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El Cuaderno de Viajes (II)

Second Take This time, on the second article dedicated to Miguel Garcia’s travelling sketches, he presents us, with the same accute eye and gifted hand, his drawings using color. Hand sketchers tend to use simple black pens to make their drawings. Pilot pens or markers will do, in most ocasions. The time spent on makingContinueContinue reading “El Cuaderno de Viajes (II)”

El Cuaderno de Viajes (I)

Introducing Miguel I first met Miguel Garcia back in 2006, when I started working for a large international design firm in Madrid where, for my fortune, Miguel was also working. I was coming from a small ”boutique” sized design practice, developing residential projects and making public competitions. I had only six years of experience onContinueContinue reading “El Cuaderno de Viajes (I)”

Thoughts on Retail Space V

SHOPPING AS AN EVENT As already addressed in our previous articles, the act of shopping, is drifting to a more complex experience then in the previous years. Surprise effect and spontaneity seem to have become crucial to the success of retail. Something part of the new Pop-Up culture, we could say. It makes sense toContinueContinue reading “Thoughts on Retail Space V”

Thoughts On Retail Space IV

BUILDING NEW STRATEGIES FOR RETAIL Building New Strategies – link Following our previous analysis, we believe that we can systematize the most important steps to be taken when moving forward with an investment for a new project, be it a new construction or refurbishment: I – WHERE TO INVEST? Cities are ever changing urban systems.ContinueContinue reading “Thoughts On Retail Space IV”