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Jenna's Picks | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
Because Jenna Told Me To… 350 333 Chute Gerdeman

Because Jenna Told Me To…

Everyone needs a little advice sometimes. Who do you turn to? Family? Friends? Co-workers? The archives of Ann Landers? Well, how about Jenna, Lisa, and…

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"Bling Bling" textile | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
Bling Bling! 800 706 Chute Gerdeman

Bling Bling!

I have always loved Pantheon for the wide variety of porcelain tile options available.  They have a great line of in stock items that are…

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Chandelier sketch | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
Go Green with Bulbrite 800 744 Chute Gerdeman

Go Green with Bulbrite

Finally, a true retrofit for an incandescent chandelier! Bulbrite offers two chandelier LED options- one for a medium base fixture and one with a candelabra…

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Maharam digital projects | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
Material Update: Maharam Digital Projects 800 800 Chute Gerdeman

Material Update: Maharam Digital Projects

Image via: maharam.com Maharam Digital Projects recently visited Chute Gerdeman with an update on their new products. Maharam has literally taken digital wallcovering to a…

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Rio de Janeiro's sidewalk patterns postcard | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
Rio’s Sidewalk Patterns 800 646 Chute Gerdeman

Rio’s Sidewalk Patterns

On my recent trip to Rio de Janeiro during Carnival, I came across an interesting technique–each beach is identified by a unique pattern layout on…

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Opening Ceremony Tokyo | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
Opening Ceremony Hits Tokyo 800 886 Chute Gerdeman

Opening Ceremony Hits Tokyo

Fashion retailer Opening Ceremony recently opened their first flagship outside the US in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya district. The store, an eight-level, 26,000 sq-ft department store,…

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Giant Eagle's Market District store, Pittsburgh postcard | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
Pittsburgh! Adventures at Giant Eagle’s Market District Store. 800 646 Chute Gerdeman

Pittsburgh! Adventures at Giant Eagle’s Market District Store.

At the beginning of June, a friend and I took a trip to Pittsburgh, PA. I know. Not the most glamorous place to travel. Did…

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Kate Spade NY storefront postcard | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
We Love Kate Spade 800 646 Chute Gerdeman

We Love Kate Spade

One of my favorite stops on our recent New York trip was the new flagship Kate Spade store on 5th Ave. between 20th and 21st.…

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Chocolate Research Facility bars | Chute Gerdeman - award-winning retail design and branding.
Chocolate Research Facility 800 468 Chute Gerdeman

Chocolate Research Facility

Who doesn’t love chocolate? We keep hearing that, like cosmetics, chocolate is recession proof because it’s a small, relatively inexpensive indulgence. So opening a brand…

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