Best of Italian Design

STRATEGY
Ideas On Space
The purpose of this project is to help assist in the growth of the MIA’s effort to grow a leading retail concept/brand. And to Extend the impact of the Italian fashion exhibit to consumers
by offering the most engaging retail experience.
To Highlight the Italian luxury lifestyle conveyed through the use of dramatic visual merchandising, Italian casual luxury products & brands, & exclusive one of a kind objects. We will be
focusing on bringing a modern storytelling experience design dramatic visual merchandising to juxtapose the historical backdrop.
Transacting Spaces
Best Of
Italian Design
Bring together the best of Italian
iconic brands and products both new
& old. Treat the items like pieces of
art.
Cafe Corniolo
Celebrate the Italian culture & love
of food. Corniolo is the Italian translation of Dogwood. Bring street cafe
food in a creative fashion.
Make Your
Mark
Fashion
Accessories
Ignite the creative passion in both
young and old. Use this as a performance space to highlight the craft of
fashion and the arts
Bring new and innovative brands &
styles to visitors of the exhibit that
just want a touch of Italian flair in
their personal style
Entry Salon
This space just outside the exhibit is
and excellent spot to create an environment that bridges the actual show
and retail. We see the focus here on
books & media with a direct tie into
the show.
Engagement Spaces
Lobby
“ciao”
The
Papparazzi
The
Rotunda
Wow them from first sight that they
are entering a different type of show.
Combine iconic industrial designed
object with fashion. Think Drama!
Be your own papparazzi with a selfie
photo area. Create an environment
where they have just stepped off the
runway in Milan.
Use vintage fashion on mannequins
as a way finding/directional mechanism. Break the boundaries of the
exhibit.
Bella Carta
This being the Italian name for Beautiful Paper speaks to what we hope
to create here. Commission simple
black & white art to be printed on
thick semi-transparent paper. Use
this area as an opportunity to gift
wrap, paper dresses, origami.
Entrance Lobby
Entrance Lobby
Ciao!
Display includes both apparel/accessories and auto
design
Fiat sponsored classics to today
Mannequins with exhibit fashions or similar
Entrance Lobby
FIXTURES
Modified Crates
Main Lobby Shops
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Main Lobby Shops
Entrance Lobby
Ciao!
Display includes both apparel/accessories and auto
design
Fiat sponsored classics to today
Mannequins with exhibit fashions or similar
Best of Italian Design
Across The Threshold of “Design Salon”
Create a softened transition point to the traditional store by merchandising in a similar fashion with consistent stories. Use grouping of materials or colors to help in this
effort of shifting the eye.
Front on view of “Design Salon”
Bring the store out of its confining space. Bust forward with luxurious iconic design items crafted or inspired by Italy.
Create a mix of experiences with some items under-glass and other itemsto interact with.
Rethink the cash/wrap area “Design Salon”
Bring the XXXXXXX
Best of Italian Design
Fornesetti
Murano Glass
Vintage Pucci
http://www.fornasetti.com/en/
contact-us/
http://www.glassofvenice.com/
wholesale.php
www.ebay.com
Santa Maria Novella
Missoni
$$$
This Italian High style brand
bridges the world of home &
fashion. Bring in serving pieces,
fragrance/candles, books.
$$
17th century monastery apothecary in Florence now produces
high design home & personal
scents and toiletries
$-$$$
Hand-blown Murano glass has
been a symbol of Italian Craftsmanship for centuries. Ornaments, vases, bowls
$$-$$$
Iconic & loved fashion house
also does homewares. Pillows, throws, fragrance. Maybe partner with Martin Patrick
http://www.santamarianovellausa.com/become-a-retailer.html
Kartell + Pucci
$$$
Kartell’s collaboration with Italian
fashion house produced these
amazing chairs
Kartell
$$-$$$
Kartell is known for high design
brought to evryday utility. We
suggest to focus on products that
have a strong fashion decorative
feeling (lights, bowls,
Ebay (vintage)
$$$
Italian & Memphis Design Objects
-Ettore Sottsass
-Andrea Branzi
-Luisa Russo
-Gio Ponti
Rare & Signed Italian Design
Books
$$-$$$
Savvy purchases of rare Italian
Design books are still possible on
Ebay. We might be able to enable
getting a few books signed by
Italian designers
$$
The iconic prints of this brand
have been collected and coveted
by fashionistas the world-over.
Focus here on Pucci scarves that
can be sewn locally into pillows.
Del Conte of Florence/ R&Y
Augousti
$$$
Del Conte & Augousti create
amazing giftable frames with an
Italian eye for interiors fashion.
http://www.conteofflorence.com/
ConteOfFlorence-war/en/index
http://augousti.com/contact.html
Bianchi
$$$+
Take a vintage Bianchi bike and
strip it down then plate it as a
one of a kind art piece
www.ebay.com
Madarina Duck Bags
$-$$
Beautiful modern bags from Mandarina Duck are coveted by both
Italians and global citizens
http://www.mandarinaduck.com/
AboutMD/ContactUs.aspx
Fashion Accessories
Fashion Accessories
Memphis Milano / Franco
Ferrari
$-$$$
Silk scarves, ties, and pocket
squares (men & women)
store.memphis-milano.com
francoferrari.it
Tosca Blu
$$$
Italian handbags and leather
goods
toscablu.com
Ferragamo / Malo
$$-$$$
www.webaddress.com
Il Bisonte
$$
Fine Italian leather bags and accessories for men and women.
Marni
$$$
Sculptural high-end jewelry and
accessories
http://shop.ilbisonte.com/us/
marni.com
Il Bussetto
Marina e Susanna Sent
$-$$
Italian leather accessories
ilbussetto.it
Borsalino / Federica Moretti
$$-$$$
Iconic felt hats and cold weather
accessories (men & women)
$$
Modern Murano glass jewelry
marinaesusannasent.com
Oro Di Sciacca
$$-$$$
Hand crafted Sicilian coral jewelry
orodisciacca.it/en/contacts/
borsalino.com
federicamorettihandmade.com
Vintage Accessories
$-$$
Vintage and one-of-a-kind Italian
bags, fur shawls, and scarves
ebay.com
Pijama
$
Abandoned fabrics from Milano’s former fashion district are
brought to a new life, creating
scratch-proof soft cases for computers and ipods, and later for
ipads and iphones.
pijama.it
Mercantia / Share The Love
$
Colorful and modern fine Italian
jewelry
mercantia.net
http://stlmadeinitaly.com
Make Your Mark DESI GN BAR
Make Your Mark
DIY Kits
$-$$
Jewelry and printing kits have the
essential set of tools for anyone
looking to transform the ordinary
into something extraordinary.
brit.co
lumi.co
Artist Edition Prints & Book
Covers
$$-$$$
DIY Printing Kits have the essential set of tools for anyone looking
to transform the ordinary into
something extraordinary.
xxx.com
Print All Over Me (collab)
$-$$
PAOM offers sets of objects that
you can print all over. Offer exclusive prints based on the exhibit
customers can interact with and
order online.
Artisan Craft Tool Kits
$-$$
DIY starter sets for leather craft,
paper craft, painting, knit & crochet, sewing, jewelry, and more.
whimseybox.com/shop
merchantandmills.com
Sketch books & fine art
materials
$
Fabric-covered sketch books,
sewing kits, fabric sheers, and
drawing pencils
merchantandmills.com
Adorn
$
Book of DIY fashion projects
www.webaddress.com
#FASHIONBYMAYHEM
@2sisters_angie
Mom & daughter duo create elaborate dresses out of paper and
tape. Partner to make dresses
inspired by the exhibit and offer
supplies to create your own.
fashionbymayhem.com
Fashion Designer Kit
$
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www.webaddress.com
Fashion Illustration Materials
$
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printallover.me
Shapeways (collab)
Wool and the Gang
The Fashion Coloring Book
tcmaker.org
shapeways.com
n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com
woolandthegang.com
www.webaddress.com
$-$$
Offer exclusive 3D printed jewelry design files that can be made
on-site. Partner with Shapeways
or the local Hack Factory for 3D
printing services.
$-$$
Wool and the Gang’s beautiful
fashion knitwear kits include all
the materials and the pattern to
make their own sweater, scarf,
hat, tie, clutch and more.
$
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Caffe Corniolo
Caffe Corniolo
Dogwood Italian Blend
$
Special roasts done in the artisan
Italian style available for a limited time only (coffee, espresso,
cappuccino)
Lifestyle Cookbooks
$-$$$
New & modern as well as vintage
or signed editions
Paola Navone Serve ware
$$
The iconic prints & modern
shapes of this brand have been
coveted by fashion minded people the world over.
http://www.paolanavone.it
Italian Art Pottery
Dogwood Gelato
Kids Cookbooks
Dogwood Fashion Biscotti
Fashion Aprons & Mits
Italian Grazie Cards
Dogwood Panini Grill
Food & Wine Journals
Italian Modern Baskets
$
Made in the historical methods
but with a fashion twist to the
creative flavors
$
Think of each piece of biscotti as
a fashion sketch
$
Italian Cafe Society brought to
life in the performance art of
the iconic panini. And possible a
Prosciutto stand?
$
Help bring to life kids imagination & creativity in the Italian passion and love of food
$-$$
Italian style in the kitchen for both
Mom and kids
$-$$
Wrapped in Florentine marbled
paper
$-$$
Modern, simple & colorful
$
The perfect thank you cards with
personality
$-$$
Bella Carta
Bella Carta Products
Gift Wrapping
$
Create prints with a fashion and
geometric focus in black & white.
Wrapping is an art and shares
many of the draping and material
manipulation techniques
Origami & Paper Manipulation
$
Make and sell on site amazing designs that express a fashion feel.
The Paper Dress
$-$$
Bring fashion to life through the
manipulation of paper & craft.
Rotunda
Rotunda Lobby
Ciao!
Displays located in original entrance rotunda
Fashion and architecture story
Contrast with classic sculptures
Rotunda
Exhibit Entry Salone
Exhibit Salone
Exhibit
Space
Ciao!
Exhibit
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Exhibit
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Exhibit
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Exhibit
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Exhibit
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Exhibit Exhibit
Space Space
Entrance to exhibit marked with book salone
Opportunity for guests to be immersed at entry/exit
moment
Assortment is all about the appreciation of Italian Design
Seating vignettes invite guests to linger
Exhibit Entry Salone