Macy’s Spring Flower Show

 

After recently attending the melbourne flower and garden show, I was inspired to see how other retailers may have adapted the floral and fauna concept into visual displays. And much to my excitement I found that Macy’s hold an annual Spring Flower Show. Macy’s Flower Show is held every easter in NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco. Thousands flock to see the beautiful floral displays created with millions of flowers from all over the world. Creatives from the US would already be onto this one but in Australia we don’t have any retailers that go to this extent, so I applaud Macy’s on raising the bar and setting a worthwhile challenge for the department stores back in Aus!  Last year when I was visiting the US, Macy’s didn’t have much creativity happening in store but I now have a new found respect for Macy’s. Talk about blowing the budget! Continue reading

DIY Ideas from Melbourne Flower and Garden Show

After posting some art and design inspiration from the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show I though it might also be cool to post up some DIY ideas that I also came across at the show. This is just a small collection of craft concepts I spotted, most of them aren’t too difficult to figure out, some might take a bit of trial and error. But that’s what VM’s all about!

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By Casey Bodycoat

 

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Art and Design at Melbourne Flower and Garden Show

This years Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show was a wonderful aroma of inspiration. So much so that I thought it worthy of a blog post! Being the first time I had attended this event I wasn’t quiet sure what to expect, but to my surprise I came across many art and design concepts in this show that could most certainly be worked into retail display installations. Below I have captured a few of my best picks from this years show. The show is held annually at the Royal Exhibition Centre and Gardens every March.

By Georgia Fraser
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Harrods Disney Princess Windows, Christmas 2012

These Disney Harrods Windows would have to be my all time *favourite*. Main reason being because I *LOVE* all things Disney! This ‘real life’ interpretation of the Disney Princesses is nothing less than extraordinary. The attention to detail is immaculate. Each window itself instantaneously draws one into another world. Partnered with the allure of designer garments, make for the perfect window. I must say, Disney themed windows was a very smart move on Harrods behalf. Who doesn’t want to be reminded of their sweet childhood memories? Memories of the past are a guaranteed attention grabber for sure. Isn’t it funny that my favourite disney windows here are the ones that, surprise surprise, were my favourite Disney characters when I was a child? Obviously not a coincidence. The appeal of the windows are clearly based on my past personal emotional connection with the stories and the characters. Lets explore this a little further… Continue reading

Myer Melbourne Christmas Windows 2012

The Myer Christmas Windows have been a Melbourne tradition since 1955. Each year an estimated 1.2 million people flock to see the theatrical audio visual window sets produced by Stage One. This year was another crowd drawer with windows based on the children’s story book; Russell’s Christmas Magic by Rob Scotton.

Don’t forget to check out the video ‘The making of the Myer Christmas Windows’ below too!