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“We’re all about humanity”: The experiential designs of Downstream

“We’re all about humanity”: The experiential designs of Downstream

How do we captivate people’s imaginations? Downstream, through its experiential design work, is taking experience design beyond digital interfaces and technology.

6 shopping and social spaces that celebrate sensory design

6 shopping and social spaces that celebrate sensory design

Sensory design has never been so important to the curation of retail and hospitality environments as it is today. Here are 6 design projects that got it right.

This curated experience is a destination in itself

This curated experience is a destination in itself

Making a statement of creativity, Studio IAAD has designed a project that is both beautiful and on brand and becomes a journey of discovery.

Designing experiences through sensory engagement

Designing experiences through sensory engagement

Rosie Morley, principal at Fender Katsalidis, discusses the pertinence of human-centred design and tantalising the senses in the mission to create transformative environments.

Studio 10 gets one-up on online shopping in Shenzhen

Studio 10 gets one-up on online shopping in Shenzhen

In Shenzhen, Studio 10 creates a theatre of a shop for Chinese womenswear label Geijoeng that facilitates visual encounters between customers as well as transactions between online and offline environments.

Crafting the experience: Onndo’s Shiseido store

Crafting the experience: Onndo’s Shiseido store

Onndo, the collaborative studio of Nendo and Nomura, took an artisanal approach to the spatial design for Shiseido’s flagship store in Tokyo, where macro and micro discoveries await.

The rise of experience design in retail

The rise of experience design in retail

Retail is the perfect typology for the creation of new experiences. Howard Sullivan, co-founder of YourStudio, shares his insights and some of the practice’s latest projects that are flipping retail on its head.

Experiential design in a workplace?

Experiential design in a workplace?

Designers are all across the idea of creating experiences. However, more often than not it’s left for retail and hospitality projects, but what about the workplace? The team at Hot Black has considered experiential design for the workplace fit-out of superfund HESTA.

5 Mins With Fabio Ongarato

5 Mins With Fabio Ongarato

Fabio Ongarato Design uses design as a vehicle for creating holistic experiences that are held together through their own narratives. We get some insight about this process from Fabio himself.

The State of UX Design in Australia? Nick Bannikoff and Carlo Giannasca In Convo

The State of UX Design in Australia? Nick Bannikoff and Carlo Giannasca In Convo

Nick Bannikoff and Carlo Giannasca explain why they’re on a mission to build a strong community of experiential designers here in Australia.