liu bolin is a young beijing based artist who has exhibited primarily in china until last year’s solo show at
paris’ galerie bertin toublanc and a group show with the gallery in miami. he recently finished up a show
at eli klein fine art in new york showcasing a variety of his pieces including some form the series
‘camoflague’. this series is an exploration of human nature and animal instincts which features chinese
citizens painted to blend into their surroundings. the subjects are covered head to toe in paint,
camouflaging themselves in front of the chinese flag, a billboard or downtown beijing.

Not so long ago, we noticed the handiwork of Deardesign when they created the Munich sports shoe concept store in Barcelona’s massive L’illa Diagonal.

Now Ignasi Llauradó and Eric Dufourd, the founders of the Barcelona-based design and architecture studio, have completed another flagship store in the same mall. This time, the store belongs to local fashion brand Lurdes Bergada, Syngman Cucala, established by the 30-year fashion veteran, Lurdes Bergada.

In keeping with the fashion brand’s industrial and minimalistic style, Deardesign created a vast hangar-like feel by including all of the functions of the store – both client-facing and back-room – under one roof, but separating them with a curving wall.