but she can’t think of a better way to break up the work week than a mid-week shindig with her fav industry people. Combo that with the amazing location—Seattle’s Hotel 1000—and it’s no wonder the Diva is super-psyched. Continue reading →