Spilling the T #3

Spilling the T; Triplar Ltd’s Bi-monthly Newsletter, designed to lead you on a journey of discovery. Highlighting our world-wide interests, inspirations and the latest innovations that have caught our eye. Click subscribe to be notified of each edition.

Spotlight: Top three highlights from EuroShop 2023

1. Expo & Event Marketing- Von Hagen Design (VHD) (Hall 1): Showcasing ambitious materials, concept and art, von Hagen Design ’s booth won Gold for the Exhibitor Magazine’s EuroShop Award 2023 in the medium stand category. The stand was particularly impressive, displaying their ‘motion in the details’ concept, featuring an intelligent manufactured table which took centre stage. The table was a true representation of exquisite use of 3D-printing, material sourcing and limitless art. The additional free-floating concept in the company’s signature colours was also a nice touch, which concluded VHD’s high-quality design, architecture, and production capabilities well.

2. Shopfitting & Store Design - Hans Boodt Mannequins (Hall 12): Featuring three collections of mannequins; ‘Untitled’, ‘Sport’ and ‘NOBS’, Hans Boodt Mannequins proved they’re taking an innovative, sustainable, and diverse approach to their operations. Offering 3D printing on demand, new filament, sustainable materials (oyster, coffee, and beer), digital scan support and other new fresh concepts. The space was particularly captivating and bold, designed as a warehouse, with contrasting scaffolding and soft materials in lavender.

3.  Retail Technology – Scala BV & Captana (Hall 6): Offering in-store shop technology, both stages have modernized the store environment. Scala BV has demonstrated a range of shopper engagement technology with ‘Lift & Learn with assisted selling Kiosk’, an interactive fixture that attracts shoppers, automates product discovery, helps product comparison, and connects customers with a live expert who will answer any question. Captana has introduced sensor-based data and insight dashboards, where cameras can pick-up inventory change on shelves and report back to a central control system, supporting the workers on the floor and problems with lack of staff.

Insta takes: Creating Impact with Biophilic Design

Apple Sands Cotai, Macau. M.I Bookstore, Harbin, China. ‘Urban Bloom’, Braun Bruffel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Le Pavillon Restaurant, New York.

Global Retail: 4 Retail Bites

• 2023 sees the original Timberland 's yellow work boot celebrating 50 years and the brand is honouring this milestone with the ‘Future73’ collective, which includes six collaborators from around the world. Each partner developed a 6-inch premium boot based on their own 'lens' of bold innovation.
• Fashion and retail brands can achieve their sustainability goals by using Arch & Hook to manufacture hangers, furniture, and fixtures made from the environmentally friendly BLUEWAVE® thermoplastic material. The material is derived from a mixture of ocean-bound plastic, marine plastic, and post-consumer plastic collected from four of the world's most polluted rivers.
• With Trove , American premium workwear brand Carhartt has launched the 'Carhartt Reworked' programme, with the aim to extend the life of its products and support the brand’s sustainable journey. From Trove’s expertise in e-commerce and circular business, Carhartt is committed to deliver product durability and significantly reduce its environmental footprint. The programme will mark the first branded resale platform in the workwear industry and is set to evolve in all stores in 2023.
• In celebration of Burberry 's British heritage, The brand has officially published a new book, which highlights the 165-year lifespan of the brand. The content features archives, Burberry’s evolution and its now stance in the luxury world. Burberry stores sold the book on March 28 for 150 pounds, which exhibited creativity, exploration, innovation, and a sense of community.

Unleash your creativity with AI.

Ever wanted to generate an image based on your imagination?! Thanks to the power of the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) developed by US company OpenAI , the programs DALL-E 2 and Midjourney are set to revolutionise industries which rely upon creative thought, such as architecture, interior design and retail. These programs are both accessible through either membership or training schemes and in just three minutes, creatives around the globe can generate images, produce ideas, and propose designs using simple text formatting.

DALL-E 2 works with the user simply typing in the text prompt, such as: “A contemporary, sustainable McDonald’s restaurant made of glass with golden arches reflecting on a lake” or “A bedroom with lilac-coloured walls covered in purple fur” (Jaxon Leilah Stone from Metropolis), with the automation of the realistic design shortly followed. The realism of the images is certainly convincing, with the program working by using prior data to generate the image from scratch or from editing various existing images. A true steppingstone for experimentation, innovation, and imaginative work, where creatives can translate their ideas into something more than just a mere thought.

AI still has a long way to go when it comes to generative design, as it has many limitations; including the capability to manipulate images, which blurs the lines between what is real and what is not. But as the field of AI continues to rapidly evolve; and with creators developing the programs every day, it is becoming increasingly clear that it will have transformative impact in all areas of design and our day-to-day lives. It is imperative that retail designers, creatives and architects work with these technologies, in order to stay ahead of the curve in design innovation. What an exciting time for retail, true expression, AI and debate.

Triplar recommends

• Bicknell contemporary sculpture, a self-taught sculptor working in steel, concrete and bronze  sculptures and ceramic editions; with the focus on the connection between shape, form, and material. His works were exhibited at the Paris Art Fair and galleries in Italy and Spain.
• The Veils, And Out Of The Void Came Love, Album, released 03 March 2023, the album encompasses 15 tracks trembling with passion, melancholic aromas and sensitive vocals.
• END. Retail Flagship, Milan, a beautiful space located in the heart of the city, which provides an immersive physical experience aimed at deepening community connection and celebrating world-renowned fashion brands, and emerging talent.
• Restaurant O’Parruchiano La Favorita, Italy, founded in 1868 in the centre of Sorrento, this beautiful restaurant holds antique tradition. The restaurant invented cannelloni and is famous for their immersive lemon grove environments. A must go-to if you’re visiting Sorrento soon and w

#Netzero

As part of our updated sustainability mission statement, Triplar is proud to confirm we will soon become a Carbon Neutral Business. Partnering with Carbon Neutral Britain, the leading consultancy firm to tackle climate change in the UK, we have been able to understand our carbon emissions and strategized how to mitigate them.

Taking simple and practical steps guided by the firm, we have developed a phased plan to calculate the carbon emissions from our business activities. With the UK evaluation underway, we will soon be reviewing the carbon from our operations in Czech Republic. Triplar will then be investing in natural climate solutions, to offset the carbon emissions generated by our work. This voluntary carbon offsetting strategy plays a vital role in combating climate change, protecting the planet, and achieving carbon neutrality, and is a step we can all take. It is important to us that we remain accountable for our efforts, so this work is certified to the highest of standards through Verra – Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), the Gold Standard – Voluntary Emission Reductions (VER), and the United Nations – Certified Emission Reductions (CER) programs.

As a company we pledge to annually offset our carbon emissions and are deeply committed to creating and investing into more sustainable practices across our company. We are excited to seize new opportunities and grow as a business.

Edward Humphries , Finance Director:

"The global nature of our business means we must be proactive in managing our environmental impact, so I am incredibly pleased that we will soon be carbon neutral. Understanding, reducing and offsetting our carbon is an important step in our sustainability journey, but also demonstrates that we are serious about doing our part in changing how businesses respect our planet."

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