Synopses & Reviews
Over the years, shopping has grown from the traditional need to supply and provide subsistence into an everyday habit associated with leisure, social activity, and pleasure. Consequently, designing store windows has become an art form in itself. These settings, whose final objective is always to seduce the possible consumer, are laid out according to different concepts of color, light, materials and disposition. This book shows how successful store windows have become an important mediator between goods and the consumer. The volume includes windows designed for legendary, world–famous brands the likes of Versace, Burberry, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Prada, as well as the designs from top professionals such as Simon Doonan for Barneys.
Synopsis
Discover some of the most dynamic and enticing store window displays from around the world.
As shopping has changes, so too, has designing store windows. As art form in itself, the store window is laid out according to different concepts of color, light, materials, and disposition. Windows of the World explains how successful store windows have become an important mediator between goods and the consumer, showcasing windows created for legendary, world-famous brands including Versace, Burberry, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Prada, and from top professionals such as Simon Doonan for Barneys.
About the Author
Louis Bou is an expert in the fields of art, graphic design, photography, and fashion, and is the author of more than forty books on these subjects. He has photographed models, artists, and actors, filmed and directed a music video for the Spanish band Alive, and is currently the photographer and art director for a feature film that will become a web series. In 2012, Louis opened his design studio, Mista Studio in Madrid, Spain.