Posted by Fumi Bull at 6:15 PM, May 9, 2009

So this is my first blog update in over a month! SUPER ashamed of myself!! The only excuse I have is that I was too busy? :D

Portobello West was definitely a learning experience more than anything else. It was Davie & Chiyo's first real showcase, and the look of the shop was more important than anything else. We spent a solid week preceding the event, running around town, going to display shops and ikea to get the merchandising display figured out for the showcase.

After discussing this and that, we decided to go for the whole industrial, open steel look. This means bare metal frame back ground and using nothing but cool metal for everything else from the check out table to the clips holding the price tags. Nothing wood, and nothing too soft and cute.

Overall, it went well but there is definitely a huge room for improvements next time!

Here is a picture with Davie & Chiyo's model! (the girl on the right is the girl in all the pictures)