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Retail

LDF 2015: Inspirational Brand Spaces

The London Design Festival is now an essential annual hunting ground for creative inspiration, providing rich reference material for spatial concepts and retail display. For 2015, tech appeared in more compelling guises than ever before.

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6 Oct 2015
BY: Katie Baron & Tamsin Phillips
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