World Shopfront Design - Hardcover

Sergio Mannino

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9881296625 ISBN 13: 9789881296627

Publisher: Design Media Publishing Limited, 2014

Synopsis

Shopfronts are one of the most important elements in determining the character, quality and perception of retail streets. Traditional shopfronts and well-designed contemporary shopfronts complement the varied architectural character of the city's retail buildings. Included in this book are universal principles for shopfront design with examples of shop front projects ranging from boutiques, luggage shops, jewellery shops, optical and watch shops, cosmetic shops, restaurants, wine bars and cafes worldwide making it a perfect reference for designers.

About this title

About the Author

Sergio Mannino graduated in Architecture from the University of Florence, Italy under the direction of Ettore Sottsass and Remo Buti. He collaborated for three years with Professor Remo Buti during which time he had the opportunity to study furniture design and interior architecture in depth. Sergio Mannino Studio is a group of creative professionals with roots in Italian design and culture. The studio is a collection of forward-thinking architects, interior and product designers who bring disparate ideas and materials together to create places and objects that delight, enlighten and inspire. Through an extensive close network of consultants, projects can be taken from preliminary brainstorming to built form virtually anywhere.

From the Back Cover

Nowadays, as economy develops rapidly, the shopfront design is becoming one of the most important ways to express commercial cultures. Unique style designs and abundant collocations of colours of these shopfronts not only reflect the enterprise culture, but add vitality to the city.

The book concludes universal principles for shopfront design, which are exemplified with shopfront projects following each guideline. A variety of shopfronts are gathered from different countries throughout the world, including boutiques, luggage shops, jewellery shops, optical and watch shops, cosmetics shops, restaurants, wine bars and cafes. Comprehensively, this book, with its novel design concepts and abundant exemplary practices, provides designers with a good platform for study and reference.

Edition details

• Publisher: Design Media Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9881296625
• ISBN 13: 9789881296627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Sergio Mannino